Welcome to the Course - Basic
Introduction to the Internet
Julie Rice
How to read a URL
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The address bar is where the URL is written
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator
Web address are read left to right
Do not use spaces in URLs
Slash marks (/) in the URL address are folders in the
specific address. There can be many folders within a site.
 If you want to go to the main page delete right to left
until you end up in the domain name.
November, A. (2008). Web Literacy for Educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.
A URL from The History Channel
URL for this website
Google Home Page
More search tools
and Google
applications
Search box for Google
Screen shot of Google Search Results
Search
Tools
If there are ads
they usually are
first in the search
list and in a light
cream box. It
also states that
they are ads.
Search Results
This section will give you a glimpse of the
website
Screen Shot of Google Search Results continued
Continued
search
results
Videos
related to
the Olympics
More
search
results
related to
the
Olympics
If you click on the numbers or next
you will be directed to more
search results on subsequent
pages
These boxes are for your reference. If you
want a more advanced search you would
click on advanced search. If you need help
searching you would click on that title, etc.
How to Modify a search
 Use quotes around phrases
 “Celebrations around the world”
 Choose different extensions for a phrase
 Some extensions you may want to use are: .edu, .gov, .org, .com, .k12
 You may want to use different countries extensions for your
search.
 Some extensions you may want to use are: .us, .uk, .fr, .gr, .ie, .it
 Use a plus sign in the search box to bring two ideas together
 “world war II” + Hiroshima
 Make sure to write in the search box not the address bar.
(check back on other slides to remind you of this)
A couple examples for modifying a
search
 Use quotes around phrases
 Choose different extensions after a phrase
REAL – Validating Websites
 Read the URL (R) and answer the following
questions:
 Do you recognize the domain name?
 What is the extension in the domain name?
 Are you on a personal page?
November, A. (2008). Web Literacy for Educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.
REAL – Validating Websites
 Examine the content (E) and answer the following questions:
 Is the information on the website useful for your topic you
searched?
 Are additional links and resources provide and do they work?
 Is the site current?
 Do you believe the information on the website is accurate?
 Does the information contradict what you have found
elsewhere?
November, A. (2008). Web Literacy for Educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.
REAL – Validating Websites
 Ask about the author and owner (A) and answer the
following questions:
 Is the author’s name provided?
 Is there contact information available?
 Is there biographical information provided about the
author?
 Does the author seem knowledgeable in the subject?
 What results pop up when you search the author’s
name?
November, A. (2008). Web Literacy for Educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.
REAL – Validating Websites
 Look at the links (L) and answer the following questions:
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What are the URL’s of the forward links?
Do the domain names change?
Who is linked to this website?
Why are they linked?
What do other sites say about the material on the site?
November, A. (2008). Web Literacy for Educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.