how much do you know? web literacy web quest by: john cork
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How Much Do You Know?
Web Literacy Web Quest
BY: John Cork
Web QuestHow much do you know about web literacy?
Answer the following questions:
1.Somewhat Savvy (0-5 points)
2.Moderately Savvy (6-10 points)
3.Downright Nerdy (10+ points)
What is Digital Literacy?
• Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies. It requires one "to recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily adapt them to new forms".[1] Digital literacy does not replace traditional forms of literacy. It builds upon the foundation of traditional forms of literacy.[1] Digital literacy is the marrying of the two terms digital and literacy; however, it is much more than a combination of the two terms. Digital information is a symbolic representation of data, and literacy refers to the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.
• Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy
What is a Web Quest?
• A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document that includes links to websites.
• Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest
Directions for Web Quest
• Use the Internet to search for each of your answers.
• You must record your answers using Google Docs.
• Please share your Google Doc with the Teacher.
• Make sure you include your group members when you share your document.
1. List 4 major search engines and a major directory.
2. What is a blog?
3. Why might you use quotation marks when conducting a search?
4. URL is an acronym for (What does it stand for?)…
5. Identify three Boolean search terms.
6. How do you find the owner or publisher of a website?
7. Identify these extensions and what they represent:
.org .com .sch .k12 .edu .gov .ac .net .mil .co
8. How do you find out who is linked to your school’s website?
9. What clues in a Web address might indicate you are on a personal website?
10. How would you conduct a search for the following: a list of Web sites of all the academic institutions in Thailand? (Hint: Thailand’s country code is .th)
11. How do you find the history of any given website?
12. How would you conduct a search for the following:
Education websites that contain the word turtle?
13. How do sites get to the top of a result list in Google?
Pacific Tree Octopushttp://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Is it real?
Why do you think it is real?
Why don’t you think it is real?