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X This powerpoint is based on an article by Cynthia Levinson that was originally published in Appleseeds magazine in April 2008 and is used here with permission of the publisher, Carus Publishing who holds the copyright on this work. Are you interested in predatory animals? Do an Internet search for “predatory animals” and . . . You might find a great web site that tells about how sea anemones eat their prey! Or a not-so-great site trying to sell you safari tickets ! Predatory Animals of North America in Spring & Autumn Wildlife Models Shoot Dates SPRING: Jun 14–19, 2009 AUTUMN: Sep 26–Oct 1, 2009 Leader SPRING: Len Rue, Jr. AUTUMN: Perry Conway Fee $2,295 from Hinckley, Minnesota Deposit $300 And a truly awful site might tell you that beluga whales snatch people near ditches! http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclop edia/content/Beluga.htm Since you know one ton whales don’t live in ditches, . . . You ignore it! But another search about “The Civil War” . . . Might steer you to a site that claims that Civil War soldiers used guided missiles! http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm Is that false, too? You can learn almost anything you want from the Internet . . . and a lot of things you don’t! Great web sites give you real facts in a way you understand. They’re also fun and make you think. Lousy sites misinform you . . . •Waste your time •Try to sell you stuff •Link you to where you don’t want to go How can you tell the good ones from the bad ones? Learn to Spot the Dots Web sites ending in .gov are created by the government. For example . . . The White House web site is www.whitehouse.gov Government sites may not be action-packed, but they’re accurate and safe. Other generally accurate websites have different “dots”: • .edu sites come from schools & universities • .museum & .lib come from museums & libraries • .org means that the site is created by an organization The PBS television networks’ site is www.pbs.org “Dot-orgs” are often more reliable & longlasting than . . . .com or commercial sites Anyone can set up a “dot-com” site So some are reliable and some are not! If you’re searching “predatory animals” and come up with a “.com” web site, you might want to steer clear— Unless, of course, you’re looking to buy a tiger! But . . . Any site can make mistakes And there’s no guarantee . . . For a site you see today— Might not be there tomorrow. And don’t be fooled by sites calling themselves encyclopedias . . . Some Advice: • Use sites your parents or teachers know. • Type addresses carefully—pbs.com is not the same as pbs.org. • Check the home page for information about the host, experts, and when the site was last updated. The End More Top Domains .com =commercial sites (vary in their credibility) .gov =U.S. government site .org =organization, often non-profit. (Some have strong bias and agendas) .edu =school or university site (is it K–12? By a student? By a scholar?) .int =international institution .mil =U.S. military site .net =networked service provider (Internet administrative site) .museum =museum .name =individual Internet user .biz =a business .pro =professional’s site ~ =personal site (not reliable) Credits This powerpoint was created by Mrs. Fisher based on an article by Cynthia Levinson that first appeared in Appleseeds; Apr2008, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p6-9 and accessed through EBSCO MegaFILE on 11-4-2008. This material was copyrighted 2008 by Carcus Publishing and is used here by permission of the publisher. Other Credits • Slide #1 Movie Image— http://www.draglist.com/artman/uploads/the_good_01_003.jpg • Slide #2 Lion Image—http://gkulaga.files.wordpress Shark Image—http://media-files.gather.com/images/d238/d693/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg Grizzly Image—http://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/bear/1600x1200/Feeling_Grizzly1600x1200.jpg Tiger Image—http://www.saintpauls.edu/spctigers/Pictures/Tiger%2520Growl.jpg • Slide #3 Image http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/cis/images/Ugradimages/woman_typing_at_computer.jpg • Slide #4 Image http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Im ages/POD/a/anemone-crab-grall-1068149-sw.jpg • Slide #5 Image http://www.photosafaris.com/Tours_2009/PredatoryAnimals/PredatoryAnimals.asp Credits (con’t) • Slide #7 http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Beluga.htm • Slide #8 Image http://math.gmu.edu/~eobrien/image/ignore.jpg • Slide #9 http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm • Slide #10 Image http://www.inkcartridgeemporium.com/question_marks.jpg http://www.reachouttrust.org/images/question.gif • Slide #11 Image http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/original/joe-censored.jpg • Slide #12 Image http://www.mikeartell.com/XL-anim_clear.gif • Slide #13 Images Confused Computer Image— http://www.ala.org/Images/ALOnline/computer%2520guy.jpg Selling Image— http://www.stellman-greene.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/silverware.png Time Image— http://www.jasonsager.com/blog/uploaded_images/Wasting-Time-737509.jpg Links Image— http://www.tubecad.com/2006/04/17/detour.jpg Credits (con’t) •Slide #14 Image http://www.anniepoon.com/anniepoon.com/anniepoon.com/images/MeGoodMeBadCover.jpg •Slide #15 Image http://www.urbanbaby.com.au/WebRoot/ecomm5000/Shops/UrbanBaby/Products/WCDOT/DotLg.jpg •Slide #16 Image http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/washington-dc/images/s/washington-dc-white-house-s.jpg •Slide #17 Images http://broadcatching.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/pbs.jpg http://pro.corbis.com/images/CB043984.jpg?size=572&uid=%7BA796C3EF-D264-4906-9F116A716915AAAC%7D Slide #18 Images http://www.illustrationsof.com/images/clipart/xsmall2/777_male_hillbilly_typing_on_a_computer.jpg http://kids.learn2type.com/images/Tots/Intro/red_parrot_on_computer_lg_nwm.gif http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ubariT6kh3k/R0j_MciyqCI/AAAAAAAAAeU/fP4GR0O-PGA/100_0831.JPG Slide #19 Images Hillbilly Image http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:iVCsXEr2W6A1WM:http://www.dobhran.com/images/hillbilly-computer.gif Credits (con’t) Parrot Image http://www.learn2type.com/images/Tots/Intro/red_parrot_on_computer_lg_nwm.gif Baby & Computer Image http://media.bigoo.ws/content/gif/babies/babies_54.gif Slide #20 Images http://www.australiazoo.com.au/visit-us/tiger-temple/images/bottlefeed_250.jpg http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:NoRRUZDVpctTyM:http://www.australiazoo.com.au/visit-us/tigertemple/images/relaxing_250.jpg •Slide #21 Image http://www.fortunewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/etf_mistakes.gif Slide #22 Image http://www.gke.on.ca/ripeanuts/01.gif •Slide #23 Image http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/123102/2156438/2158720/070223_CB_WikiTN.jpg •Slide #24 Images http://beconfused.com/images/2008/01/The-problem-with-Wikipedia.png •Slide #26 Image http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/images/folks.jpg Did you know you can use Google search to for a specific domain ? For example, if you would like to search for “cheese”, but only in .edu sites, you would use this query: site:.edu cheese By Wendy Boswell, About.com