Online Learning

Online Learning

Part 2

More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

Ø Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, it’s purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

Ø if there is an author listed. Look for a biography that discusses the authors education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.

Ø Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

Ø Presentation counts; a clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

Ø Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, misappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

 

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Student Success Statement

  Student Success Statement

Gold medals don’t make champions…hard work does.”

Anon

To me this statement means that medals awards doesn’t make a champion it’s just a gift. What makes a champion is how much effort you put into what you doing and how hard you work on it.

 

Online learning part 1

Online learning part 1

Read between the lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

ü Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

 

ü Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

 

ü Consider whether the arguments are logical and  backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

 

Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. ”

Margaret Chase Smith

Not only does Margaret Chase tell us that it's important to stand by what we believe, but she also infers that peer pressure is always there, never will be gone, ever. The only thing to do is know when not to fall in and become that "group", stick with your gut.

It’s Online, but Is Is On Target?

It’s Online, but Is Is On Target?

 

Part 3

 

Dot-What?

 

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

 

·         Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

 

·         Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. May dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

 

·         Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

 

·         Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

 

·         Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student course work up on the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching fot yhe information’s accuracy.

 

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Be quick, but don’t get into a hurry.”

John Wooden

What I think he trying to tell you is that to do the right thing but think clear what you going to do. Don’t hurry up either in your decisions because later on they may be consequeses.

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/109995.html

Using  the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it. You’ve probably used the Internet to so research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy, or form an opinion about current events . Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust. Many websites claim to have facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way- they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also it is critical that you post online that which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of the benefit to the world.

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