Live Online Classroom

The live online classroom was quite the experience. After all the stress about whether or not I was going to be able to get connected properly and had all the right software/hardware, it turned out to be a really great experience. The online classroom was something I had never done before. I didn't even know that such a thing existed. I was able to present my web link resource page with no probelms. The presentation that stuck out the most to me was a classmate named John Lesaine who did his presentation on the basketball 2-3 zone defense. I found his particularly intersting because I was a basketball player in college and my plans are to coach at the college level some day. His website will definitely come in handy because it allows you to learn about the 2-3 zone from some of the best programs in the country. All in all I really enjoyed this lesson because I was able to learn from other classmate's topics and see just how an online classroom works.

Hyperlinked Resource Web Page

This week I put together a hyperlinked resource web page about obesity in America. I thought this was a really good assignment because it allowed me to do something that I had never done before. I think that putting together this type of web page really isn't that difficult and it is a good way to get information out there for people to see. I utilized search engines across the web to gather links and information about overweight and obesity. I really enjoyed this assignment because I believe it is a good way to gather and store information on a specific topic.

GEM and GALILEO

This week in class I used Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) and GALILEO to search the topic of global warming. I found the two seperate way very useful and knowledgable. I had never used the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) search before but I found it to be quite useful. Within that type of search I was able to find a lot of information on global warming. GALILEO turned out to be a very good way of searching for information and finding articles on the topic at hand. I am glad that I learned how to use these two types of search because I know that it will come in use down the road when I research future topics.

WWW Database

This week in class I learned how to perform different types of searches on the Internet. I learned about subject directories, the invisible web and using the ERIC database. I was already familiar with the ERIC database but not with the other two methods. I also used Ask.com for the first time when searching for research. I am glad that I learned about the invisible web because I believe that it will come in handy down the road when searching for topics or publications on a topic. What I really liked about the ERIC database was the types of information that was found, i.e. articles, journals, etc. I also found useful the subject directories and being able to narrow your search that way.

Google Bookmarks

This week in class I learned how to use Google Bookmarks. This is an application on the Internet involving Google that allows you to bookmark websites and access them from other computers. I'm extremely happy that I have learned how to use this application because I know it will be very helpful when researching different topics. In fact, I wish this application was taught to me sooner because I know it would have come in handy. I'm looking forward to accessing and using this application for my research topic.