Webmaker/WebLiteracyMap/Exploring

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Exploring

Reading the Web


Navigation

Using software tools to browse the Web

  • Accessing the web using the common features of a browser
  • Using hyperlinks to access a range of resources on the web
  • Reading, evaluating, and manipulating URLs
  • Recognizing the common visual cues in web services
  • Exploring browser add-ons and extensions to provide additional functionality

Web Mechanics

Understanding the web ecosystem and Internet stack

  • Using and understanding the differences between URLs, IP addresses and search terms
  • Identifying where data is in the network of devices that makes up the Internet
  • Exporting, moving, and backing up data from web services
  • Explaining the role algorithms play in creating and managing content on the web
  • Creating or modifying an algorithm to serve content from around the web


Search

Locating information, people and resources via the web

  • Developing questions to aid a search
  • Using and revising keywords to make web searches more efficient
  • Evaluating search results to determine if the information is relevant
  • Finding real-time or time-sensitive information using a range of search techniques
  • Discovering information and resources by asking people within social networks


Credibility

Critically evaluating information found on the web

  • Comparing and contrasting information from a number of sources
  • Making judgments based on technical and design characteristics
  • Discriminating between ‘original’ and derivative web content
  • Identifying and investigating the author or publisher of web resources
  • Evaluating how purpose and perspectives shape web resources


Security

Keeping systems, identities, and content safe

  • Recommending how to avoid online scams and 'phishing’
  • Managing and maintaining account security
  • Encrypting data and communications using software and add-ons
  • Changing the default behavior of websites, add-ons and extensions to make web browsing more secure