Web+Literacy+9



=**Web Literacy 9 : The site: command**=


 * Aim:**

What is the site: command and when should you use it?


 * Common Core State Standards:**


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7** Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8** Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.


 * Objectives:**

Students will learn how and when to use the site: command.


 * Vocabulary:**


 * site: command


 * Introduction:**

A surefire way to search with extensions is to use the site: command search in Google. You start by going to Google and typing in your topic and then adding "site:gov'' in the search box so that a search for multiple sclerosis in government only sites will look like this: multiple sclerosis site:gov.


 * Discussion:**

Write common extensions on the board:

.edu .k12 .sch .ac .com .co .org .gov .et .mil

And here are some country codes:

.at Austria .au Australia .ca Canada .ch Switzerland .de Germany .es Spain .et Ethiopia .fr France .gr Greece .ie Ireland .in India .iq Iraq .it Italy .jp Japan .nz New Zealand .pk Pakistan .uk United Kingdom .us Inited States .za South Africa

Using this guide, what might you know about a site that contains the following extensions?


 * .gov.au
 * .ac.nz
 * .sch.uk

Involving extensions as a search technique can lead to fascinating resources, targeted information, and improved critical thinking. The goal is to get you to think creatively about the searches you are conducting and to make the most of the site: command and extensions.


 * In-Class Activity:**

1) Create a new page on your wiki and name it Web Literacy 9. You will write all your answers on this page.

2) In this activity you are going to come up with a search for Google using the following scenarios along with the site: command. As you write down the answers on your wiki, test your searches to see if they solicit good results.


 * Scenario: You are researching population statistics in the United Kingdom
 * Scenario: You are researching universities in Japan
 * Scenario: You are researching school sites in the United Kingdom that include the word //poetry//.
 * Scenario: You are researching cancer research in U.S. government sites.
 * Scenario: You are researching weather patterns in New Zealand.
 * Scenario: You are researching birth rates in Ethiopia
 * Scenario: You are researching football scores in the United Kingdom.


 * Summary Activity:**

3-2-1

Name 3 new things you learned from the lesson.

Name 2 areas in which you are still confused.

Name 1 way you might apply what you've learned to another area.


 * Source:**

November, Alan (2008). //Web literacy for educators//. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press.