Timeline Day 4: Web Research

“The most fatal thing a [person] can do is try to stand alone.” 

― Carson McCullers

       

Learning Target(s):  

• I can construct a simple web  query and evaluate the results for veracity 
• I can add 10 historical and topical events to my timeline

 Announcements: 

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      FRIDAY: Backwards Day & Homecoming/Halloween Haunt DANCE

Homework: 

• Complete any missing classwork

Agenda: 

• TypingWeb [15]
• Web Search 101 [20]
• Why Google?
• How does Google work?
• The question method
• Why it works
• Why it might not work
• Why those answers might NOT be trustworthy
• The query method
• key-words and metadata
• Determining the VERACITY of a source
• Veracawhatity? 
  

• WHO wrote it?
• Are there OPINIONS on the site?
• Who ELSE thinks this source is good?
• [remember the google 'way')

• Project requirements:
• TEN (7-10) Historical events that, if possible, relate to events on your timeline
• EXAMPLE:
• You have the first time you went to Disneyland on your timeline so you put the opening of Disneyland on your timeline
• Your Grandma marched on Washington with MLK so you put the march on Washington on your timeline
• Your family came to work in this country from Mexico so you put the braceros program on your timeline
• The day your favorite sports team was founded
• Big earthquakes in CA
• Start & End dates of Gulf War, Vietnam, WWII
• Date Oakland was founded
• date the country or state or city you are from was founded 
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?
• Start where YOU need to start
1. Finish typing your list and call John over to check it for credit (column C must have at least 20 in it - call john over if you are still struggling to come up with 20)
2. Scan your photos
3. Research other historical events