This was a very interesting learning
module for me. I learned quite a few things about searching the web
that I did not know before. I am so glad I learned about the deep
web. I now know that there are trusted sites I can go to for
information, and know that the information I get is correct. I love
that! Thank you for incorporating that in the lessons.
Actually I have to tell you the truth,
I have googled myself before, and found all this info. I am glad you
found a way to get our info off of Spokeo though. I think that the
public record info should only be on the original site(s), I don't
think that other sites should be able to use that info, and make it
readily available to anyone who is looking for it.
I learned how to use certain keywords
and to enclose them in parenthesis if you want a more targeted
search. If you don't include the parenthesis google and some other
search sites automatically puts an “or” in between them, so it
will search for the first word, then it will search for the second
word, and so on.
I also learned that I should be using
more than one search engine because they all search a little
differently, so I will get different sites on different search
engines. The two I use the most are google and dogpile. I have used
them for a long time.
I used the book and your lectures and exercises as resources this time, I did try searches on different search engines and came up with different lists. I tried searching for the same thing on the same search engine but on different computers, and came up with different lists. Interesting.
I hope this is OK, but I am going to
use wordle again for a list of my terms That was really neat!
Life and Carer Skills for the 21st
Century. These are really good skills for the workforce. I have used
all of them from one time or another.:
- You have to be able to adapt to any changes – Media changes quickly!!!!!
- Manage your time wisely
- You have to be able to work independently because there isn't going to be a teacher or manager there telling you what you have to do. You have to be able to do your job without a lot of guidance.
- Demonstrate that you are willing to learn
- You have to be able to interact with your co-workers and bosses effectively.
- You have to be able to manage projects and produce results
Media & Technology Skills for the
21st Century:
- Access and Evaluate Information
- Use and Manage Information
- Analyze Media
- Create Media
- Apply Technology Effectively
Terms I learned:
Deep Web – web based resources not
indexed by web crawlers. They are usually dynamically generated by a
search query, unlinked to other pages, or private or password
protected.
Web Crawlers – Software that search
engines use to browse the web and automatically add the URLs and
other information about the web sites to an index that is searchable.
Also called bots or spiders.
Boolean Operator – a conjunction used
in a logical expression (AND, OR, NOT). You can use these in your
searches (make sure they are in all caps) to narrow down your list of
results.
Stop Words – Small unimportant words
in a search query that are ignored in the query. Examples: where, is,
the, of, in, etc.
