Research - Information Seeking Strategies

1.What are some of your sources that you are using to find information about your topic?  List them here.  Please find a new article from your list of sites and highlight it and save it to Diigo and TAG it.  Please open up your app Feedly to see if there are any sites related to it.

-Google search, Feedly, and Google alert

2. A note on large search engines (Google, Bing, and Yahoo)

According to Easybib, what might be some benefits with using large search engines like Google,Bing, and Yahoo?

-It's fast and privides you with a lot of information.

3.  How does Google Help you Find what you are looking for?  Click here

-They maintains an index of billions of pages of contents. There are four steps: search the index, analyze the web pages for relevance, evaluate the site's reputation and rank the web pages.

4. What are the problems with using Google, Bing, and Yahoo?

1.Many of Google’s search results are biased and non-academic.

2.Google’s search results are tailored to you.

3.Google’s results are focused on information available on the internet space that is easily accessed.

5. What would be a more reliable and credible site to use than Google?  Hint:  You have already created some accounts.

-Jstor and Feedly

6. Please provide 2 benefits of using Wikipedia and 2 reasons why you should not use Wikipedia.  Please cite your sources here using MLA format.

-Why you should not: 

1.You especially can’t rely on something when you don’t even know who wrote it.

2.There is little diversity among editors.

Moran, E. Mark. "The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Reply on Wikipeida",findingdulcinea.com,findingdulcinea.com,October 27, 2011 Web. 28 October 2011<findingdulcinea.com>

-Why you should:

1. Easy to keep track of what's going on by watching the "recent changes"2.Wikis are social software in that they help connect people across an organisation.  A wiki can help your staff get to know each other.

Matheson, James. "Benefits of using a wiki",docs.servicerocket.com,docs.servicerocket.com, March 14, 2009 Web. 9 October 2013<docs.servicerocket.com>

7. Continue in Easybib to B. Off-The-Wall Sources

Why might interviewing a source be a good idea?  Who would you interview for your topic?  How would you go about setting up a meeting.  (Would you call, email, etc?)  Please list someone you could interview and write down the process you do here.

 You can get answers to your questions directly, as opposed to finding the answers manually by researching. Interviewing someone also has the advantage of hearing current information directly from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.

The manager of the Nike store

The president of the Nike company.
People who oppose Nike

8.  Please click here and play the game.  List the main idea(s) and what you learned before moving on the the next question.

-You shouldn't rely too much on information from the internet, but should work on it independently.

-Critically evaluate the information you need.

-Some information aren't reliable because they might be over date or someone who isn't professional wrote it.

9. C. Evaluating Sources for Credibility

When evaluating any source what questions should you ask?

Please click on at least 2 of the following links below and list how you will know whether or not a site is reliable?

10. Please go back to the article you selected and list the evidence for why you believe this site is reliable or not.  List at least 8 reasons for your answer.

I thinks that is it reliable because:
1. Global distribution of million subscribers

2. Recently made(2013)

3. Article posted within 5 years
4. There is a email where you can contact the representative
5. There is a sign of 'All Rights Reserved' at the bottom
6. Clear about the publisher on ' About us'
7. Articles are reviewed by experienced editors
8. Latest edits are made right away

11.  Please go to this site:  http://www.martinlutherking.org/ and provide information on whether or not this site is credible or not.  List specific reasons why you believe this and be ready to explain your answer next class. 
I think this site isn't credible because there isn't a copyright sign at the bottom and the magazine was from 1998, which I think it is a little over date.