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===== Searching text and image resources =====

===== Searching text and image resources =====

The following gallery of images (Images 14-15) show how to look for information on the web using a search engine.

The following gallery of images (Images 14-15) show how to look for information on the web using a search engine.

# You could look for text information by simply typing the key word of the content you want to search. In the first image in the search engine gallery you can see text information accessed for "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine. You can copy the search results information and can paste into your own text document.

# You could look for text information by simply typing the key word of the content you want to search about. In the first image in the gallery 'Searching text and image resources", you can see text information accessed for "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine (Image 14). You can copy the search results information and can paste into your own text document.

# You can also search for images using a search engine.  For example: If you want to search images about Digital Story Telling, simply type "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine and select ‘Images’ link. Here you can select images that are licensed for reuse by specifying the search settings. If you want to download or save images to your computer, right click on the image and click on "Save image as". In the second image in the gallery, you will see how to rename the image file and select appropriate folder to save.

# You can also search for images using a search engine.  For example: If you want to search images about Digital Story Telling, simply type "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine and select ‘Images’ link. Here you can select images that are licensed for reuse (licensing is discussed in detail in the section on Open Educational Resources) by specifying the search settings, as shown in Image 15. If you want to download or save images to your computer, right click on the image and click on "Save image as".

# Firefox has in-built search button for Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Bing and few other popular search engines. The [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine does not store your searches, which allows you privacy, whereas [http://google.com Google search engine]  and most other search engines store your searches, which compromises your privacy.

# Firefox has in-built search button for Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Bing and few other popular search engines. The [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine does not store your searches, which allows you privacy, whereas [http://google.com Google search engine]  and most other search engines store your searches, which compromises your privacy.

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There are a few things you must check when we look at the usefulness of the information on any website.

There are a few things you must check when we look at the usefulness of the information on any website.

# Source of the website. Whose website is it ? How to contact the website owner/manager? (check the 'About Us' link that is usually provided on a web site to get this information). It is important to know about the source of the information, to get a sense of its authenticity

# Source of the website. Whose website is it ? How to contact the website owner/manager? (check the 'About Us' link that is usually provided on a web site to get this information). It is important to know about the source of the information, to get a sense of its authenticity

# What kind of web site - commercial, educational, etc. Educational sites or non-commercial sites may be more reliable, generally, since they are not trying to 'sell' you something

# What kind of web site - commercial, educational, etc. ? Educational sites or non-commercial sites may be more reliable, generally, since they are not trying to 'sell' you something

# What is the copyright of the content on the site? Is it providing information on free or paid or subscription basis?

# What is the copyright of the content on the site? Is it providing information on free or paid or subscription basis?

# Features of a website: How useful a website is depends on how many different ways we can access the information and use it and view it. Can it be used by teachers, students, general public? The understanding of this will also help us determine how much we can use the content.

# Features of a website: How useful a website is depends on how many different ways we can access the information and use it and view it. Can it be used by teachers, students, general public? The understanding of this will also help us determine how much we can use the content.

=====Bookmarks=====

=====Bookmarks=====

[[File:bookmark.png|200px|right]]Web browsers allow you to mark bookmarks, which are simply short-cuts to web sites. You can book mark sites you visit often.

[[File:bookmark.png|200px|thumb|Image 16 - Adding a bookmark]]Web browsers allow you to mark bookmarks, which are simply short-cuts to web sites. You can book mark sites you visit often.

To add a bookmark: Go to Menu Bar and click the bookmarks and click on "add this to bookmarks" to save the current page as a bookmark. By default, new bookmarks are saved to the Unsorted bookmarks folder. ... If you want separate folder for a set of bookmarks, you can also create as per your requirements.

To add a bookmark: Go to Menu Bar and click the bookmarks and click on "add this to bookmarks" to save the current page as a bookmark. By default, new bookmarks are saved to the Unsorted bookmarks folder, shown here in Image 16. If you want separate folder for a set of bookmarks, you can also create as per your requirements.

===== Save web page to use offline =====

===== Save web page to use offline =====

[[File:Screenshot from 2017-01-05 10-53-22.png|250px|left|thumb|Save web page to use offline]]

[[File:Screenshot from 2017-01-05 10-53-22.png|250px|left|thumb|Image 17  - Save web page to use offline]]

After you have accessed the resources, you can save web pages offline to use without internet. To save the page, right click on the page and click on "Save Page As". In the save tab, you can give specific file name and in the file format you need to select "Web Page Complete" and then click SAVE. Now it will save html file with a thumbnail folder. By clicking on html file you can view web page offline.  

After you have accessed the resources, you can save web pages offline to use without internet. To save the page, right click on the page and click on "Save Page As". In the save tab, you can give specific file name and in the file format you need to select "Web Page Complete" and then click SAVE. Now it will save html file with a thumbnail folder,which will contain the images in the page. By clicking on html file you can view web page offline. See Image 17 for a screenshot of how to save a page offline. 

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==== Web tools ====

==== Web tools ====

Apart from using search engines to search for information, there are several web tools which cater to different information requirements. These include on-line maps which provide map information (such as [[wikipedia:OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] or Google Maps), on-line dictionaries (such as [http://shabdkosh.com/kn Shabdkosh]), digital albums (such as [[wikipedia:Flickr|Flickr]]) translation (such as [http://translate.google.com/ Google translate]) etc.

Apart from using search engines to search for information, there are several web tools which cater to different information requirements. These include on-line maps which provide map information (such as [[wikipedia:OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] or Google Maps), on-line dictionaries (such as [http://shabdkosh.com/kn Shabdkosh]), digital albums (such as [[wikipedia:Flickr|Flickr]]), translation tools (such as [http://translate.google.com/ Google translate]) etc.

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==== Student activity time (2 hours)====

==== Student activity time (2 hours)====

Your faculty would have demonstrated different kinds of websites. In groups, look for websites in the different categories. In each group, use a search engine to access different websites on the internet.  search and make a list of 3-5 websites. Enter these addresses in your note book and download information, consisting of web pages, image, videos, etc relevant to your topic.     

Your faculty would have demonstrated different kinds of websites. In groups, look for websites in the different categories - for example, news, educational, commercial, institutional, entertainment, etc. In each group, use a search engine to access different websites on the internet.  Search and make a list of 3-5 websites. Enter these addresses in your note book and download information, consisting of web pages, image, videos, etc relevant to your topic.     

Search for resources connected to the topic you have identified. Open [https://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and search within Wikipedia for topics of your interest and the topic you have identified.     

Search for resources connected to the topic you have identified. Open [https://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and search within Wikipedia for topics of your interest and the topic you have identified.