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Lesson 2
“So How Do You Find
the Good Stuff?”
Objectives:
After this lesson, students will
- understand that publication is a process of different people
selecting the best work at each stage.
- understand that Internet web sites can be created and posted
with no checking or selection.
- recognize that not all Internet content is equally useful.
- know a 3-step process for using the Internet effectively
to locate information.
- know the key similarities and differences between a subscription
database and a subject directory.
Preparation:
- Review Lesson 2 PowerPoint presentation for content prior to lesson. (Note that the presentation may need to be adapted for your specific situation before use.)
- Collect sample books to use as examples.
- Prepare a mock-up of a typed manuscript to represent books
written but not sold.
- Prepare copies of the Now You Try It! worksheet #2 (also in PDF format)
- Review subject directories and subscription databases available
at your school to demonstrate to students.
Time |
Activity |
5
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Review
- Review Lesson #1, availability of misinformation
on Internet.
- Discuss why students often end up with
bad information: poor search strategies
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15
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Publication Process
- Talk about use of librarian
and teacher as primary resources. Books first!
- Discuss the process
of a book making it into a library as compared to a website
making it out on the Internet
- Book: Author,
Publisher, Editor, Bookstores, Reviewer, Librarian
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each level, poorly prepared materials are weeded
out.
- Internet:
Author, Internet
- No selectivity—anyone can publish
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20
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Easy as 1 - 2 - 3
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15 min. |
Now You Try It!
- Students reconvene into pairs from Lesson 1
- Each pair finds one basic fact about their explorer (e.g. birthdate) in three sources: a book, a subscription database, and a subject directory.
- Students should record the source (basic bibliographic information) and the fact on the Now You Try It! worksheet. (also in PDF format)
- Students compare the information they found with the fact at AllAboutExplorers.com and explain how they know that AAE is incorrect.
- Save the fact worksheets for lessons 3 and 4.
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5
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Summary & Preview of future lessons
- Review and emphasize the importance of pre-screening
and selecting information in these sources
- Next lesson will focus on effective use of search engines
(step 3).
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