1. I take pride in using Khan Academy a long time before they became so popular. They are great at math and science lessons in almost every college category and uses an easy to learn method. Every college student should try the app.
2. I also use ITunesU. It is basically an encyclopedia with quick, easy access information that makes you feel like you are attending an Ivy league school.
1. justfacts.com
Currency-The website was started in 1997 and seems to be updated often. There are many different links with a plethora of information. There is also a link to justfactsdaily.com which has information posted daily.
Relevance-The information is very plentiful. Each subject has its own link that has even more sub links about that subject. The subject information is divided into bullet points that make it easy to read.
Authority-The site lists it’s primary researcher and president of board of directors and their qualifications. The only contact information is a tab where you can email the site and donate to it, which is how it is funded. There is a list of organizations that cited the site such as PBS, CBS, and several Universities.
Accuracy-The site is professional with no bias, just information. There are citations at the end of every fact posted. There are standards of credibility but I do not see a section for peer review.
Purpose-The mission statement of the site is to strictly provide unbiased information about many of the countries biggest issues. With the information, citizens can form their own opinion about these issues.
2. factcheck.org
Currency-New information is added daily with working links to each article. I do not see how long the site has been in operation but I think it is fairly new.
Relevance-The information is relevant to those searching for information about the upcoming presidential election and politics. However, it would be hard for someone new to politics to be able to process the information.
Authority-The site gives profiles of it’s creators and their credentials. There is an address, email address, and telephone number posted under the “contact us” tab. They also list the foundations that fund them.
Accuracy-I do not know enough about politics to judge the accuracy. However, I did some cross-referencing to make sure the writing was not biased because the articles are about politics, they seemed legit. The articles also have sources in the form of links attached to them.
Purpose-The mission of the website is to make sure statements politicians make are accurate and to make sure the public has a better understanding of what the politicians really mean in their statements.
Search String-James Bond
Search Engines
1.Google
-007.com
-James Bond-Wikapedia
-James Bond Filmography-Wikapedia
-twitter.com/search/james+bond
-www.imdb.com/character/ch0000007/
2. Yahoo
-007.c0m
-James Bond-Wikapedia
-mi6-hq.com
-www.imdb.com/character/ch0000007/
-007james.com
3. Bing
-007.c0m
-James Bond-Wikapedia
-mi6-hq.com
–www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713(Spectre)
-James Bond Filmography-Wikapedia
I feel like all 3 search engines had the same results which were websites that give broad information about James bond the character and the films. However, Google included Twitter which shows that they are in touch with how big social media is in pop culture now. Bing and Yahoo both included mi6-hq which is a site about James Bond that has a very old-fashioned appearance. I think older fans and long time fans like myself can appreciate the more classic appearance. I don’t think you could go wrong with any choice.
Meta Search Engines
1.Webcrawler
-007james.com
-James Bond-Wikapedia
-007.com
-mi6-hq.com
-James Bond(Character)-IMDb
2.Dogpile
-Same 5 results as Webcrawler
3. info.com
-007james.com
-James Bond-Wikapedia
-James Bond Filmography-Wikapedia
-James Bond(Character)-IMDb
-facebook.com/jamesbond007
The meta search engines had the same results as the search engines. Webcrawler states that it’s results are pulled from Google and Yahoo. info.com’s 5th and 6th results were James Bond Twitter and Facebook handles which shows they feel social media plays a large part in information searching. I strongly agree. It is still hard for me to tell the difference between a search engine and a meta search engine.
1. Do background research by looking at your instuctors’ ratings and asking people who have taken online classes what strategies they used.
2. Use a schedule. With so many things going on in our lives, its even harder to be disciplined to a schedule for an online class. Make a detailed schedule including times you will read and study material, times you will complete assignments, and where you will study.
3. Communicate with classmates. I feel it is very important to learn from classmates and get different perspectives and opinions from each other. I mean, that is what college is mainly about right?! We must take advantage of the tools such as the discussion forums and our blogs and use them as tools for success.
1.You have to lead an online presentation on the contents of your history term paper
Tools-Email to communicate about when the presentation is and video conference to use for everyone to see the presentation and each other.
2. Collecting online resources for a study guide
Tools-Bookmarks as quick go to sites with information about economics and articles from GSU’s online library on economics as reputable sources
3.Creating an interactive tour of Berlin for a study abroad program
Tools-Prezi could be used an interactive and to the point way of summarizing the tour and one could record a summary of the tour in parts and upload them in YouTube videos and comments can be made by the uploader and viewers to interact.
4. Group research project on the effects of Facebook on the social habits of young adults
Tools-Facebook to use as the primary source of the project because most young people, including the ones doing the project have a Facebook profile and Wordle for the classmates to put their information together.