Transcript Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Reading Online
Academic Reading,
Fifth Edition
by Kathleen T. McWhorter
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Learning Objectives:
To learn
to locate electronic sources more
effectively
To evaluate Internet sources
To read electronic text
To develop new reading and thinking strategies
for reading electronic sources
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The Features of a Web Site
A Web
site is a location on the World Wide Web
where you can obtain information on a particular
subject.
Each
page is called a Web page.
The first page is called a home page.
Navigational buttons or icons allow you to move
to different pages.
Links are highlighted words that take you to other
pages in the Web site.
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Web Site Addresses
A Web
site has its own address or URL (Uniform
Resource Locator).
A browser program (Microsoft Explorer or
Netscape Navigator) helps you find the site you
want.
Sometimes you need a name you use online,
called a username, and a password to get
started.
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How to Locate Sources
Identify Keywords
Use
Subject Directories (INFOMINE, Lycos,
Yahoo)
Use a Search Engine (Alta Vista, WebCrawler,
Infoseek, etc.)
Use a Meta-Search Engine (MetaFind, DogPile,
PROFUsion)
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How to Evaluate Internet Sources
1. Check the publisher or sponsor of the site.
2. Check the author for credentials.
3. Check the date of the posting for topicality.
4. Discover the purpose of posting.
5. Check the links to see if they work and
are reputable.
6. Cross-check your information.
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Why Electronic Text Requires
New Reading Strategies
Reading
Web sites
involves paying attention
to sound, graphics, and
movement, as well
as words.
Text on Web sites comes in brief, independent
screenfuls, sometimes called nodes.
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Why Electronic Text Requires
New Reading Strategies
Text on
Web sites may not follow the traditional
main idea, supporting details organization of
traditional paragraphs.
Web
sites are multidirectional and unique;
traditional text progresses in a single direction.
Web
site text requires readers to make decisions.
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Why Electronic Text Requires
New Reading Strategies
Web
sites allow readers the flexibility to choose
the order in which to receive the information.
Web sites use new symbol systems.
Web sites have a wider variety of formats with
color, animation, sound, music and words.
Read slower, perhaps 25% slower!
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Develop New Ways of Thinking
and Reading
Focus on Your
Purpose
Get Used to the Site’s Design and Layout
Pay Attention to How Information is Organized
Use Links to Find the Information You Need
Explore
Links
Use Bookmarks and Favorites
Print and Read Offline
Use the “Back” Button to Find your Way “Home.”
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Electronic Learning Aids
CD-ROMs
that accompany textbooks
E-mail
Newsgroups:
forums to talk or chat with a group
of people
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How to Use a CD-ROM
Try it
out!
Use them, but not in place of your text.
Use as a chapter review.
Use for review and practice and studying for
exams.
Use the notepad to add your notes.
Space out your practice and consolidate your
learning. Stop and reflect.
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Summary Slides
“How to Evaluate a Web Site”
 The
publisher or sponsor
 Author
 Date
of posting
 Links
 Purpose
of site
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Summary Slides
“How Web Sites Differ From Text”
 Web
sites involve graphics, sound, color, and
animation.
 Language on
 Screens
Web sites tends to be brief.
are often independent of one another.
 Web
sites are multidirectional, require decisionmaking, and allow flexibility.
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Summary Slides
“How to Read Electronic Text”
 Identify the
purpose of the site.
 Familiarize
yourself with the site’s design and layout.
 Pay
attention to how the information is organized.
 Use
links to find additional information.
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Now read the archeology articles and complete the
exercises following the articles.
“Slices of the Past” by Alan Hall
“Archeology” by Tom Sever
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