1 Using the Internet Research 2 Definition of

1 Using the Internet Research

2 Definition of the Internet • Network of computers throughout world. • Enables people to communicate. • Offers entertainment, social networking, news and information.

3 Define the term internet browser. • A program that gets you onto the web and lets you navigate around it.

4 What are the most common Internet Browsers • Edge • Chrome • Firefox • Safari

5 What is the most widely used browser? • Google Chrome

6 Search Engines Help you to find necessary information because there are hundreds of millions of web sites.

7 What is a search engine? • A computer program that • searches the entire Internet for a specified word or words, • provides a list of documents in which they are found.

8 Some of the most common Search Engines • Google • Bing • Yahoo • Ask • Dog pile

9 What is the most widely used search engine? • Google

10 Be sure to cite your sources, don’t plagiarize. • What is plagiarism? • Using someone else’s words without giving them credit. • Copying and pasting from a website into your project without citing your resource.

11 Copying and pasting text into your document can be a bad idea. • You learn very little, if anything so it’s a waste of your time. • It is dishonest, it is not your information. • The teacher will know and you will receive a failing grade. • You may be embarrassed if you get caught cheating.

12 If you cite your sources properly it is ok to quote text. • Always provide the citation information of your resource. • Don’t use too much cited information in your assignment.

13 What type of information should be included in a reference citation? • Title • Author • Date accessed • Website address

14 What does website “credibility” mean? Why is it important? • Is it a reputable resource or is it just someone’s opinion? • It must be researched and proven data. • Watch out for fake news.

15 Reliable Sites • . gov sites • Statistical information • Historical information • Scientific information • Legislative information • . edu sites

16 Less Reliable Websites • . org • . com • . net • Why are they less reliable. • They are free to anyone that wants to create a web page. • Many are full of advertisements.

17 What does the following website extension stand for: . government

18 What does the following website extension stand for: . education

19 What does the following website extension stand for: . commercial

20 What does the following website extension stand for: . organization

21 What do the following website extension stand for: . net internet

Week 4 Assignment – Internet Research Quiz Step 1 – Read over the Internet Research Power. Point Presentation. • You can access an electronic copy of the presentation • by clicking on the link above, • on the Computer 8 Teams Page • on the Computer 8 Class Calendar on the FCS Page. Step 2 – Take the Internet Research Quiz. Save it to your Office 365 Account adding your name. • How to turn it in: • Edit the document, save the document and all changes. • Submit your quiz though Teams or email it to tellsworth@fillmorecsd. org • Yes, you may use the Power. Point presentation to answer your quiz. 1. What is the most popular internet browser? a. b. c. 2. What is the most used search engine? a. b. c. 3. can use any information you want without a citation. should cite your resource to give credit to the author. The most reliable website type is a. b. c. 6. True False When copying and pasting text you a. b. 5. Google Ask Yahoo Plagiarism is a good thing. a. b. 4. Edge Chrome Firefox org gov com The least reliable website type is a. b. c. . com. gov. edu 22