Online Learning Part 2

Online Learning

Part 2

More Tips
Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

• Read the website's home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.
• If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author's education, profession, and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the web.
• Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.
• Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.
• Avoid sites that are pornographic vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive and falsifying.

Student success statement

Student success statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions… hard work does.”

-ANON

Ones status as a champion is not determined by the things that say he is but by the things he has worked through to achieve that witch he has gained. Hard work triumphs over any recognition one might receive for what they have done. It is hard work that defines one as a champion not some reward they receive.

Online Learning Part 1

Online Learning

Part 1

Read between the lines

Make a judgment about the sit’s and responsibilities based on your own analysis of the site on the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

-Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

-Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

-Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

-Check the links of the source that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writings, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography      

Student success statement

Student success statement

“The right way is not always the popular way, standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

-Margaret Chase Smith

People may not always believe that the right way is the best way but what does it matter if it is your choice? When one chooses the right even when that choice is socially unpopular that is when you know you are strong and that your morals mean much more to you than what a bunch of people think about you. To choose the right over all that is wrong that is the hardest thing to do but it is worth it.

It’s Online but Is It on Target? Part 3

It’s Online but Is It on Target?

Part 3

Dot-What?

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

-Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

-Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focused on debates issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

-Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its site is widely considered among the most reliable.

-Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

-Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student’s course work up on the web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.