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Packed with ideas and instructional activities that cut across all content areas, this engaging book provides a comprehensive framework for promoting vital Web literacy skills in grades 3-8. Teacher-friendly special features include helpful graphics, sidebars, practical tips, and nearly 100 reproducibles. Using a research-based, classroom-tested model of Internet inquiry, the authors explain the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of helping diverse learners:

*Locate useful information sources on the Web
*Navigate the contents of a website
*Critically evaluate what they read online
*Synthesize the results of an Internet inquiry
*Express new knowledge in their own words

Maya B. Eagleton, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Language, Reading, and Culture at The University of Arizona. She teaches courses in traditional literacies, digital literacies, and qualitative research methods. She also works as a Senior Research Scientist for CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology), where she researches and designs literacy software prototypes for students with learning disabilities. Dr. Eagleton has extensive K-12 classroom experience as a Title I coordinator and a Reading Recovery teacher.

Elizabeth Dobler, PhD, was a classroom teacher for 13 years before assuming her current position as an Assistant Professor of Reading and Language Arts at Emporia State University. In this capacity, she teaches preservice and experienced teachers in both face-to-face and online formats. Dr. Dobler has been a primary researcher for studies involving Internet reading, in which she has worked closely with classroom teachers, library media specialists, and instructional technology specialists.

Understanding Print and Web Literacies
Learning How to Learn
Becoming Literate
The QUEST Model of Internet Inquiry
Preparing for the QUEST
Questioning
Understanding Resources
Evaluating
Synthesizing
Transforming
Reflecting on the QUEST
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Reading the Web, First Edition Strategies for Internet Inquiry

Reading the Web, First Edition Strategies for Internet Inquiry

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