#1
 

Under the "What's Related" drop menu in Netscape 4.5 and 4.6, selecting
            Site Info will give the following web site information:  number of
            pages; the site's Internet Service Provider (ISP); popularity of
            site according to Netscape; number of links ~to~site; and date
            established.
 
 

#2
 

Keywords are clues that the search tool uses to categorize your question
            or topic.

If your topic is very specific, the search tool can effectively use a
            keyword to get you to relevant sites.

Example:  "Mythology" can be used as a keyword for finding Clotho,
            the Ancient Greek Fate whose job was to spin the thread of life.
 

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#3
 

It is most important that you feel comfortable with the WebTeach Create
              process.

Some people like a defined structure; others hate it.

Do what suits you best.
 
 

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#4
 

Open ended searching, a.k.a., "Be sure to include three Internet sources
                in your Bibliography," takes a lot of skill.

Your students should not be sent on blind searches until they have been
                taught how to do smart searches.
 
 
 

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# 5
 
 

It is always much more fun to capitalize on your strengths.

Feel free to change or adapt your topic after your search.

Even a focused web search can lead you to very surprising places.
 
 
 

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#6
 

Do not hesitate to bookmark.

It is very common for search strings to break in the middle of
                    nowhere.

DON'T TRUST THE BACK BUTTON!

Back doesn't always go there!
 

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#7
 

"Ready Mades" are great, but they were designed for some other teacher's
            students.

Approach with caution and be prepared to redesign with your own ideas.

If you use a "Ready Made," be sure to test its links to make sure they
            are still good.
 
 

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#8
 

You might also run across some big name company sites that have very good
            educational materials.

Watch out for bias, but don't reject them out of hand.
 
 
 
 
 

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#9
 

You might think this is a waste of time, but it really does help to reorganize
            your notes at this point of the process.

This will also alert you to areas/ideas in your notes that need some more
            work.
 
 
 

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#10
 

The closure (follow-up) activity is essential to the success of this assignment.

If you don't provide an opportunity for your students to share what they have
            learned, you have wasted their time.
 
 
 
 
 

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#11
 

Grading rubrics for web assignments can be tricky to plot out.

And sometimes, a class will make their own cosmic decision about what
            parts of an assignment are most important.

Your rubrics for your "normal" assignments are probably well developed
            and consistent.

This is different and new, so give yourself some flexibility.

You might want to keep the grading guidelines general and wait to see
        how your students "interpreted" the assignment before you develop
        your specific points, percentages, etc.
 

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#12
 

Eventually, you will create assignments for which students will find their
            own web sites and will need to cite their sources.

There are lots of handbooks and web sites that provide citation models for
            web work. See an example at #5

Be prepared to be confused.
                   See #4    for a common sense approach.
 

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