Citing Internet Sources
This is an important activity because as these websites
show, there is a definite formula that needs to be followed when citing a
source from the internet. All of the
websites give you information on how to document material, but they are not
presented in the same way. As an
instructor, I would use the Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials
site www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html
for classroom instruction.
The media site, didn’t use examples, though the
explanations were quite detailed. When
using these sites to teach children, long and involved work tends to confuse
them. Students have a tendency to get
the information confused if they aren’t able to view a model. The
general site provided only examples.
This is helpful if the student is looking at a document that has exactly
the same information. If not, students
may omit things and produce an inaccurate citation. And the text site, only focuses on part of
the citation.
This page was the most
helpful because it provided an explanation of how to cite a document as well as
an example. There were examples of
multiple document and periodical citations from a variety of sources. This helps students understand what they have
to include in a citation and serves as a guideline for students if they are
unsure where their article fits.
Reference Material for
Electronic Source Materials {Electronic Version}. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth
Edition.
http://www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html
Four Citations from
Activity…
Salwen, Peter. (1996). The
Quotable Mark Twain. Salwen Business
Communications. Retrieved from the World
Wide Web,
CIA’s The World Factbook:
Afganistan. (2003). Retrieved from the World Wide Web,
2003 Winston Cup Series
Drivers. (2003). Retrieved from the World Wide Web,
McKenzie, Jamie. (2001) Building Good News Ideas {Electronic
Version}. From Now On The Educational Technology Journal,10, No.9. http://fno.org/jun01/building.html