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= How to read a URL (Website Address) =

http://www.authentichistory.com
http - HyperText Transfer Protocol www - World Wide Web

1. Extensions/Domains:
Are intended to show the type of organization responsible for the website



Extensions can also include country codes, such as .uk, .ca, .za, etc. For a complete list refer to: @http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/web_country_codes.html

- Commercial and network domains (.com and .net) often promote products and/or business - Educational (.edu) domains usually support knowledge and learning - Organizational domains (.org) sometimes attempt to convince a reader of a point of view - Government domains (.gov) usually commonly include statistics, public information, or historical data - Military sites (.mil) may include historical data and information about the armed forces

//Which extension are more trustworthy? Why?// //Which are less trustworthy? Why?//

2. Title of Website
People who create websites like to make the website address (URL) similar to the title of the website. Many times they will use a nickname, abbreviations, or a short phrase.

Here is an example of a short phrase:
 * Website Address: www .**yale**. edu
 * Website Title: Yale University

Here is an example of an abreviation
 * Website Address: www .**fbi**. org
 * Website Title: Federal Bureau of Investigation

So, the title of a website is often the word(s) or abbreviation found in between the www and the extension. http://www. TitleofWebsite .extension

Worksheet: Match the address to the correct website title.

Usually people want the title of their website to describe who they are, like gap.com or nytimes.com. Other times, people can use their website title to manipulate or hide the true purpose of their site. For example, martinlutherking.org is a site published by a white supremacist group dedicated to the abolition of MLK Day.

3. WebSITE vs WebPAGE
What is the Title of the Site? What is the title of the page?


 * @http://newyork.fbi.gov/fowler_bio.htm
 * @http://www.authentichistory.com/1946-1960/index.html
 * @http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/braving-iraq/introduction/5957/


 * For Site name - look at the URL or the homepage
 * For Page name, look at the top of the page you are on

4. Homepage
Are you on the homepage of a website? The home page of a website is like the cover of a book or magazine, linking to further information. It usually contains important information about the site like the title of the website and when it was first created. It also links to other pages within the same site.

Look at the URL. Is there anything after the extension? [|http://www.moma.org] If there isn't, you are on the homepage.

Now look at this URL - [] After the extension (.org), there is /education. This tells me that we are in a page within this website called "education". Each slash (/) in a URL represents another level deeper, like a folder within a folder.

How do I get to the homepage of a website? Truncate the URL. Delete everything after the extension.

[] [|http://www.sandiegozoo.org]

This will take you to the homepage. If you are ever concerned about the information on a site, go to its homepage.

5. Personal Page?
A personal page is a website or a webpage created by an individual. If you see a personal name in the URL such as rsmith or a tilde ~ usually means that are on a personal web site.


 * @http://www.kleczkowski.net/
 * http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~goss/

6. Date when website was created or last updated

 * @http://www.authentichistory.com/1860-1865/index.html
 * @http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/TRC/MESO/farmers.html
 * @http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/aquatic_plants/submerged_plants/curlyleaf_pondweed.html

For each URL, answer the following questions, WITHOUT GOING TO THE WEBSITE:
 * Activity: URL Evaluation **
 * 1) What type of organization created the website?
 * 2) What is the title of the website?
 * 3) Is this the homepage of the website or a page within the website?
 * 4) Is this someone's personal page?

http://www.fightbac.org/content/view/11/18/ http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/chicken/index.html http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com http://www.yale.edu/~abutz/



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