Week2-Literacy

Digital Information Literacy is defined by Daniel Poynter as the ability to find, evaluate and sunthesize information online...and to know the limits of digital information.

Web Crawler --> a computer system that browses the web in a methodological manner. Ex: Search Engines
 * Key terms**


 * Concepts and Theories**

Find (TASQ) - Identify what you want, and locate it efficiently. Time Amount Scope Quality

Evaluate (PTAAFS) - Determine the quality and context of what you found. Publishing body Timeliness Author Audience Fallacies Structure Synthesize (DRE) - Find patterns in your research, and combine it into a whole **Find--> Evaluate --> Synthesize** Draft Revise Exercise

How are search engines different? 1. Efficiency of the __crawler__ 2. Size and refresh rate of the __database__ 3 __Query__ tool (interface features; search algorithm 4. How information is __classified__ and valued 5. The __scope__ of the information stored (in the database)
 * Technologies** Search Engine Technologies:


 * Main Points of the Reading**
 * The ability to find, evaluate, sythesize information online...and to know its limits.