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4. Using the web for research
There is little value in setting up a
website if the people running the site are not familiar with the World
Wide Web and what it can offer. It is also important that those
publishing on the Web have an understanding of the range in quality of
information on other sites and so be inspired to make their site both
accurate and authoritative.
The exercises and examples shown below can
be used to develop the trainees' research skills. NB: all the
links lead to sites which are not part of Refugees Online.
Visit and discuss a
range of relevant sites
Discuss the highs and lows of some of the
following examples, especially regarding overall design, content,
organisation of the site and ease of navigation.
Refugees
and immigration:
News and
current affairs:
Other:
Using search
engines, directories and portals
Below are a few of the thousands of search
engines, directories and portal sites which currently exist on the Web.
Get the trainees to use the same keywords on several search engines,
then discuss the differences in results.
Look also at the Open
Directory project, a comprehensive Web directory which relies on
updates from volunteer editors.
Click here
for the next element of the course: Marketing
and promoting your website
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