How Much Do You Know?

Web Literacy Web Quest

BY: John Cork

Web Quest
How much do you know about web literacy?
Answer the following questions:
1.Somewhat Savvy (0-5 points)
2.Moderately Savvy (6-10 points)
3.Downright Nerdy (10+ points)

What is Digital Literacy?

Digital literacyis the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate and

create information using a range of digital technologies. It requires one "to

recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media, to
distribute pervasively, and to easily adapt them to new forms". [1]Digital literacy
does not replace traditional forms of literacy. It builds upon the foundation of
traditional forms of literacy.[1]Digital literacy is the marrying of the two terms digital
and literacy; however, it is much more than a combination of the two terms.Digital
information is a symbolic representation of data, andliteracyrefers to the ability to
read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy

What is a Web Quest?

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which

most or all the information that learners work with comes

from theweb. These can be created using various programs,
including a simple word processing document that includes
links to websites.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest

Directions for Web Quest

Use the Internet to search for each of your answers.

You must record your answers using Google Docs.
Please share your Google Doc with the Teacher.
Make sure you include your group members when
you share your document.

1. List 4 major search engines and a major

directory.
2. What is a blog?
3. Why might you use quotation marks when
conducting a search?
4. URL is an acronym for (What does it stand for?)

5. Identify three Boolean search terms.

6. How do you find the owner or publisher of a website?

7. Identify these extensions and what they represent:
.org .com .sch .k12 .edu .gov .ac .net
.mil .co
8. How do you find out who is linked to your schools
website?
9. What clues in a Web address might indicate you are on a
personal website?
10. How would you conduct a search for the following: a list
of Web sites of all the academic institutions in
Thailand?(Hint: Thailands country code is .th)

11. How do you find the history of any given

website?
12. How would you conduct a search for the
following:
Education websites that contain the word
turtle?
13. How do sites get to the top of a result list in
Google?

Pacific Tree Octopus

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Is it real?
Why do you think it is real?
Why dont you think it is real?