I have been both impressed and underwhelmed by the amount of resources available. I am impressed at all the different types of information available, but I also say underwhelmed in that the classification appears a bit haphazard. This was especially true with using some of the supersites that collect links to a variety of information like bartelby.com. Sometimes it could be challenging to locate a specific source or even data within a source. It felt like bartelby.com's mission statement is to make the most data available data with minimal effort. In contrast, encyclopedia.com is quite a bit easier to use and easier to read the results.
I don't resist the urge to Google. I just, as I have before this class, highly scrutinize any URLs returned. I look for brands and sites I know are reputable. That said I don't completely rely on it. Also, I do not (and never did) use Wikipedia.
Do my assignments in and of themselves drive me crazy? No. Being one of four classes (now 3, the winter one at another school just finished) and working 45 to 50 hour work weeks does that well enough.
i feel you on how what we have learned has impressed us and overwhelmed us throught the vast amount of the resource pages in thorught what we have gotten i salute you for not using wikipedia i myslef dont use it and i also salute you from restrainign yourself from google but also embrassing it .
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon,
ReplyDeleteNice post. School and work and life. Congrats on all of your hard work. I have always liked your views on Internet "information" and how to look through to find the actual truth, if available. Very good point about google. Easy to use, and easy to see through to the helpful, truthful informational sites. This took some practice, but the classes have helped to know what to look for in the urls. Great point. Hang in there, we're almost done!