Hey everybody and welcome back for week 7,
Well this week did not start off on a good one, first off angel screwed up and we all had to fix things and then my computer decides to fry when I need it the most so that made it worse but other then that lets get back to what im suppose to be talking about.
Well this week I started it off by doing the Research and the world wide web assignment, in this one we were suppose to talk about how the internet can affect attitudes and methods of doing research, which to me was not hard because we just had to tell them what we felt. After that I went on to do the web search assignment, in this assignment we were told to read some instructions basically on how different search engines and databases work, then after that we were suppose to pick four search tools and use them to find out information on our topics, after doing that we were told to answer question such as, what were the results of our searches and which search tool worked best for us, then we had to tell which site we found useful when we did our searches. After completing that assignment I moved on to do the advanced google search assignment in this assignment we were suppose to do searches using keywords and terms that we had found useful in other weeks to find information by using two forms of Google like the advanced search engine and Google scholar, after that we were suppose to answer questions based on our search, questions like what terms or keywords we used and what features we used and then we were suppose to compare the search tools we used. After that I moved on to do the web citations assignment, in this one we were told to write citations for three web sites we have found early in the week, and we are suppose to use the MLA citation guide to this. After that I moved on to the last assignment of the week, evaluating web sites, in this assignment we were told to first find two websites that we have found this week that we think will be helpful in our pathfinder and write citations for both, after that we were told to evaluate the websites by answering question given to us by the teacher like, what the purpose of the site was, who created the site and when was it last updated, after that we were told to write annotations about the web sites by answering questions and telling about what the website was made for.
Well I think the only thing I really had a problem with was the citations like I always do but I think I over came it and did them right. I think I learned some new things like how to use the advanced search on Google and how to look up scholarly thing on Google.
Well I'm out of here catch me next week,
Joe
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
journal week six
Hello everyone and welcome back to another week of school talk,
Well this week I started out with My Search Strategy, in this assignment we were told to figure out different keywords or phrases that we could use to locate more information on our topics, I used Google to help with figuring out which keywords would be good to look at for information on my topic. After completing that assignment I moved on to do the periodicals database assignment, in this assignment we were suppose to locate the Proquest and academic search premier databases and answer some qeustions about both databases,we were suppose to find the answers about what dates are covered by the databases,what subject areas are included,what kind of periodicals are included and who the intended audience these databases are meant for. After that assignment I went to work on my search results, in this assignment we were suppose to use the keywords we found early on in this week to find out which ones helped in locating information on our topics by plugging the words into the Proquest database, another part to this assignment was to find four articles that deal with our topics and cite and write annotations for them using the MLA guide lines. Last but not least the Revised research plan, in this assignment we were suppose to add any new information to our research plans that we have learned this week, it could be new keywords or more information in other sections of the plan, I added a new keyword and some other information about the antarctic ice sheets I got from using the Proquest database.
I have to say this week was kinda hard and im not sure I did the citing right, the only things I had problems with was the citing and annotation writing like I did last week. but I did learn how to use keywords more to find things of interest, like I learned how to narrow the search down instead of typing in a single word like global warming I would type in global warming and the effects on climate, learning those simple thing really do help.
Alright everyone im out of here check back next week,
Joseph Mack
Well this week I started out with My Search Strategy, in this assignment we were told to figure out different keywords or phrases that we could use to locate more information on our topics, I used Google to help with figuring out which keywords would be good to look at for information on my topic. After completing that assignment I moved on to do the periodicals database assignment, in this assignment we were suppose to locate the Proquest and academic search premier databases and answer some qeustions about both databases,we were suppose to find the answers about what dates are covered by the databases,what subject areas are included,what kind of periodicals are included and who the intended audience these databases are meant for. After that assignment I went to work on my search results, in this assignment we were suppose to use the keywords we found early on in this week to find out which ones helped in locating information on our topics by plugging the words into the Proquest database, another part to this assignment was to find four articles that deal with our topics and cite and write annotations for them using the MLA guide lines. Last but not least the Revised research plan, in this assignment we were suppose to add any new information to our research plans that we have learned this week, it could be new keywords or more information in other sections of the plan, I added a new keyword and some other information about the antarctic ice sheets I got from using the Proquest database.
I have to say this week was kinda hard and im not sure I did the citing right, the only things I had problems with was the citing and annotation writing like I did last week. but I did learn how to use keywords more to find things of interest, like I learned how to narrow the search down instead of typing in a single word like global warming I would type in global warming and the effects on climate, learning those simple thing really do help.
Alright everyone im out of here check back next week,
Joseph Mack
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
journal /Week 5
Hello everyone and welcome back for week five,
Well this week I started off by doing the MLA citation style assignment which was kinda easy,I started doing this assignment by reviewing the style guide given to us by the teacher, I then went to work doing the book citation she wanted us to do, after doing that I went on to find a article of my own choosing,I do not remember what one I chose, but after finishing up that I went on to the website citation part of the assignment,the site the teacher gave us what not the hard part it was figuring out how to do my own that caused me problems. after completing that assignment I moved on to do the Annotation analysis assignment, in this assignment we had to pick two out of four examples to basically critique them, we had to write about three to four paragraphs for each example, in these paragraphs we had to figure out if the information given was an opinion of the author or if it was a critique or both, after completing that part we had to figure out if the information given would be enough to determine if it would be a useful site to visit, after that part we had to figure out what we could add to the information to make it more effective to use. last but not least we had to do an assignment on citing and annotating your sources,in this assignment we had write an annotation and cite the article we used in our topic thing we sent to the teacher and we had to write an annotation and cite one of the books we looked at in week three. I used the MLA citation guide to help me figure out how to cite the book and article, then I went on to write my annotation of the article and book.
This week was a fun learning experience, I learned how to cite and write annotations something I never knew how to do before. I did run into a few snags along the way, like I could not figure out how to use the MlA citation guide at first, but then I figured it out. Another hard part was the annotations we had to write, I was not sure on what to put in the writing or what to leave out, so I'm hoping I got it right.Well all in all this week was great,I learned a lot of new things that might just benefit me in the long run.
Well I'm out of here everyone catch you guys next week,
Joseph Mack
Well this week I started off by doing the MLA citation style assignment which was kinda easy,I started doing this assignment by reviewing the style guide given to us by the teacher, I then went to work doing the book citation she wanted us to do, after doing that I went on to find a article of my own choosing,I do not remember what one I chose, but after finishing up that I went on to the website citation part of the assignment,the site the teacher gave us what not the hard part it was figuring out how to do my own that caused me problems. after completing that assignment I moved on to do the Annotation analysis assignment, in this assignment we had to pick two out of four examples to basically critique them, we had to write about three to four paragraphs for each example, in these paragraphs we had to figure out if the information given was an opinion of the author or if it was a critique or both, after completing that part we had to figure out if the information given would be enough to determine if it would be a useful site to visit, after that part we had to figure out what we could add to the information to make it more effective to use. last but not least we had to do an assignment on citing and annotating your sources,in this assignment we had write an annotation and cite the article we used in our topic thing we sent to the teacher and we had to write an annotation and cite one of the books we looked at in week three. I used the MLA citation guide to help me figure out how to cite the book and article, then I went on to write my annotation of the article and book.
This week was a fun learning experience, I learned how to cite and write annotations something I never knew how to do before. I did run into a few snags along the way, like I could not figure out how to use the MlA citation guide at first, but then I figured it out. Another hard part was the annotations we had to write, I was not sure on what to put in the writing or what to leave out, so I'm hoping I got it right.Well all in all this week was great,I learned a lot of new things that might just benefit me in the long run.
Well I'm out of here everyone catch you guys next week,
Joseph Mack
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
blog entry week 4.
Hello everyone and welcome back to another issue of Joe's school assignments,
well this week I started of with the assignment how I know part 1, in this assignment we were asked to find the origin of the word Canuck, which really was not that hard after you searched through loads of website to find out if the information from one website matched with others. After that I moved on to how I know part 2, which was an assignment about what we know in life and if its true, in this assignment we had to justify what we wrote. after both parts of how I know I moved on to do my research plan, which in my opinion was fun, in this assignment we had to pick a topic name then we had to figure out how to focus our topic into a specific thing like scientific or political after that we had do an outline of the kind of information we plan on including in our research then after that we have to find key terms and find the nature of the topic we chose. After completing the research plan assignment I moved on to finish up the week by doing the assignment selecting information sources, in this assignment we had to describe how we think books and periodicals, non-print materials, reference sections in a library and websites could help us find information about our topic, and another part of that assignment was to figure out how those types of materials would not help us in our research.
well everyone that seems to be it for this week,check in next week,
Joe Mack
well this week I started of with the assignment how I know part 1, in this assignment we were asked to find the origin of the word Canuck, which really was not that hard after you searched through loads of website to find out if the information from one website matched with others. After that I moved on to how I know part 2, which was an assignment about what we know in life and if its true, in this assignment we had to justify what we wrote. after both parts of how I know I moved on to do my research plan, which in my opinion was fun, in this assignment we had to pick a topic name then we had to figure out how to focus our topic into a specific thing like scientific or political after that we had do an outline of the kind of information we plan on including in our research then after that we have to find key terms and find the nature of the topic we chose. After completing the research plan assignment I moved on to finish up the week by doing the assignment selecting information sources, in this assignment we had to describe how we think books and periodicals, non-print materials, reference sections in a library and websites could help us find information about our topic, and another part of that assignment was to figure out how those types of materials would not help us in our research.
well everyone that seems to be it for this week,check in next week,
Joe Mack
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