Room 8 http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org Communicating on the World Wide Web Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Is my Information Correct? http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/is-my-information-correct/ http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/is-my-information-correct/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 14:25:59 +0000 mstravia http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/is-my-information-correct/ You are doing a class project. It takes you 2 weeks of class time to collect the information you need. You finally get it finished and then its time for your teacher to collect your work. Whe she hands it back to you she asks you where you got your information. She tells you that a lot of your information is incorrect! How can this be…

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. It has information on so many topics and always seems to have information that we need. But did you know that ANYONE can put information on Wikipedia? Thousands of people from all around the world use this site and any one of us can edit or add information. The information is not always correct or ‘accurate’. This means there is always a risk that the information you are using may not be correct. It is always best to check your information at a reliable site- like the ones your teacher gives to you.


Authored by mstravia. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/is-my-information-correct/feed/ What are some of the safe searching skills that may help me find information? http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/what-are-some-of-the-safe-searching-skills-that-may-help-me-find-information/ http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/what-are-some-of-the-safe-searching-skills-that-may-help-me-find-information/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 14:15:34 +0000 mstravia http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/what-are-some-of-the-safe-searching-skills-that-may-help-me-find-information/  Firstly, if your teacher has given you links to some useful sites stay with them. You will find them to be most useful. 

Here are some skills that you can use to make you a more effective searcher!

  1.  Stay on the sites that have been given to you by your teacher.
  2. If you are given a topic and you are using a search engine, carefully choose your keywords.
  3. Use the Advanced Search to include any other important details in your search (and those things you don’t want in your results!)
  4. ALWAYS TURN ON THE SAFE SEARCH. This is the most important point to remember when you use Google. It is part of our Internet Usage Agreement to use the Internet Safely. No more do we search without using a ’strict’ or ’safe’ search.

Authored by mstravia. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/what-are-some-of-the-safe-searching-skills-that-may-help-me-find-information/feed/ Safe Searching for Information on the Internet http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/safe-searching-for-information-on-the-internet/ http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/safe-searching-for-information-on-the-internet/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 13:55:44 +0000 mstravia http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/safe-searching-for-information-on-the-internet/ Searching on the Internet can be hard work. It can take a long time to find the information that you need and information that you understand.

Search Engines are the sites that we use to help us find webpages. We are already familiar with Google and Wikipedia. When we search for images we are familiar with Google Images and Fickr.

 It is important to learn some skills to help you work out how you can begin to search for the information you need more effectively. There are many search engines (sites for searching) and each site has different features. Some you may find you like more than others.

 Beware the Wolf!

On the left hand side of this blog page you will see a Blogroll. This is a list of sites that link to other sites on the internet. Under the category ‘Safe Searching’ there are some search engines designed for kids. They are easy to use and contain information that may be more useful and intersting to you that the information you may find on sites like ‘Google’ and ‘Wikipedia’.

 Try them out. See what you think of them. If you come across one that you like leave a comment to let us know.

Have fun and search safely!

Ms Travia


Authored by mstravia. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://room8hiltonps.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/safe-searching-for-information-on-the-internet/feed/