InfoLit_Topical+Research

Topical Research
__Activtiy:__ Alan November's Information Literacy Quiz - http://novemberlearning.com Resources --> Information Literacy -->Information Literacy Quiz Complete and share answers with group

Country Codes - []

Ask.com - nice form to use in advanced search. (Advanced Search Form) - has a signin feature.
 * Other Search Engines (everything isn't Google)**


 * AltaVista - http://www.altavista.com/
 * PowerMedia Plus - http://www.powermediaplus.com/

__Activity:__ Discussion of other search engines utilized?

__Activity:__ Comparison of Advanced Feature of Search Engines
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 * = Answers.com ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = AltaVista.com ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = Google.com ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = Yahoo.com ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = Ask.com ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||

__Activity__: Brainstorm research questions to utilize Search Engine Advanced Features


 * Learn about the Invisible Web and Specialized Databases**
 * [|Atomic Learning >]
 * Searching the Web -->Top Ten Searching Tips --> Searching the Invisible Web
 * Can use for tutorial movies for primarily software
 * Available from Coop Purchase. For schools of 500 students or less approximately $750.
 * AT&T Information Literacies on  [|ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO SUPPORT IDENTIFYING AND COLLECTING:]

Examples if Specialized Databases:
 * Fagan Finder - [|http://www.faganfinder.com/]
 * Beaucoup - http://www.beaucoup.com/

__Activity:__ use Fagan Finder or Beaucoup to research a typical student assignment

Citing Resources
 * Citation Machine - []


 * Validation of websites**
 * Questions - Where is the top-level domain? Date of website? Webmaster of website?
 * [] - **Qu**ality **I**nformation **C**hec**k**list for validating a website
 * http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/habits.html - Building Blocks of Research: Habits of Mind
 * Others? Discuss classroom utilization.

__Activity__: Use QUICK or NoodleTools to validate example websites at:
 * http://novemberlearning.com/ - Free Info Lit Resources > Websites to Validate > Select a website
 * [|http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html] - hoax sites for students to validate web pages
 * Notes**:

See notes from previous sessions

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