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1 Editor Sara Connolly Cover Artist Brenda DiAntonis Managing Editor Ina Massler Levin, M.A. Creative Director Karen J. Goldfluss, M.S. Ed. Imaging James Edward Grace Publisher Mary D. Smith, M.S. Ed. Author Heather Wolpert-Gawron The classroom teacher may reproduce copies of materials in this book for classroom use only. Reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. Teacher Created Resources, Inc Industry Way Westminster, CA ISBN: Teacher Created Resources, Inc. Made in U.S.A.

2 Table of Contents Introduction Foreword...4 An Argument for Why the Internet Is Its Own Genre...5 What Is Internet Literacy? A Brief Note About Online Safety...7 Internet Safety Top Five Handout How To Use This Book Standards Sample Publishing Form...13 Pre-Teaching Activities Internet Savvy Pre-Assessment Internet Terminology What Makes Up a Reading Genre? Acceptable Use Policy: Literary Analysis...18 Developing a Super-Strong Password Creating a Graphic Organizer Using readwritethink.org...21 Internet Literacy Vocabulary Crossword...23 Student-Created Vocabulary Crossword Decision-Making Scavenger Hunt Reading an Internet Site Identifying the Parts of a Website Webbing a Website...28 Identifying the Parts of Your School s Webpage...29 Three-Dimensional Reading: What Are Your Eyes Doing?...31 Creating an Offline Website...35 What s the Purpose of the Website?...36 Skimming for Information How to Read HTML...39 Reading an Amazon Page...41 Researching Reliably Using a Search Engine How to Read a Google Search Page...46 Better Ways to Use Google #2767 Internet Literacy 2 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.

3 Table of Contents (cont.) Searching a Directory...51 Be an Internet Detective: The Five Accuracy Steps...52 Use Your Common Sense...54 Check the Evidence Translating URLs Analyzing URLs...61 Follow the Links...62 How to Cite Websites...63 Student-Friendly Websites Log Five Steps to Citing Websites...65 Website Evaluation Form...67 Netiquette Rules of Netiquette...69 Netiquette: How to Comment on a Blog...71 Ethics Online...74 Formal Writing Versus Texting Reading, Writing & Collaborating Online The Importance of Teaching Social Site Literacy in Schools What Is a Blog? What Is a Wiki? How to Read a TeacherTube Page...81 Emoticons: Adding Emotion to Short Texts...83 Dynamic Versus Static Documents Book Reviews...86 Post-Assessments Design Your Own Website...87 Internet Savvy Post-Assessment...88 Student-Created Post-Assessment Answer Key Technology Resources...91 Appendix: Creating Your Own Webquests and Virtual Field Trips...92 Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 3 #2767 Internet Literacy

4 Reading an Internet Site Identifying the Parts of a Website Offline The minute you go online, you see pictures, ads, articles, and headlines. If you know how to read a website, that means you can tell the difference among all of the parts. Directions: Study the website above, and answer the questions to prove just how savvy a website reader you are. 1. What is the name of the website and its slogan? These are generally located in the banner on the page. 2. What is the advertisement on the page trying to sell to schools? 3. What are the three blog article titles?,, 4. This website tells different stories about student successes every week. What is the name of the student who is being profiled this week? 5. What award has this website won, and in what category? Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 27 #2767 Internet Literacy

5 Reading an Internet Site Webbing a Website Online Did you know that reading online is like reading in 3-D?! Reading online is different than reading a traditional text because the reading is in layers. The first page, the homepage, acts like a table of contents. It tells you where to click in order to get the information you need from the layers underneath. The homepage is also a place for banners, ads, pictures, and menu bars. As an example, let s look at Mama Mia s Italian Restaurant and its website. The first layer has been filled in already, but can you fill in the second layer of the website web? Banner of Photos About Mama Mia Menu Reservations Reviews About Mama Mia -Timelines -Family -Secret Recipes Menu Breakfast Lunch Dinner Dessert Reservations Phone: mamamiayum@ yahoo.com Reviews (4 reviews) average **** Click here for more. 1a. 2a. 1b. 2b. 2c. 3a. 1c. 2d. Each website is unique in that that it contains tons of layers. Check out your own school website sometime, and see just how many layers you find! #2767 Internet Literacy 28 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.

6 Reading An Internet Site Identifying the Parts of Your School s Webpage Online A. Go to your school s webpage. (If your school doesn t have a webpage, go a website for a nearby school or district.) Draw it in the box provided. If there is a paragraph of text, you can scribble the area that represents text in a text box that you create. You don t have to draw the pictures, but make sure you draw a box or doodle where they appear. Make sure you include the banner, all text boxes, image boxes, and menu bars. B. On a separate sheet of paper, create five questions. These questions should help a partner to analyze the website. Here are some sentence stems to help you develop your questions: What is the purpose of the? Where is the slogan or mission statement? What does the symbol represent? What links are available to find? Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 29 #2767 Internet Literacy

7 Reading An Internet Site Identifying the Parts of Your School s Webpage (cont.) Online C. Trade questions with a classmate, and see if his or her questions make you see the website and its elements in a different way. Answer the questions. D. If you were designing your own webpage, what elements from this website would you want to use? Write a bulleted list of at least five elements. #2767 Internet Literacy 30 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.