Agenda

 =** What is this course all about? ** =

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= Digital Literacy =
 * 1) Real or Hoax?
 * 2) [|The Endangered Octopus]
 * 3) [|Dog Island]
 * 4) [|Dihydrogen Monoxide]
 * 5) [|All About Explorers]
 * 6) What are some details students could look for when evaluate websites?
 * 7) URL (the address: .com, .org, .net, etc.)
 * 8) Pictures--usefulness and relevance
 * 9) Page headings and subheadings--are there any? Do they help?
 * 10) Did the author sign his/her name?
 * 11) Did the author provide contact information?--e-mail address?
 * 12) Is there a date listed on the page?
 * 13) Is the page easy to navigate? Is there a menu?
 * 14) Are there links to other reliable sites?
 * 15) Does it sound like the author is offering facts or opinions?
 * 16) Are there bibliographical links listed?
 * 17) Link Test: Use Google to see which sites link **//to//** a certain website.
 * 18) How to do a "Link Test"
 * 19) Go to [|www.google.com]
 * 20) In the search area, type **link:** (link with a colon) and then paste the address of the site you're checking right after the colon. It will look like this: link:[] Note that there are NO SPACES before or after the colon.
 * 21) Look at the search results and show the kids that many of the sites that link to the Pacific Tree Octopus show that it's a hoax. (ex. [])
 * 22) URL Truncating: "Trimming back" a URL by removing pieces of it.
 * 23) How to Truncate a URL
 * 24) Place your cursor in the address bar. Remove the end of the URL so that you only see the main site URL. For example, [] becomes [|http://zapatopi.net].
 * 25) A [|Google] Advanced Search is a powerful tool!

= Cyber Safety =

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 * 1) Social Networking: [|Q-Space]
 * 2) [|Ning-]-Free Private Social Networking
 * 3) Ryan's Story
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