Creating An Effective Search Strategy

Youth’s reliance on the digital world may do some harm, but its benefits outweigh any drawbacks. Information is now readily available and much easier to access. Writers like Nicholas Carr of the Atlantic magazine speaks of the Web as a “godsend,” capable of reducing research from long days of gathering and shifting through physical resources to mere minutes searching online (Source 4). Technology not only make learning easier but also more personal. According to a 2008 study on the effects of digital media, the large library of information provided online “lowers barriers to self-directed learning” (Source 3). The current generation with some simple Google searches has the ability to indulge in their curiosity, free from traditional limitation in learning. Because of this, the young are developing new interests and skills to go along with

Among the era of rapid development of science and technology, information technology, which is internet influences our lives, studies, and communications and works in every moment. We could use the internet to look for the required knowledge and help anytime we needed. In his essay "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"Nicholas Carr uses his personal experience and research results to illustrate the impact internet create on its user. Although the title of the statement mentions the influence created by the searching engine, Google, the article also has describes some subtle changes that have happened on human brain and body during the progress of the technology. As a web writer, the author is

As I read the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicolas Carr, I cannot help but see the influence of how internet use can affect your thinking ability and create a negative effect on how think. We can use the internet for all sorts of resources in our daily lives but, the problem is that nobody puts the work in anymore and is finding the fastest way to get the “A,” while not grasping the concept resulting in them not being knowledgeable in their field of work. By them just skimming instead of understanding, they are not fully learning. For example, many of us can look at something and not remember what it was that we looked at the following day. This paper will be discussing the pros and cons of Nicolas Carr’s thoughts on Google, and how the search engine turned GPS, email, and so on is affecting the brains of today.

At the beginning of this project, being my first major research paper, I had no

When we need to look for a definition of a word, where do we go? Google. When we want to search for more details about a breaking news that just came out on television, where do we go? Google. Whether it is for school or work, the main source that people rely on to get enough information is Google. Nicholas Carr, the writer of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” claims that the internet has been detrimental for human beings by the way they process information into their brains, their own way of thinking, and creating negative effects upon concentration. Carr uses plenty of different methods to prove his point such as, playing the audience’s emotions while using anecdotes, sharing his observations from his own perspective and using research. He believes that everyone should be skeptical of the internet because of the way it might be shaping the way we think. A comparison between the past and the present are is told to let the readers know how it changed not only him, but others as well.

Instead of social media, the Internet is also a kind of technology which benefits education by improving one’s knowledge through an easy access of information. Because of the advanced technology, the Internet has become a useful tool for education. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, Larry Page who founded Google states, “Google is really trying to build artificial intelligence and to do it on a large scale” (5). There is no doubt that online search engines are as smart as human, or even smarter than us. Because of this, we tend to get help from the Internet to do our work. For example, students may surf the Internet for information and use the online calculator for solving mathematical problems. It is really a beneficial

What Google does is ease the life of students by granting them access to resources such as articles, books, websites, and other types of media, which saves their time and makes their busy lives more manageable (Wright 370). They get their information, and they get it fast. This extra time saved by using the Web provides students with the time to discover more information about a specific subject in order to deepen their knowledge. Furthermore, students are able to increase their intelligence when they obtain more information in a shorter period of time instead of spending hours in a book.

Waters advises his students that Wikipedia is a good place to begin their search for a paper topic or research process, but cannot be used beyond that because it is unknown whether the information will be factually correct or not. This is due to the open-source editing model of Wikipedia. He also likes the reliability of information in Wikipedia to that of a “Family Feud” survey in that information in those surveys is not fact

Before being administered the Self Directed-Search Stewart chose to take the assessment in a controlled environment with little distortion. Stewart was administered the assessment by the counselor and have the directions read aloud, in order for him to ask any questions if he was confused or concerned at any time. Stewart took the Self-Directed Search within 38 minutes and it took an additional 10 minutes to score his assessment. Throughout this process Stewart seemed to have little difficulty completing the assessment and his time suggests that he was able to take the assessment with ease and little indecision. He also seemed confident and excited upon completion, indicating that he had a positive experience. Once the results

Today we have the world of Google and over hundreds of cellphones, iTouchs, e-books and millions of websites at our disposal (Loertscher 2). These types of tools bring success to wide range of learners who face physical, development al, language or personal problems (Loertscher 3). Even though this tools can help different students with different types of learning styles and problems. Linking into Google and overflowing learners with information does not make products better or allows students to learn more. Technology has no real value if it is used for entertainment value or to use up time (Loertscher 3).

I like the way you think! I think by writing down your thoughts you can gather them and use specific words in a Boolean search; which will l help with the results of your search. Have you ever used the Boolean search? I have never and really liking it! I agree that the results with the most credible results is a huge factor when writing a research

The search strategies to be utilized in completing this essay will be first and foremost choosing a certain topic from the list of action plan presented.

As I have come to an end of this Unit 2, I am now going to evaluate on each elements that were useful to me while I was doing this unit. The main sections that I am going to cover are – the search engines used, search techniques used and search criteria, sources of information used, comparison of the internet and non- internet sources and the quality of the information found.

The world wide web is growing immensely and it is filled with a plethora of information that is easily accessible to anyone and everyone with an internet capable device. Students today are constantly glued to technology, whether it is for leisure purposes or school purposes, thus making them susceptible to reading and gathering accurate as well as false information from the internet. Many students do not know how to navigate the web effectively or will not check a source’s authority when doing research, and as a result, they gather faulty information. The fact that students can easily access information on the web when doing research, it is imperative for teachers to teach students how to properly evaluate websites in order to assure that they are gathering authentic information from credible sources. There are certain criteria educators and students can use in order to confirm the authenticity of a website. In this paper, I used ten of Kathy Schrock’s criteria to evaluate two websites to determine which is a better source for students researching information on the topic “The Human Body.” The criteria used are underlined and written in bold, and below each criterion will be a summary of my evaluation of both websites. This paper will conclude which website is better for the research.

Introduction Since the invention of computer and other technologies, lives of many people especially the students had the major impact. Computer made it easier for students to study. Internet is one of the major innovations in the computer system, and it is widely used all over the world. An information service like one of the uses of the internet is very dependable nowadays. On of the things it serves are the search engines. Search engines are like building a digital library for the future. It is an effective tool for students, business people and other professionals for research. But some of the information stored is not so reliable. Since the web or internet is an openly democratic information resource, some researchers may be misled