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===How to search for information===

===How to search for information===

The second aspect of using a website relates to how we search for information.  What words we use, how we phrase the question for search are all important features in deciding the quality of search results.  For example try these different searches - Giraffe,  Evolution and Evolution of giraffe

The second aspect of using a website relates to how we search for information.  What words we use, how we phrase the question for search are all important features in deciding the quality of search results.  For example try these different searches - Giraffe,  Evolution and Evolution of giraffe

You will notice that the pages that come up are all different.  What we also need to keep in mind is who is the user, what is the use etc.  How we use the search terms determines what results see and how relevant they are.

You will notice that the pages that come up are all different.  What we also need to keep in mind is who the user is, what is the use etc.  How we use the search terms determines what results see and how relevant they are.

===Check list for evaluating a website===

===Check list for evaluating a website===

1. Whose website?

1. Whose website?

2. What kind of web site - commercial, educational, etc.

2. What kind of web site - commercial, educational, etc.

10. How to contact the website?

10. How to contact the website?

====For teaching-learning resources - In addition to the above====

====For teaching-learning resources - In addition to the above, t'''he following points are to be considered''' ====

1. What is the website about?  

1. What is the website about?  

2. Is the information reliable - always check more than one website

2. Is the information reliable - always check more than one website

The set of resources downloaded in your folders for the given topic, along with your 'meta document' constitutes your personal digital library for the topic. You can build such libraries on any topic you are interested in, and build your own knowledge in a structured manner. Since the internet has resources on almost all topics, you have an opportunity to keep learning, that too on topics of your interest. The topic or area need not be only one of theoretical interest or only to build your knowledge. You can also work on building skills since there are likely to be videos available for helping you learn a new language, or even a skill like swimming. You can also share this personal digital library with your colleagues so that they can also benefit. When teachers share their personal digital libraries / resources from their library with their colleagues, cumulatively, it creates a resource rich environment.

The set of resources downloaded in your folders for the given topic, along with your 'meta document' constitutes your personal digital library for the topic. You can build such libraries on any topic you are interested in, and build your own knowledge in a structured manner. Since the internet has resources on almost all topics, you have an opportunity to keep learning, that too on topics of your interest. The topic or area need not be only one of theoretical interest or only to build your knowledge. You can also work on building skills since there are likely to be videos available for helping you learn a new language, or even a skill like swimming. You can also share this personal digital library with your colleagues so that they can also benefit. When teachers share their personal digital libraries / resources from their library with their colleagues, cumulatively, it creates a resource rich environment.

===Contributing to the Global Digital Library===

===Contributing to the Global Digital Library===

You can register on Wikipedia. Create articles in Telugu (http://kn.wikipedia.org) and add to existing articles. This will be a valuable contribution to OERs in your language. (You can also do this for Urdu, Telugu, Hindi or any of the Indian languages) as well. You can also register on the TSROER and contribute resources.

You can register on Wikipedia. Create articles in Telugu ([http://kn.wikipedia.org http://te.wikipedia.org]) and add to existing articles. This will be a valuable contribution to OERs in your language. (You can also do this for [http://ur.wikipedia.org Urdu], [http://en.wikipedia.org English], [http://hi.wikipedia.org Hindi] or any of the Indian languages) as well. You can also register on the TROER and contribute resources.