Information Literacy (IL) Quiz Results

Information Literacy (IL) Quiz Results



1.  List 4 major search engines and a major directory.
   
    Bing, Yahoo, Google, Dog Pile
        Ask.com

2.  What is a blog?
    A blog is a website that is designed by an individual, usually, and utilized as a communication tool for that individual and others.  For example, a teacher may design a blog to “communicate” with parents in regards to homework or information to be shared.

3.  Why might you use quotation marks when conducting a search?
    If you are looking for a title or name of something specifically.

4.  URL is an acronym for?
    Universal Resource Locator

5.  Identify three Boolean search items.
    I have no idea.

6.  How do you find the owner or publisher of a Web site?
    Look on the web site for an individual’s name.

7.  Identify these extensions and what they represent.

    .org=organization    .com=commercial    .sch=I don’t know           

    .k12=kindergarten through 12th grade  .edu=education    .gov=government

    .ac=I don’t know    .net=network    .mil=I don’t know    .co=country

8.  How do you find out who is linked to your school’s Web site?
    You can find out who is linked to your school’s web site by looking at the web page established by the school.

9.  What clues in a Web address might indicate you are on a personal Web site?
    If a web site is a .com or something that is sponsored by or designed by an individual.

10  How would you conduct a search for the following;  a list of Web sites of all the academic institutions in South Africa?  (Hint:  South Africa’s country code is .za).
    www.academicinstitutionsofsouthafrica.za.co

11.  How do you find the history of any given Web site?
    Look for dates provided on the web site.
   
12.  How would you conduct a search for the following:  US higher education Web sites that contain the word turtle?
    www.turtle.edu
   

13.  How do sites get to the top of a result list in Google?
    Sites can move to the top of a result list in google by being “searched” frequently.








WOW!  I managed to obtain an astonishing 4 points making me “somewhat savvy” in regards to my knowledge on IL.  To be quite honest, I feel as though the “grader” of this quiz is being very generous as I found myself struggling significantly with many of the questions.  One of the main things that I took away from this quiz was the realization that although I utilize some form of technology on a daily basis, I really had no idea what some of the information was pertaining to.  I realize, upon completion of this quiz, that I need to be better prepared in my own knowledge before I can accurately and appropriately guide my students in their endeavors to utilize technology to the best of their ability.  Just have the ability is not good enough.  The foundation of what it is I am using and why I am using it would certainly be beneficial in the classroom as a teacher and as a student.