Mea Culpa. I didn’t know it, but I am guilty. I regularly violate the rules of netiquette. I don’t belong to any online groups, but I do keep in touch with family and friends on Facebook. I will call out anyone who is being disrespectful. According to Question #2 of the Netiquette challenge, I should not respond to someone who is being a jerk. In a more public situation, such as twitter, I regularly ignore flamers, but on my Facebook page, I can’t ignore attacks against a family member or close friend. The blood of my hillbilly forefathers runs deep in my veins. We have been known to kill people over a stolen pig but we wouldn’t defend our kinfolk? Ha! I didn’t realize it was a violation of the rules of the internet to defend ones family and friends. It’s a sucky rule and I expect to be a repeat offender. Apologies in advance to the net.
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| justfacts.com | factcheck.org | |
| Currency | Site was started in 1997 and periodically updated with the most recent article date of 01/18/2017. It has a professional appearance with working links. | Site was started in 2003 and periodically updated with the most recent article date of 02/02/2017. It has a professional appearance with working links. |
| Relevance | justfacts.com includes a wealth of in-depth facts that are easy to comprehend by most adults. I was unable to locate metadata for this site. | factcheck.org includes a wealth of in-depth facts that are easy to comprehend by most adults. I was unable to locate metadata for this site. |
| Authority |
President & primary researcher, James D. Agresti, BS in Mechanical Engineering. Chairman of the board of directors, Stephen F. Cardone, BS in Psychology. Reports cites by various respected institutions, and “notes of appreciation” from readers. The emblems of those they claim cited them do not hyperlink. |
Seven principles listed: investigative/political journalists, media watchdogs, science writers, researchers,professors and undergraduate fellows. Affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Recipient of numerous distinctions, including TIME magazine’s “25 Sites We Can’t Live Without” (2006); World E-Gov Forum as ‘one of 10 sites that “are changing the world”‘ (2006); PC Magazine‘s list of the “20 Best Political Websites” (2008); 2009 Clarion Award, 2010 Sigma Delta Chi Award (Society of Professional Journalists); and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences Webby Awards in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for “best Politics site.” |
| Accuracy |
Frequently cites their own work from other research articles as factual support. Facts are taken from valid primary resources but presented in such a way that can easily lead to false attributions of cause/effect. |
Cites are from primary or reputable/peer reviewed sources. Most are hyperlinked. |
| Purpose | Mission statement: “The mission of Just Facts is to research and publish verifiable facts about the leading public policy issues of our time.” | Mission statement: “We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.” |
Analysis: Both websites present facts but the bias is palpable on the justfacts.com website. Their facts are presented to support their libertarian/conservative point of view. Their articles were strictly in opposition to Democrats and/or liberal policies. No facts were presented that conflicted with Republican/Libertarian views or statements. They present a lot of raw data but the reader is left to make false attributions to much of it. As a wise statistics professor once told me, how you present the data is almost as important as the data itself.
Conversely, factcheck.org is an equal opportunity watchdog. Are they liberal? Perhaps, as much of academia is often accused of liberal bias. However, they point out untruths and half-truths from all political persuasions on a wide range of topics. That is the purpose of a fact checker. I also support the financial disclosure policy of factcheck.org. It was unclear who funds justfacts.com. In political views, money matters.
Certainly most of us, if not all, have personal points of view. Presenting only the information that supports your worldview makes you a propagandist, not a fact checker.
Unit 2 Assignment 1 Search/Metasearch
Search Terms: autism scholarly articles
| google.com |
Research Autism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/autism/autism-resources/autism-journals Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Open in New Window) A leading peer-reviewed,scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. CDC | Articles | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | NCBDDD www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/articles.html “Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not being identified as early as they could be. Early identification is the most powerful tool we have right now to make a difference in the lives of children with ASD.” Autism—what is it and where does it come from? | QJM: An … qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263 by FJ O’Callaghan – 2002 – Cited by 5 – Related articlesMay 1, 2002 – Like epilepsy or cerebral palsy, autism is not a single disease but a …. In one infamous article in Time magazine he said that ‘children with early … Autism Journals | Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List https://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php List of highly accessed peer reviewed openaccess articles in autism … The journal of Autism Open Access is one of the best open access journal of scholarly … Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Springer link.springer.com/journal/10803… Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly … Impact Factor 3.493; Available 1971 – 2017; Volumes 47; Issues 289; Articles … |
| yahoo.com |
Research Autism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/autism/autism-resources/autism-journals List of some key scientific journals which publish peer-reviewed articles on … scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and … CDC | Articles | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | NCBDDD www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/articles.html Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Autism—what is it and where does it come from? | QJM: An … qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263 May 1, 2002 … Like epilepsy or cerebral palsy, autism is not a single disease but a …. In one infamous article in Time magazine he said that ‘children with early … Autism Journals | Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php List of highly accessed peer reviewed open access articles in autism … The journal of Autism Open Access is one of the best open access journal of scholarly … Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Springer link.springer.com/journal/10803 … Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly … Impact Factor 3.493; Available 1971 – 2017; Volumes 47; Issues 289; Articles … |
| bing.com |
ResearchAutism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/autism/autism-resources/autism-journals List of some key scientific journals which publish peer-reviewed articles on autism compiled by Research Autism Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders– incl … www.springer.com › Home › Psychology › Child & School Psychology The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related … Autism Journals| Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php List of highly accessed peer reviewed open access articles in autism spectrum disorders, neural disorders. 2014 Journal rank, impact factors and indexing. Academic Journals– Autism – LibGuides at Hofstra University libguides.hofstra.edu/c.php?g=323441&p=2169317 You may search for articles through Hofstra’s databases. Often there is a box that you can click to limit your results to just “peer reviewed” (scholarly) articles. Authors: Amy Catalano About:Special education Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders– Springer link.springer.com/journal/10803 The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related… |
| dogpile.com |
Autism—what is it and where does it come from? | QJM: An … qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263 Kanner first described autism in children in 1943, … Autism—what is it and where does it come from? … Oxford Academic Books & Online Resources; Research Autism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/…utism-resources/autism-journals List of some key scientific journals which publish peer-reviewed articles on autism compiled by Research Autism Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – incl … www.springer.com/…&+school+psychology/journal/10803 The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related … Autism Journals | Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php List of highly accessed peer reviewed open access articles in autism spectrum disorders, neural disorders. 2014 Journal rank, impact factors and indexing. Academic Journals – Autism – LibGuides at Hofstra University libguides.hofstra.edu/c.php?g=323441&p=2169317 You may search for articles through Hofstra’s databases. Often there is a box that you can click to limit your results to just “peer reviewed” (scholarly) articles. |
| webcrawler.com | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – incl … www.springer.com/psychology/child+&+school+psychology/journal/10803 The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related … Autism—what is it and where does it come from? | QJM: An … qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263 Research Autism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/autism/autism-resources/autism-journals List of some key scientific journals which publish peer-reviewed articles on autism compiled by Research Autism Autism Journals | Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php Academic Journals – Autism – LibGuides at Hofstra University |
| monstercrawler.com |
Research Autism | Autism Resources | Autism Journals researchautism.net/…utism-resources/autism-journals List of some key scientific journals which publish peer-reviewed articles on autism compiled by Research Autism Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Springer link.springer.com/journal/10803 The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related … Autism—what is it and where does it come from? | QJM: An … qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263 Kanner first described autism in children in 1943, … Autism—what is it and where does it come from? … Oxford Academic Books & Online Resources; Academic Journals – Autism – LibGuides at Hofstra University libguides.hofstra.edu/c.php?g=323441&p=2169317 You may search for articles through Hofstra’s databases. Often there is a box that you can click to limit your results to just “peer reviewed” (scholarly) articles. Autism Journals | Peer Reviewed | High Impact Articles List www.omicsgroup.org/journals/autism.php List of highly accessed peer reviewed open access articles in autism spectrum disorders, neural disorders. 2014 Journal rank, impact factors and indexing. |
| Comments: | Basically, all six search engines produced similar/same results. The biggest difference is that the CDC articles were only included in the Google and the Yahoo results. I am a fan of our hometown Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and would prefer their content over Hofstra University (no reflection intended against Hofstra). I would avoid both Yahoo & Dogpile as they are fraught with advertising, with Yahoo in the lead for most unrelated content. If I am searching for scholarly articles about autism, do I really care that some guy stitched up a copy of the dress from “Beauty and the Beast” for a marriage proposal prop? Yahoo claims that nugget is “Autism Scholarly News.” Dogpile’s worst offense was all the ad content dispersed within and formatted to look like search results. I know all search engines have ad content. That is how they get paid. All I ask is that it is easily recognized as an advertisement and not results I intend to peruse. Google still gets my vote… until someone can tell me why they shouldn’t. |
Unit 2 Planning For Success
Planning for Success
- Think about why you are in school. This is your motivation. Want to earn more money? Learn a new skill? Become more proficient in your job? Remind yourself! It will be easier to run the gamut if you keep your eyes on the prize. Attitude is everything. If you try to convince yourself a class is too hard or not worth it, you are setting yourself up for failure and disappointment.
- Establish a schedule and do your best to stick to it. Block times for study, including adequate time to complete lengthier or more difficult assignments. Remember that life often interferes with best intentions. You can never plan for sickness or an accident, computer failures or an impromptu party. If your work is ahead of schedule, it allows for more flexibility.
- Be kind to yourself. Get plenty of sleep, eat well and exercise to keep those brain cells in good working order! Reward yourself for a task completed or a job well done.
- If all else fails, review number 1. Remember why you are here.
Assignment 3: Tool Inventory
| Tool Inventory | ||
| 1. Task | 2. Tools | 3. Reason |
| You have to lead an online presentation on the contents of your history term paper. | Presbee, Prezi or Powerpoint | These applications are user friendly and easy to share with multiple viewers. It is easy to incorporate text and images and share them with multiple devices. |
| The final exam of your economics course is coming up and you need to collect all of your (and hopefully your classmates’) online resources for a study guide |
PBWorks or Wikispaces Dropbox |
PBWorks and Wikispaces are 2 of the easiest tools to use for collaborative works. Classmates can fully participate which would likely lead to better cooperation. Dropbox is one of the most universally used and also easy to access from a variety of devices. |
| You need to create an interactive tour of Berlin as an assignment for your study abroad program. |
Slidedog Presbee, Prezi |
Slidedog allows user to incorporate from a vast array of platforms, easily accessed from most devices and offers great interactivity. Prezi and Presbee are also good choices for their ease of use and polished results. |
| You and a group of your classmates have been asked to do a collaborative research project on how Facebook has affected the social habits of young adults. | PBWorks or Wikispaces | These two are my go to tools whenever I want to work on a group project. It is so easy for the entire group to work towards a completed project and everyone’s input is readily available and easily modified. |