Reading web addresses to get information about the source.
Knowing how to choose the most useful links, among the possible results your search engine offers, increases your efficiency and should get you quickly to the best possible source. Read the title. Read the snippet. Look at the web address. The web address is not a sure-fire way to know what type or quality of information the source will contain, but it can give important clues.
You may recognise a site you have been to before or see that the result is a blog and that could mean someones opinion when you are looking foe facts.
See how you go reading web addresses.
Knowing how to choose the most useful links, among the possible results your search engine offers, increases your efficiency and should get you quickly to the best possible source. Read the title. Read the snippet. Look at the web address. The web address is not a sure-fire way to know what type or quality of information the source will contain, but it can give important clues.
You may recognise a site you have been to before or see that the result is a blog and that could mean someones opinion when you are looking foe facts.
See how you go reading web addresses.
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Download and save in your class folder, the worksheet - What Might You Find at These Web Addresses?Decode the web addresses and record on the sheet what you believe about the sources located at each. Print the sheet when you are finished and ask the teacher what to do next.
www.math-play.com/Integers-Jeopardy/Integers-Jeopardy.html
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/pointsofview/themes/life/index.html
www.sjusd.org/leland/teachers/sgillis/mapping/hist_of_maps3.ppt
http://www.answers.com/Q/Are_sausages_healthy&isLookUp=1#Q=Are%20sausages%20healthy%3F
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Home.html
http://www.cookie.com/kids/story/the-king-and-the-ring.html
http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/planet-earth/weather/
http://www.coo_lmath-games.com/0-2048
http://www.triviachamp.com/Greek-Mythology-Trivia-Questions.php
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/literature/china/6_8.html
www.math-play.com/Integers-Jeopardy/Integers-Jeopardy.html
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/pointsofview/themes/life/index.html
www.sjusd.org/leland/teachers/sgillis/mapping/hist_of_maps3.ppt
http://www.answers.com/Q/Are_sausages_healthy&isLookUp=1#Q=Are%20sausages%20healthy%3F
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Home.html
http://www.cookie.com/kids/story/the-king-and-the-ring.html
http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/planet-earth/weather/
http://www.coo_lmath-games.com/0-2048
http://www.triviachamp.com/Greek-Mythology-Trivia-Questions.php
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/literature/china/6_8.html
What do the suffixes mean?
Only a few top-level domains are currently recognized, but this is changing. ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) Here is a list of the domains that have been in operation for the past several years and are generally accepted by all:
Because the Internet was created in USA, "US" was not originally assigned to USA domain names. Other countries have their own two letter codes as the final part of their domain names, e.g., au for Australia, nz for New Zealand .uk for United Kingdom; .ca for Canada; .fr for France, etc. For a list of Internet Country Codes, go to: ISO's list of Country Codes
Only a few top-level domains are currently recognized, but this is changing. ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) Here is a list of the domains that have been in operation for the past several years and are generally accepted by all:
- .edu -- educational site (usually a university or college)
- .com -- commercial business site
- .gov -- U.S. governmental/non-military site
- .mil -- U.S. military sites and agencies
- .net -- networks, internet service providers, organizations
- .org -- U.S. non-profit organizations and others
- .aero -- restricted use by air transportation industry
- .biz -- general use by businesses
- .co -- general use by companies and communities
- .coop -- restricted use by cooperatives
- .info -- general use by both commercial and non-commercial sites
- .museum -- restricted use by museums
- .name -- general use by individuals
- .pro -- restricted use by certified professionals and professional entities
- ".bike", ".camera", ".equipment", ".estate", ".gallery", ".graphics", ".lighting", and ".photography"
Because the Internet was created in USA, "US" was not originally assigned to USA domain names. Other countries have their own two letter codes as the final part of their domain names, e.g., au for Australia, nz for New Zealand .uk for United Kingdom; .ca for Canada; .fr for France, etc. For a list of Internet Country Codes, go to: ISO's list of Country Codes