Knowledge on the Net” Part III

Knowledge on the Net” Part II

1. What is the focus of this programme?

2. What was the difficulty that teachers encountered when the Internet had already opened splendid vistas for them as an ample source of information?

3. What important recommendation as to how to start your search effectively does Craig Landy, the founder and director of SearchEngines.com, give?

4. What is meant by the terms “directory”, “category”, “search engines”, ‘search terms”? Do they mean the same? What examples are supplied in the programme?

5. What is the next step in organizing your search, according to Craig Landy?

6. What does Craig Landy mean by recommending users to resort to advanced features? What options do advanced features usually provide? Who should apply to these features in the first place?

7. What particular practical recommendations did Craig give Nicky? What suggestions did he make in order to help Nicky validate the search results? Did Nicky manage to optimize her search by following Craig’s advice?

8. What do we come to know about Boolean characters, or Boolean operators?

Knowledge on the Net” Part III

1. What is the primal focus of the third programme in the series “Knowledge on the Net”?

2. What is the first thing to look at if you want to validate the authenticity of the information on the net, according to David Eastment?

3. What other indicators of accuracy or inaccuracy does David Eastment draw our attention to?

4. Do you share David Eastment’s point of view that the design of a page as well as the easiness with which you can navigate a page are indicative of the reliability of information? Why? / Why not?

5. What first experience of the Internet and e-mail does Dave Sperling, the founder of Dave's ESL Cafe, relate to the audience? How did his experience translate into his teaching? What advantage did he get through this?

6. How can teachers use e-mail and online communities to further their own knowledge, according to David Eastment? What examples of discussion lists and mailing lists are given? How do you join a mailing list?

7. What underlies David Eastment’s comparison of mailing lists with virtual staffrooms?

8. What is the greatest problem with mailing lists you may face? What kind of service do message boards or bulleting boards provide that mitigates the effects of the problem with mailing lists?

9. What experience does Mike Bradley share? What for does he use message boards?

10. What pieces of advice would you give to a beginning user of the Internet in assessing whether you can trust the information on the net?

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