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From Google to Blawgs: Internet Tips for the LRW Teacher
11th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute
Presenter: Maria Perez CristUniversity of Dayton School of Law
July 22, 2004
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Top Web Portals and Blawgs
Legal Research Fact Research Blawgs
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Web Sites for Legal Research Life beyond Lexis and Westlaw: LoisLaw;
VersusLaw, & Casemaker Key non-subscription Internet sources Using the Internet to organize your legal
research Briefs on the Web
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Findlaw (http://www.findlaw.com)
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Legal Information Institute(http://www.law.cornell.edu)
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Web Sites for Factual Research Simulation development Realistic settings for problems Ready-made documents for simulations
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Lawyer Express(http://www.lawyerexpress.com)
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SearchSystems(http://www.searchsystems.net)
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Online Communities UseNet/Newsgroups/
Google Groups
Mailing Lists / Listservs
BLAWGS
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Message Boards
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BLAWGS
1997 “Web logs” (only 30 existed)
TODAY estimated at least 500,000WEB LOG BLOG
Law-related BLOG BLAWG
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Internet Research Blawg
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Business Law Blawg
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Criminal Law
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Internet Research Techniques Know what’s available
Use efficient search techniques
Start out at useful web sites
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The “Invisible Web”
What makes it “invisible”? Buried web pages – beyond the reach of
most search engines Type of page – PDF, spreadsheets, Word
documents, etc.
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Best search strategies Have a plan Use the most appropriate search tool Navigate what you find in the most efficient
manner Check reliability of what you find
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New Tricks with Google Google Task Bar Google Deskbar Search Google Images, News, Groups Froogle Advanced Searches Number Searches
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Internet Technology in the Classroom
Google Language Exercise Online Grammar Exercise Fun with Forms
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Google Language Exercise Goal: compare learning to communicate the
language of the law with learning a new language.
Technique: Go to Google and use the language feature. Translate a sentence to a foreign language. Have a student translate the sentence word for word. Notice the need to change syntax to make the sentence understandable in English.
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Online Grammar Exercises Goal: Improve writing skills. Technique: Can be done in class or
assigned outside of class. Go to: http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm. Choose quizzes in the areas your students seem to have the most trouble with.
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Fun with Forms Goal: Students learn how to access and
use forms in law practice. Technique: Go to the “forms” link on
Findlaw. Practice searching for a form. Then compare the form with what is known about the law. Have students indicate what changes would need to be made in the form.
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The Internet… make it work for you!