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What is the Internet?  Creating a realistic mental model.

Topics

• Internet Governance
• Dissection of a URL
• Internet Protocols

Due:  Tuesday 11-4-08.  Search Statement Creation Exercise

Assignment - Submit on CD or floppy disc by Tuesday 11-25-08 
Web Page Presentations on proprietary databases will be made Tuesday and Thursday December 2nd and 4th, 2008 

Web Page Project - Click here for webpage criteria.  You will also find a sample of interface and content analysis.

Evaluating Internet Sources

• Evaluating Web Resources - Tate and Alexander at Widener University
• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly:  or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources - courtesy of Susan E. Beck at New Mexico State University

Search Engines Wars - (audio file) - from National Public Radio's (NPR) Morning Edition.  This five part series provides an overview of Internet search engine history and the web industry which has grown up around their use.  You are responsible for listening to all five parts in this series.  Think test.