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Research Review. What’s going to be on the test?. When is the test?. FRIDAY!. Vocabulary. All words on the Research Vocabulary handout are FAIR GAME!. What is a URL ?. An internet address: http://www.schoolsarecool.com/read. What is a domain name ?. www.schoolsarecool.com.
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Research Review What’s going to be on the test?
When is the test? • FRIDAY!
Vocabulary • All words on the Research Vocabulary handout are FAIR GAME!
What is a URL? • An internet address: http://www.schoolsarecool.com/read
What is a domain name? • www.schoolsarecool.com
How can the ending of a domain name help you determine if a Web site is credible? • .edu, .gov, and .org sites tend to have more control over who can add content • .com and .net have less regulation therefore need more scrutiny when being evaluated for crediblilty
Name three factors that help you determine a Web site’s credibility: • Date—timely information is better • Author’s name—helps you determine if the writer is authoritative • Purpose—sites whose main purpose is to advertise are less credible than those whose purpose is to educate
What is CHOMP? • C: Cross out small words, such as prepositions and conjunctions. • H: Highlight important information in the remaining text. • O: Put an oval around any words you don’t know. • M: Make notes based on highlighted information by abbreviating, drawing, and making bullets and lists. • P: Put the notes in your own words.
Name three ways that it can help you in the research process. • It can help you avoid unintentional plagiarism. • It helps you learn how to paraphrase. • It helps you synthesize important information.