Tonight I edited and uploaded my website for WebCT presentation. I have been working on this during the last couple of weeks and finally got it done. I have had several errors when checking my hand coded html and I'm glad I had them all fixed. It was quite a frustrating process anyway by searching information from the Web helped. I also like to thank Cynthia and those who have posted some good tips and information in the discussion board. Greatly appreciated!
I've been in the past few days doing assignment one and of course log in to WebCT to update myself with the latest news and information. I'm in the process of updating, editing and validating my website for presentation. I've also tonight edited my blog to include some useful links from my research bank.
Continues with assignment one and updating my blog. Reading and responding to discussion board. Not feeling very well today...but happy with what I need to do so far..
Completed & saved: Wednesday 03 January 2007
Today, I continue with Resource Project researching. Using the Copenic Search Agent, I found a very good website on “Guide to effective searching of the Internet” A BrightPlanet Tutorial from URL: http://www.brightplanet.com/resources/details/tutorials.html
I decided to post this in Module 4 as a Tutorial for other students in the discussion board.
Completed & saved: Saturday 30 December 2006
Reading tasks and continuing with assignment one Resource Project Annotated Bibliography.
Decide whether or not you will include the source as part of your 'resource bank assignment'I will include UC Berkeley - Teaching Library site as part of my ‘resource bank assignment’ as this site contains excellent source of information for anyone who is interested in exploring and searching the internet using the recommended searching tools. The main idea of this site is to educate people in finding information on the internet from basics to evaluating the web.
I have learned heaps of valuable information from this site and I will use them effectively as a resource site for my learning process. The UC Berkeley - Teaching Library has evidenced resources well referenced to other external sources indicating credibility of its site. It provides detailed skillful techniques for web evaluation by having links to critically investigating a website.
I would say the original ‘snapshot’ of the site for me is the complexity of its content. I would greatly make full use of this site to continuously updating my knowledge in completing this unit – NET11!
As for external users, I suggest they explore this site and make it one of their resources bank as well. I am sure they will appreciate the techniques and questions to ask when evaluating a website.
Completed & saved: Wednesday 27 December 2006
I choose to save the following three websites in my blog (learning log). This is because the trial version softwares I downloaded are nearly due. It is easy to keep track of all these websites from my blog or this learning log as they are all hyperlinks accordingly.
URL 1: http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/
Author: The Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology
Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology
Summary: CIESE was founded in 1988 to improve K-12 science and mathematics education through the use of technology. Drawing upon Stevens' years of experience as the first college in the country to require students to own a computer (1982), early CIESE programs utilized mathematics 'tool' software for exploration of mathematical concepts. (http://www.k12science.org/about.html)
URL 2: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html
Author: Regents of the University of California
Institution: UC Berkeley - Teaching Library
Objectives Summary: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/About.html
Provide a current, up-to-date remote and local learning resource for anyone interested in finding information on the World Wide Web.
Provide a platform for beginners to the Internet, the World Wide Web, and the Netscape browser.
Recommend and explain effective, state-of-the-art search strategies applicable to any research interest.
URL 3: http://www.vicnet.net.au/training/advance.html
Author: Vicnet
Institution: State Library of Victoria
Summary: The Vicnet Division provides community internet services to Victorian not-for-profit organisations. Through Vicnet, the State Library of Victoria delivers information and communication technologies, and support services which aim to strengthen Victorian communities. (http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/organisation/divisions/vicnet.html
Evaluating the Web
Reference: http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les1/index.html
Evaluate the best site of the above three based on the tutorial information.
I have decided to evaluate URL 2: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html
Purpose: UC Berkeley - Teaching Library is an information/services website. The tutorial is to inform anyone interested in internet searching strategies.
Author: Regents of the University of California is the author of the site. The contact details for UC Berkeley –Teaching Library are linked appropriately. Copyright is found at the bottom of the website claiming responsibility of its contents.
Contents/Coverage: I can see the website’s contents and coverage are of balanced and well documented.
Currency: The web pages are reviewed and information added with last updated at the bottom of each page.
Recognition: linking to lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib
Google search revealed: about 1,340
A9.Com search showed: 248 results
