A high school student must research a North American Indian
dance and regalia, with the intention of making an item as part of a class
project
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Step |
World Folklore and Folklife |
| Research North American dances and associated items |
WFF allows the user to browse by region/country
or topic to narrow down the search, or quick search a particular dance/item.
The image gallery is accessible from the home page, providing another possible
starting point since images are linked back to their relevant textual content.
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| Student has browsed and read some background information. She decides to
focus on the Spring Dance and performs a quick search using that term |
Results are provided in a ranked list of items, including both text and
illustrations. Hits are clearly titled and the student can quickly scan through
to find the appropriate information.
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| Gather information, including sources |
The student is able to move back and forth between search results and content
pages; can cut and paste text and print off images; static URLs are available
on every page, suitable for cutting and pasting into a bibliography. |
A college undergraduate student must research the
traditional literary background of the Cinderella story
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Step |
World Folklore and Folklife |
| The student is looking for both information about Cinderella tales, and for
examples of the tales themselves |
WFF allows the users to browse by region/country,
or topic or quick search under ‘Cinderella’, or advanced search to focus on
‘Cinderella tales from Europe’. The user can search within search results,
without losing original search.
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| User begins to gather information |
Ranked search results are clearly displayed and content types are apparent
–eg tales, contextual information, images; the student can cut and paste
relevant extracts; sources and citations are clear and presented in a format
suitable for cutting-and-pasting into a bibliography.
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| The student finds an Italian version of a Cinderella story and decides to
explore for more Italian fairy tales. |
Associated tales are linked by subject and country, so related tales are only
one click away.
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