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Internet Searching and Attribution

Internet Searching and Attribution. Harold Smith smithh@algonquincollege.com ext 7220. Session Objectives. Identify resources for teaching the basics of internet searching and attribution Explore methods of teaching that will motivate students to actually do the following:

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Internet Searching and Attribution

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  1. Internet Searching and Attribution Harold Smith smithh@algonquincollege.com ext 7220

  2. Session Objectives • Identify resources for teaching the basics of internet searching and attribution • Explore methods of teaching that will motivate students to actually do the following: • search for information in worthwhile sources • identify & reject unreliable information • paraphrase and/or present in context a relevant, short quote rather than copy/paste a block of text • attribute correctly

  3. “I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious.”  Albert Einstein Teaching the basics -Internet searching • It’s all here… atGoogle…or at the LRC… • …but to help students get the basics… • be specific, or use directory – eg blackberry jam • site specific searches – eg SCM in Google vs Gartner • organize ‘Favorites’ – why, when Googling is so easy? • how do I get to the relevant part of long pages? • “Look before you leap” – why? how? does it really matter? • cookie control – if I block them, I’m safe, right? • ‘Pull’ vs ‘Push’ • “Put your purpose on a post-it” – why?

  4. Teaching the basics – Attribution • It’s all here … • But perhaps we should simplify … • Or get simpler still… • And provide an example

  5. “A few tidbits of accurate…useful information are worth much more than a ream of random data, and bad information is worse than no information at all.” Robert Lipshutz How to motivate students to… search in worthwhile sources • Assign a Wikipedia research project, debate • Explain that reputable publications have: • editors, peer reviews, letters to the editor, etc. • Libel laws, truth in advertising laws etc. • Why is the Web different? • Explain how to check reliability of site • Check URL, Home page, About Us – why? • Check credentials provided for authors • Look for professional grammar/spelling • Is ‘last update’ recent? • ‘Triangulate’ • Practice with ‘ordering search results in google’

  6. How to motivate students to… reject unreliable information • Google results always present most reliable sites first, right? • Well, at least Google is unbiased, right? • Demo building a spoof site • Practice site evaluation: • ‘Negative Ion Depletion’ • ‘DHMO contamination’

  7. “If your research consists of nothing more than copy/pasting from the Internet, only your Grandmother will be interested in the results.” How to motivate students to… go beyond copy/paste! • Demo a copy/paste – what did we learn? • Demo contrasting student projects • Paraphrasing exercise

  8. How to motivate students to… attribute correctly • Unattributed use of the work of other is plagiarism • taken seriously by the college… • and in the world outside these walls • Maybe we need a simpler warning? • Why not use a ‘naked URL’?

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