“Don’t believe everything you read, especially on the Internet….”

Gather information about your source to check the validity:

1. What is the intent of this site?

·        Persuade?

·        Inform?

·        Sell?

·        Entertain?

2. Who is presenting the information on this site?

·        A group of people trying to gather support for a specific cause?

·        A news group announcing the latest events of the day?

·        A company doing business on the Internet?

·        An organization which provides online games or music?

3. When was this site last updated?

·        Look  for a “This site updated on XX/XX/XXXX” message.

4. Where did the information on this site come from?

·        Check the URL for clues

·        .com  = commercial  (This site may want to sell things to you.)

·        .edu   = educational  (Most schools and universities use this.)

·        .gov   = government  (Official state or federal government.)

·        .org   = organization  (May be a group trying to persuade.)

*** Never give your name or address or telephone number to strangers you “meet” on the Internet.   This information is usually sold to companies who will telephone you or send junk email (Spam) to try to sell things.

*** Do not fill out surveys that ask you information about your parents or relatives, especially their email addresses.  Family information is private, and could be used for  inappropriate purposes.

*** If someone you “meet” on the Internet asks to meet you IRL, (in real life), tell your parents immediately.  Unfortunately, there is no way to tell if the person you meet in a chat room is really someone your age with similar interests.  Bad people sometimes use this method to lure kids into dangerous situations.

Welcome to the Web (The beginning, Getting Started Online, Staying Safe, Using your Browser, Searching Online, Trying Top Tricks, The Challenge)

Cybersmart - http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/

Privacy Playground: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/index.cfm

Netsmartz - http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx

Citation of Sources

• WWW Resources
   
  • URL (http://...)
    
    http://www.amazinganimals.com.
  
   
• Email
   
  • Writer's e-mail address. (name@)
    
    mary@grammarlady.com

Second and Third Grades
 

• WWW Resources
   
  1. Title of web site.
  2. URL (http://...) in brackets [ ].
     
     The Amazing World of Animals. [http://www.amazinganimals.com]
  
   
• Email
  1. Writer's name as it appears on the web page.
  2. E-mail address (name @)in brackets [ ].
     
     Mary N. Bruder. [mary@grammarlady.com]

• WWW Resources
   
  1. Author's name if available. (Last, First)
  2. Title of web site in italics. (Or in quotation marks if a newspaper, magazine, or encyclopedia article).
  3. URL (http://) in brackets [ ].
  4. Date you accessed the website. (8/16/99)
     
     Generic web site:

     Smith, Joe. The Amazing World of Animals. [http://www.amazinganimals.com] 9/15/99.

     Article from a newspaper, magazine, or encyclopedia:

     Smith, Joe. "McGwire Hits His 100th Home Run." [http://www.hr.com/mac.html] 9/21/99.

• Email
  1. Writer's name (Last, First).
  2. Subject line in quotation marks.
  3. Writer's e-mail address (name@...) in brackets [ ].
     
     Bruder, Mary N. "Comma in series before and" [mary@grammarlady.com].

• WWW Resources
   
  1. Author's name if available. (Last, First)
  2. Title of website in italics. (Or in quotation marks if a newspaper, magazine, or encyclopedia article)
  3. Date website was posted or last updated. (6/15/99)
  4. URL (http://...) in brackets [ ].
  5. Title of publication underlined or in italics. (if article from newspaper, magazine, or online encyclopedia)
  6. Date you accessed the website. (9/2/99)
     
      
  Generic web site:

  Smith, Joe. The Amazing World of Animals. 5/6/99. [http://www.amazinganimals.com] 9/15/99.

  Article from a newspaper, magazine, or encyclopedia:

  Smith, Joe. "McGwire Hits His 100th Home Run." (9/2/99) [http://www.hr.com/mac.html] Baseball Daily Digest. 9/21/98.

• Email
  1. Writer's name (Last, First).
  2. Subject line in quotation marks.
  3. Writer's e-mail address (name@...) in brackets [ ].
  4. Date of message. (8/12/99)
     
      

     Bruder, Mary N. "Comma in series before and" [mary@grammarlady.com] 8/16/99.

General Rules For Form

1. Follow examples for capitalization, punctuation, quotation marks, italics and brackets [ ].

2. Format for Works Cited or Bibliography Page: Arrange sources in an alphabetical list by the first word of the entry excluding a, an, and the.

3. Format for each source: Begin first line at the margin. Indent each additional line.

Copyright Issues & Plagiarism Additional Sites!

1. B4UCopy - Become Copy Smart! Curriculum guide for teachers of elementary and middle school students. Resources included.
2. Creative Commons - a simple to understand explanation of this concept.
3. Copyright Kids - Founded to advance the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theater, motion pictures, and other forms of intellectual property
4. Copyright from CyberBee - interactive resource for learning about copyright issues
5. Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States - detailed chart
6. Fair Use Policies - copying work and giving credit for it is still Infringement!
7. A visit to Copyright Bay - Intended to inform and entertain educators about copyright issues in a non-profit setting
8. 10 Big Myths about copyright explained - An essay about copyright myths. It assumes you know at least what copyright is -- basically the legal exclusive right of the author of a creative work to control the copying of that work
9. IP Tile Teaser - Answer the questions true or false and complete the picture. Interactive game on copyright issues.
10. Plagiarism Checker - free plagiarism detection on the Internet
11. Teaching Copyright - "This curriculum is designed to give teachers a comprehensive set of tools to educate students about copyright while incorporating activities that exercise a variety of learning skills"
12. U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright basics
13. 21st Century Information Fluency - Site includes PDF files to help with your instruction

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