Sunday, June 6, 2010

Evaluating Web Sites

1. Go to http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/

2. Take notes on “what makes a website credible?”

3. Go to http://wizard.imsa.edu/tools/evaluate/



4. Complete the evaluation wizard for each of the following sites
Print the report when complete and determine the accuracy of each site (is it real or a hoax?)

The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
http://zapatopi.net/afdb/

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research
http://www.dhmo.org/

Strawberry Poptart Blow-Torch
http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Student Blogs

  • Look at each student's blog. Provide a comment to at least 3 blogs. Professional comments, in business writing format. (no u or i etc.) Explore the sites
STUDENT BLOGS

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Friday, May 21, 2010

VOKI


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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Cybercitizens

1. Play games to get familiar with terms related to computer ethics and security

http://www.quia.com/rr/216485.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/207900.html



2. Go to http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/cybercitizen.htm
3. Read the materials at each link to become a responsible cybercitizen

4. Research:
Ways to be safe on line.
What should every cybercitizen be aware of while working online? What is phishing?

5. Write a blog post that explains to your readers how to be safe online and makes your readers aware of the many scams to be aware of online.

a. Be sure to give specific advise
b. Include links to at least 3 websites that give information to help your reader

example: Don’t fall victim to phishing. Things are not always as they seem on a page. http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailscams/ss/phishing.htm

Monday, April 26, 2010

Web 2.0

Cool Sites

The web is like a sea of information and it can be so much fun to swim around exploring Web 2.0 sites. Here are my favorite 5 sites with descriptions. Go check them out!

Wordle.net

Create a picture with words. Type in a bunch of words, maybe a brainstorm or a list of words to describe a topic. The words will be generated into a beautiful collection of words in colors and sizes. Get for a report cover or a poster.

dupr.net
Fun with photos! Upload a picture and add an effect.

toondoo.com
Create your own cartoon.

sumopaint.com
Paint and draw your own images. Saves files as .jpg and .png format.

quizlet.com
Create flashcards to help study vocabulary and quiz yourself.