Keyboarding+Final+Day

1. What are you telling the search engine when you enter your terms in the search box like this... orange fruit

2. Why would you use **" "** around your search terms? What does it tell the search engine? (Example: **"**Louis Pasteur**"**)

3. Why would you use **-** in front of your search term? What does it tell the search engine? (Example: apple **-**tree)

4. Do search engines, like Google, have people on staff who read and review websites to determine which ones provide quality information?

5. What increases a website's rating in the search results?

6. Does spelling matter when you are using a search engine? Why?

7. If you don't find what you are looking for in your first search attempt, then there is nothing on the internet about your topic, right? Give me two reasons why you might not find what you are looking for the first time you search.

8. What do these domain suffixes stand for? .gov .mil .org .com .net .edu .k12

9.Is there an agency out there who reviews every webpage on the internet to be sure the information is correct or accurate?

10. Can almost anyone make a website?

11. Does Mrs. Ihrig encourage you to use wikipedia as your one and only source for an assignment? Why not?

12. Whose job is it to figure out if a website is a good source of information?

13. We learned about a model for evaluating websites. What is the nmeumonic for that model? (Hint: six letters)

14. Relevancy -- If you are searching for information on //[|Tyrannosaurus rex],// would this website be relevant? Tell me three things you could learn here about the T. rex?

15. Appropriateness -- You are searching for information about construction. Would this [|building] website be appropriate for your age group? How about [|this one?] If they aren't appropriate for your age group, who would they be appropriate for?

16. Detail -- Tell me five details you see at this website that make it user friendly or visually appealing - [|This Day in History] (hint: site map, headings, titles, works cited pages, external links, internal search engine, interactive graphic elements, design appeal)

17. Currency -- What can you tell me about the currency of [|The World Factbook]? How often is updated? When was it updated last? Why would it be important for a website like this to be kept current? Give me 3 reasons.

18. Authority -- Would you trust this information? Tell me three things about the authority of this website and it's author that would make you trust or not trust this information? [|Sarcosuchus imperator]

19. Bias -- Remember, bias isn't a bad thing, we all have our own opinions. Bias is like the author's purpose. What is the bias or purpose for these websites? What do they want you to do? [|MooMilk] [|The Exploratorium] [|Kansas]

20. Does a website have to be perfect in all 6 areas to be a good source? Explain your answer.

21. Answer questions 1-3 about [|Ferdinand Magellan]

Whew! You are done! If there is time left, you can play games on my [|Quia] page. Look for the Grant folder.