Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Entry 15
1. What is the purpose of this chapter?
To gain the understanding the Digital Natives are not just students or kids.
2. What is the major finding from a review of studies that have looked at technology adoption of young people?. Does this finding seem to reflect your own use of technology?
It say that we the Natives don't jump right in on new technology. Personal I like having the latest thing to stay ahead.
3. How do the authors define Information Literacy?
"The set of skills and knowledge that allows us to find, evaluate, and use the info. we need, as well as to filter out the info. we don't need."
4. What is the "clear message" from a review of the studies focused on college students information seeking behavior? Do these findings relfect your own information seeking behaviors?
It says that sometimes students may be efficient and persistent while researching. However, they often tend to get bored and frustrated whenever they can't find something quickly. I agree.
5. What does the term "satisfcing" in the area of decision making mean? It is a term that reflects acceptability.
It meaning justifing the decison and it is acceptable
6. What are the differences to deep and surface level approaches to a learning task?
Deep concerns looking into the meaning of some material. Surface level just involves the main concept and it doesn't go into the meaning.
7. What should educators aim to do to improve the scripts student have for sophisticated online information seeking?
Educators should train students to do better research and how to do it efficiently.
8. Why is Google's page rank system problematic for information seeking?
Google pick out term in what you ask and usually bring back Wiki as the top result.
9. Are you "digitally wise" when it comes to information seeking? Give an example of how you approached an information seeking task for one of your academic courses this semester (do not include this class).
I haven't done a lot of research yet this semester but i consider myself to be good a finding which site not to use. Lately i have been the library site to look u information for a paper.
10. Has the popularity of the Internet and the information contained on the Web created a new problem for undergraduate students research skills? Why of Why not?
Yes, becasue there is so much out we have trouble knowing what it correct and what is false.
To gain the understanding the Digital Natives are not just students or kids.
2. What is the major finding from a review of studies that have looked at technology adoption of young people?. Does this finding seem to reflect your own use of technology?
It say that we the Natives don't jump right in on new technology. Personal I like having the latest thing to stay ahead.
3. How do the authors define Information Literacy?
"The set of skills and knowledge that allows us to find, evaluate, and use the info. we need, as well as to filter out the info. we don't need."
4. What is the "clear message" from a review of the studies focused on college students information seeking behavior? Do these findings relfect your own information seeking behaviors?
It says that sometimes students may be efficient and persistent while researching. However, they often tend to get bored and frustrated whenever they can't find something quickly. I agree.
5. What does the term "satisfcing" in the area of decision making mean? It is a term that reflects acceptability.
It meaning justifing the decison and it is acceptable
6. What are the differences to deep and surface level approaches to a learning task?
Deep concerns looking into the meaning of some material. Surface level just involves the main concept and it doesn't go into the meaning.
7. What should educators aim to do to improve the scripts student have for sophisticated online information seeking?
Educators should train students to do better research and how to do it efficiently.
8. Why is Google's page rank system problematic for information seeking?
Google pick out term in what you ask and usually bring back Wiki as the top result.
9. Are you "digitally wise" when it comes to information seeking? Give an example of how you approached an information seeking task for one of your academic courses this semester (do not include this class).
I haven't done a lot of research yet this semester but i consider myself to be good a finding which site not to use. Lately i have been the library site to look u information for a paper.
10. Has the popularity of the Internet and the information contained on the Web created a new problem for undergraduate students research skills? Why of Why not?
Yes, becasue there is so much out we have trouble knowing what it correct and what is false.
Entry 14
Chapter 7: Citizens Navigating in Literate
Worlds: The case of digital literacy.
Read the introduction through to the sub heading "Studying Digital
Youth" on page 102.
1. What is the purpose of this chapter?
To farther explain "digital literacy" and how young people relate to the digital world that they live in,
and how education can enhance their skills.
2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic
countries?
Most of his research came from there.
3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other
parts of the world including the United States?
Theirs is more group active with opportunity to use technology
4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media
in their lives outside of school?
There are some many different ways to use technology there is now way in tell how students use it outside the classroom.
Then begin reading again on p. 110 Digital Literacies and Educational
Practices
1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young
people to use Digital Media in school?
Digital Media is something that we now use everyday, and student need to know how identify what is out there and what may be false or true. The skill is how doing this will come from use of the technology and it will become basic skills.
2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally
literate?
To be digitally literate, one needs to have the basic skills
to operate technology, while being able to take the information given to them
and apply it to build a better knowledge of the subject.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Poem
Good-bye, Falling snow .
Good-bye, Glar off the snow .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring's ahead!
Good-bye, Piles of snow .
Good-bye, melting snow .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring, hello!
Hello, Warm Sun .
Hello, Green trees .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring's in sight!
Hello, Blooming Flowers .
Hello, My good Freind .
Good-bye, winter!
Hello, spring!
Good-bye, Glar off the snow .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring's ahead!
Good-bye, Piles of snow .
Good-bye, melting snow .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring, hello!
Hello, Warm Sun .
Hello, Green trees .
Good-bye, winter.
Spring's in sight!
Hello, Blooming Flowers .
Hello, My good Freind .
Good-bye, winter!
Hello, spring!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Entry #13
Chapter 12: Sharing Our Planet
Deforestation:
This site offers many solution to solve the deforestation. The site list way that large companies and consumers can cut back on the use of many material in which we use trees for or remove them to place other items needs to live.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Value
Issue: Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?
Site: "Pollution Issues"
Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer anything informative, substantial, or insightful? Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?
The site does seem worth visiting because i gain knowledge of why use of coal is harm to the environment. The site did not hav any error that I found thus this farther leads me to believe the information is correct. However, this site didn't change my point of view on the use of coal.
Site: "Pollution Issues"
Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer anything informative, substantial, or insightful? Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?
The site does seem worth visiting because i gain knowledge of why use of coal is harm to the environment. The site did not hav any error that I found thus this farther leads me to believe the information is correct. However, this site didn't change my point of view on the use of coal.
Coverage
Issue: Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?
Site: "Pollution Issues"
Is your topic being addressed? Is the information basic and cursory or detailed and scholarly? Explain the major argument being made.
On this page the information in mainly about how coal is bad and why it has been cut back in the Unted States. The information does get very detailed in what checimal an other harmful substance are being polluted into the environment.
Site: "Pollution Issues"
Is your topic being addressed? Is the information basic and cursory or detailed and scholarly? Explain the major argument being made.
On this page the information in mainly about how coal is bad and why it has been cut back in the Unted States. The information does get very detailed in what checimal an other harmful substance are being polluted into the environment.
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