Tuesday, January 18, 2011

GATHERING.

When I have to research a topic to gather information i usually go straight to Google and type in the keywords on my specific theme or topic.  I usually like to use Wikipedia, even though most teachers hate when students use it.  I used to feel like I could get the broad summary of a topic from Google and just be fine for class, but the site (Recommended Search Strategies) is really making me rethink how I search a topic.  From now on, to get more productive results I need to really examine my topic and come up with the specific and right words that would describe a certain topic.  I can't be vague and expect to get excellent results from a search engine.  I need to specific with what i am looking for.  Also i shouldn't assume that i know what im looking for when I search a specific topic.  I should be open to any and every piece of information i can get from the web.

 

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