Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
This week our new web 2.0 tool was Mind Meister.It is this cool website that lets you create these cool presentations. It is easy to use and great for presenting ideas and views.
Some of the new terms we learned this week we learned was in the form of an acronym.
Authority-who wrote it who published it? Does the author have any expertise on the topic you are researching? What else has the author written on this topic? Have you ever seen or heard the authors name before?
Sources-If information is fact then it needs documentation. Documentation is the citations and sources that the author of the article you are using is the information the author used in the article.
Does the author include citations, footnotes, and a bibliography.
Purpose- Why was the source written? If you don't know why the source was written then how do you know it is a good source? Basically what soes the source do.
Evenness_ Is the article biased in any way? Is it presented objectively? Is the bias acknowledged? If the source is biased this does not mean you cannot use it just try to get more than that source to make sure that you are getting a good range and balance of information.
Coverage- How thoroughly is your topic covered? Is the information in the source new? Does the information support what you have found in other sources? Does the source provide good enough information for your needs?
Timeliness-When was it written? Is the information up to date? It is best to look for up to date information. It also depends on your topic.
Why Evaluate How do I Evaluate
Three criteria
1)authority
2)Accuracy
3) Bias
Because anyone can put anything
on the internet
This week in our digital literacy component we learned about this week was to evaluate websites. The reason we are being taught this is because anyone can put anything on the internet. These skills are good to have so you don't get bamboozled online.
This information will help me evaluate things and internet websites so that I will not get messed up with fake information.
My week has been a little frustrating because I have had work in classes that I did not understand. Some teachers have been a little annoying and caused me problems. It will hopefully get better once I get fully adjusted to this high school lifestyle.
I am ready for a relaxing weekend to get myself together again and ready for another long hard week of school.
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