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Evaluating WebQuest

The Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	I like this WebQuest because it uses many useful external links to make us understand what to do clearly.	The only weakness that I found in this WebQuest is that the editor didn’t use colors properly to make it more appealing. They don’t perfectly match.
Where is My Hero?	This WebQuest uses a lot of external links.	First of all, the colors don’t match that well. Secondly, besides external links the editor didn’t use other useful technology tools.
Underground Railroad	The colors match perfectly and has a eye-catching design.	I personally think there is no weakness in this WebQuest. I like it as a Technophile.
Ice Cream	The editor provides some useful videos to make students have a better understanding. Good job.	The design of the whole WebQuest is lack of  colors.
Ancient Egypt	It has a pleasant design.	It makes minimal use of the Web.

1. Which two of example WebQuests listed on the Elementary link are the best ones? Why?   

        I think I like "Where is my Hero?" and "Unraveling the Underground Railroad" , the first one helps students to know and recognize what a hero is. The second one has a very appealing design and helpful external links to guide students. 

2. Which two are the worst? Why?

   I don't like "Grow School Greens" because it contains too many steps to accomplish for an Elementary student.  "Ancient Egypt WebQuest" is also my least favorite. It doesn't have a clear instruction and the design and the content is too simple. 

3. What do best and worst mean to you?   

      In my point of view, the best should be something that is achievable and understandable. The worst should  be something not that appealing and the content is fuzzy. 

Double Entry Journal #12

Quotes:

There is one major hurdle, though. The business world thrives on change. If you don't change, you don't improve, and you go out of business. The education world, it seems, thrives on stability and limiting change. 

Reaction:

I do agree with Lucas's idea. Right now, our education system really needs updating. Most of the students are loosing their interests in learning, especially at school, because things we are using, we are being taught are mostly out-of-date. Students don't need expensive, seldom-to-use textbooks. The reason why I said this is, every semester I buy at least 4more than two-hundred-page textbooks, unfortunately, after each semester, the content we have used and learned can be squeezed to, I can confidently say, 20 pages. So what is the reason we buy them? Just to let others know that we are being educated? No. We have to abolish this kind of dummy perception. I really want to tell people who are running the education system that we wish more and more technology can be applied to our classes. This is the way, the only way, to bring students who are loosing their way back to school, and educate them the way they like and the society is expecting. 

Reference:

Daly, James. "Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education." edutopia. N.p., 14 Sept. 2004. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

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Glass Giant

Double Entry Journal #11

1. Summarize the argument made in this article.

           In this article, the author stated the new law signed in Illinois in which sex offenders form social-networking sites are banned. In his point of view, the reported sex offenders cannot all be considered as evil people. Though this kind of law seems very good and practical, in case, it is not, for it usually focuses too much on reported and caught criminals, who may have changed through process, and neglect some more dangerous people who are still at large.

2. What evidence is presented to support the argument?

      The author gives us a very convincing example that is the analysis of Pennsylvania cases by the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use which indicates that only 8 teen victims were found forming a relationship through Internet, and in that single year, however，there were 9,934 children were sexually abused.

3. State and justify your position on banning sex offenders from social-networking sites?

       I personally hold the same opinion as the author. Though protecting children from being hurt is our priority, we cannot judge people by the mistake they made in the past. However, we should try our best to focus on the current issues and criminals. The best way to achieve the goal of protecting children is to teach our younger generation, who have been highly obsessed with the Internet, how to use the Internet safely, for example, use critical thinking while reading, never get too close with strangers whom they meet on the Internet, etc. Our duty is not to force them but to guide them.

Wikipedia Article: Year of Wonders

1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? 

Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source:

This article or section has multiple issues.	No
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.	No
The neutrality of this article is disputed.	No
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.	No
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.	No
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.	No
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.	No
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.	No
This article or section needs to be updated.	No
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.	No
This is missing citations or needs footnotes.	No
This article does not cite any references or sources.	No

2. Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements:

Is it written in a clear and organized way?	No
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)	No
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?	No
Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)	No

Wikipedia: Friend, Not Foe

1.  Did the class activity about Wikipedia and this article change your opinion about the value of Wikipedia to society in general and education specifically?

     They definitely have changed my opinion about the reliability of Wikipedia. However, I have concluded that as long as we utilize it in a correct way, it can still be a useful source in our daily life.

2.  Describe how you might direct students to use Wikipedia in your future classroom.

      First of all, I will encourage them to look at the websites that are cited in Wikipedia. Secondly, pay more attention when they see special signs in the content they open in Wikipedia. Thirdly, I will remind them to do critical thinking while they are reading.

Wikipedia

a. What is Wikipedia? 
    Wikipedia is a web-based encyclopedia operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, which is nonprofit organization. The content can be written by anyone. 
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
    If anyone can edit , it means that it is possible that the editors may add their personal feelings, which usually reduces the reliability of the content. 
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? 
   They trust quick-witted people, who are watching and modifying most of the incorrect articles. 
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? 
    He left in 2001.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? 
    It will firstly appear once you open related article with certain signs. f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? 
    The number articles, languages and its rating in the world. g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? 
    I personally think that there two major reasons; one, we can easily get access to any information about anything we want. two, though anyone can change the content, we will be informed by unreliable sources and the chief editor will delete it as soon as possible. h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? 
    Because there is still a number of people, especially visitors, are supporting with money to make the website better even without any advertisement.i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
    It exposes examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments around the world.

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