There is always one person in a group board or page that will post off topic. “Hey check out my new mixtape!,” “Check out this funny video!,” “Look what I just bought, what you do guys think of this?,” these are just some of the most common posts that some people post on group boards and pages that often have nothing to do with the actual group. I personally always found it annoying, and now I understand that it not just common sense to not post off topic, but it s a rule of netiquette. By taking the Netiquette Challenge, I learned that some people are doing more than just posting about irrelevant information when posting off topic on a specific group page, they are also violating the rule of netiquette. I see this happening too often, where people want the attention or are trying to become known by posting in any group and page that they have access to.
Month: June 2015
Useful Mobile Apps for College Students
App 1: Course off
Courseoff connects to your school’s class scheduling system, so you can choose what class, teacher and lecture time you are registered for. The app links up your class schedule with your calendar app on Apple phones, which allows you to have your schedule easily accessible without having to manually look up your schedule every time, don’t have to write down your schedule, and if you forget what time your class is, you can just drag down your top bar on your phone or just open the app. It is also color coded, making it easier to understand and follow when reading it on your calendar. The app is also available online, so if you want to quickly see your schedule or find it easier to add or fix it, you can do it online and it will sync to your phone.
App 2: Venmo
As a college student myself, I find myself using venmo a lot. Whether it is to pay back my friends for dinner, going out, or even my family member buying me something and we split the cost. Venmo connects your credit and debit cards to the app and extract the money from your account when you request to send money to a friend for something. It’s quick and takes two seconds to send money, as well as cashing out money people send you. There is no hassle and the money is directly deposited into your account once you cash out. In addition, there is a time line on your page on the app that allows you to easily remember and track your spending. If you forget if you paid your friend or not, you can easily check your app to see.
Unit 2: Assignment 2
Website: http://www.justfacts.com/
Currency: There is a tab called “just facts daily,” but the latest articles have been posted in May. By looking around on this website, I do not believe that this website is constantly updated and current.
Relevance: There are many topics on this website, that when you click on the main idea, there is an outline of that topic. On this page, there are also related websites where they retrieved the sources from.
Authority: This website is a non-profit research and educational institute run by a group of people who are said to have political knowledge and personal political ideas. Majority of the articles are published by James D. Agresti.
Accuracy: The information that is given, are footnoted and the appropriate citation and url are given for all the information that is taken from other websites and used for the articles. James D. Agresti gathers information from numerous websites and other resources in order to create a page outlining different sections and ideas about a specific topic.
Purpose: The purpose of this site was created in order to “research and publish verifiable facts about the leading public policy issues of our time,” by providing facts that are unbiased, accurate, and hard facts not half-truths.
Website: http://www.factcheck.org/
Currency: This website is constantly being updated once there is a story out. The latest article on this website was posted June 19th. Before then, there were articles the day before and so on.
Relevance: If one was to write an article on todays political leaders and world or just want to know what is going on in politics, this website provides numerous articles, videos, speeches, and interviews all on what is going on in todays politics and government.
Authority: The original publisher of this website is Walter Annenberg, it is now run by Brooks Jackson and many others. Although the articles do not show who has written that specific article, the site does list the many employees of that work to establish and provide for the website. www.factcheck.org is run by three sources; Annenberg Foundation, individual members of the public, and from APPC.
Accuracy: The writers and creators seem to have great knowledge on public policies and what of course, be as unbiased as one can. There are multiple writers, editors and directors each set with the mission to gather information directly and publish articles out that is relevant to politics as well as what is happening currently. Each person that is part of the website is listed, but not given direct affiliation to whom wrote each article.
Purpose: factcheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It was created by Walter Annenberg whose mission was to establish a website covering public policy at the local, state and federal levels, which continues today on this website by numerous writers who have experience and knowledge about politics.
Unit 2: Assignment 1
Search String: Chocolate Origin
INDIVIDUAL SEARCH ENGINES
Search Engine: google.com
- Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com/
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. - History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, …. Food history · History of yerba mate · List of English words of Nahuatl origin …Mesoamerican history – History in Europe – Modern trade – See also - A Brief History of Chocolate | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/
1 Mar 2008 – Etymologists trace the origin of the word “chocolate” to the Aztec word “xocoatl,” which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans. - Chocolate Origin – Cafe, Food & Grocery | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/chocolateorigin
Chocolate Origin. 11893 likes · 239 talking about this. Awesome chocolate station. Order our cakes online at chocolate-origin.com. - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
It is reputed to have originated in the Amazon or Orinoco basin. Here’s a timeline of from the origin of chocolate as we can track it, until today, as we know it.
Search Engine: Bing.com
- History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other …Mesoamerican history · History in Europe · Modern trade - Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews … - The History of Chocolate
https://www.cadbury.co.uk/the-story
Cadbury was founded almost 200 years ago. Delve into the fascinating history and you’ll find a wealth of interesting facts on subjects including advertising, Cadbury … - The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates …
aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin …
Search Engine: Yahoo.com
- History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free…
wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolateCached
The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre … - Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com Cached
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping - The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade …
aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolateCached
Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin … - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of …
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp Cached
A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews … - Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? -…
facts-about-chocolate.com › … › Chocolate University
Chocolate history starts out in Latin America, where cacao trees grow wild. The first people to use chocolate were probably the Olmec of what is today southeast Mexico.
META SEARCH ENGINES
Search Engine: dogpile.com (google + yahoo +more)
- History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre … - Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping - The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates by …
aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin … - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews … - Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
Chocolate history starts out in Latin America, where cacao trees grow wild. The first people to use chocolate were probably the Olmec of what is today southeast Mexico.
Search Engine: webcrawler.com (google + yahoo)
- History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre … - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews … - Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
Ever wondered who invented chocolate? Was it the Mayans? The Europeans? Milton Hershey? Learn all about chocolate history here. - A Brief History of Chocolate | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/
A Brief History of Chocolate Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat and watch a video - Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping
Search Engine: metacrawler.com (google + yahoo)
- History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre … - Chocolate Origin™
chocolate-origin.com
Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping - The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates by …
aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin … - History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews … - Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
Ever wondered who invented chocolate? Was it the Mayans? The Europeans? Milton Hershey? Learn all about chocolate history here.
Each search engine had more similarities than differences. Within the top 5 results atleast 3 items were the same for each search engine regardless of being an individual engine or a meta-search engine. However there were clearly more advertisements around the Yahoo! results page compared to all the others, which goes to show the approach taken in indexing results. Google clearly indexes the results based on the users’ response, most hits(user clicks). Yahoo! really relies on advertisements to focus their results, which is only really helpful when searching for things to buy; but is not ideal when researching and finding information. In my case, you can see that Yahoo! had more store/ecommerce results and google had more informational results.
The meta-search engines all looked at the same individual search engines, so the results were almost exactly the same for each. In my findings, the first result in each meta-search came up were exactly the same, with Wikipedia. Furthermore 4:5 items were the same across each meta-search engine, proving that they are all looking at the same individual engines.
How to Overcome Online Classes
1. Keep a planner with reminders whether it is physically written down or on your phone
Constantly track your work daily so you will never miss a due date. I have to physically write down my due dates and what I have to do in order to remember them. This tool really helps, and will keep your grade up just by submitting assignments on time!
2. Do work little by little each day instead of at the last minute
By spreading out work each day, you will be able to accomplish assignments on time. In addition, there will be less room for mistakes and you will get a better understanding of the topic.
3. Use as many resources as possible including the professor and classmates
What better resources are there to use than those that are in the same position as you or the one that has given you the assignment personally? By using your classmates for questions and ideas you can successfully complete an assignment on time, correctly and easily. Don’t know what the assignment is even asking you to do? The professor can tell you exactly what it is asking for. These two resources are the best, most reliable sources around to help.
Assignment 3: Tool Inventory
Task 1: You have to lead an online presentation on the contents of your history term paper.
- Tools: 1. youtube, 2. video conferencing
- Reason: 1. for videos on the topic, 2. closest form of face to face contact and communication
Task 2: The final exam for your economics course is coming up, and you need to collect all of your (and hopefully your classmates’) online resources for a study guide.
- Tools: 1. voice conferencing, 2. Web 2.0 tools such as Prezi, 3. folksonomy
- Reason: 1. easily talk one on one or in a group to compare and share ideas almost as if in person, 2. share notes and ideas that are easy to obtain and understand as well as comment on, and 3. creating tags and making pages that are important that you find are necessary
Task 3: You need to create an interactive tour of Berlin as an assignment for your study abroad program.
- Tools: 1. youtube, 2. folksonomy, 3. blogs
- Reason: 1. allows for visuals, 2. tags the main areas of interest in Berlin, 3. find where other people have gone that they enjoyed and would recommend
Task 4: You and a group of your classmates have been asked to do a collaborative research project on how Facebook has affected the social habit of young adults.
- Tools: 1. Facebook, 2. Prezi
- Reason: 1. to gather information and analyze directly, 2. to create a representation of the data found with your classmates
A Look Into My Life
Hey guys!
My name is Bijita Mistry; also known as B, i’m a sophomore here at Georgia State University studying Exercise Science. Some people say they just have that “awakening” of what they want to do with their lives, but mine wasn’t an awakening, it was more of a comfort and excitement. Every time i’ve been in an orthopedics or rehabilitation center, I feel a rush of excitement knowing that I will be apart of one, one day. Since the day i’ve been able to walk, i’ve been playing sports. My family is from England, so I have a strong influence of soccer. Therefore, i’ve played the sport for almost 14 years. Besides playing sports, I love traveling. I’ve been to many different parts of Europe, especially the United Kingdom. I am born and raised in New Jersey, and currently live here still, but go back and forth between New Jersey and Georgia. Just like any other Northerner; New York City, Philadelphia, Princeton, Washington D.C., Baltimore and other major sights of interest that we go to, are often to explore more than to sightsee. Whether I go by myself for an adventure, or with people, I never seize to live in the moment. I love to be around people with similar interests and personality. Moving to Georgia was a huge step in my life, and not to be cliche, but becoming a part of a sorority made the move a lot easier. I came down to Atlanta with a whole new perspective and outlook on life, looking for something new and different. But never in a million years did I think I would be in a sorority. I saw myself as the antithesis of a typical sorority girl. Zeta Tau Alpha has brought my greatest strengths and leadership out, that I didn’t see in myself before. I find myself in times of trouble, and I know I can reach out to the 80 sum women that are apart of Zeta Tau Alpha. And if you catch that reference, “I find myself in times of trouble,” I love music. I love the classics, indie rock, and a ton of other genres. When i’m not doing work on my laptop, you can find me drinking my daily cups of coffee while reading music blogs online. I watch more TV series than I can count on my fingers. Even though I love to go out and have fun, I love those days I can stay in bed and watch movies all day. Oh I forgot to mention, I love the classic movies, my favorite of all time may be The Graduate and my favorite Romantic Comedy is, When Harry Met Sally; the classic cliche love story that stems from Casablanca. Woody Allen may be one weird guy, but his movies are something else.
That’s a good look into my life, but there’s more to come each and every day I live.
Bijita Mistry
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