English+II+Digital+Research+Project+-+Khodos

__//** What is research? **//__

"the collecting of information about a particular subject"
merriam-webster.com

"**the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions** **" ** oxforddictionaries.com

//__ Evaluating Information Obtained on the Internet: __// When surfing the Web for information, it is wise to apply the C.R.A.P. test to evaluate the quality and value of a source before using the information. C.R.A.P. stands for:


 * C. **//**Currency**// (when was the article published?)
 * R. **//**Relevance**// (does it supply information that you need?)
 * A. **//**Authority**// (the source of the information...are they qualified to speak on their topic? is evidence provided to support the argument? is it a .com? .edu? .org?)
 * P. **//**Purpose/Point of View**// (the reason the information exists...does it inform, argue, entertain,persuade?)

__//**Search**//__ //__Engines__//
[|SweetSearch] = A Search Engine for Students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet research experts. =

[|Google]

 * A general, multipurpose search engine used as much to sell products as to provide information most likely used for academic purposes**. **Information obtained using the Google search engine should be evaluated using the C.R.A.P. analyzer.**


 * [|Mashable]**
 * "[|Mashable] is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. With more than 20 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco." **
 * Mashable Website **

//** __Databases__ **//

If the information is found on a **subscription database** then the information is considered reliable because the companies who created the data bases have evaluated the sources and only provided information that is accurate. The application of the C.R.A.P. test is not necessary.

Sirs Issues Researcher: [|It is Getting Hard to Hide in Cyberspace]
 * Select Natural Language Option
 * Use Advance Search feature as it provides the opportunity to easily conduct a Boolean search [[|Boolean Search Explained]]. If you put “Digital Footprint” and then use the pull down menu to ask that the term be in the title, the results are interesting...there are none. Try it again using the full text option and plenty of articles appear, although none use “digital footprint” in the title. Look at the bottom of the aarticle summaries to see the tons of related search terms.
 * It also gives the researcher the option of sorting the resorts by Lexile - low to high or high to low.

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[|Online Behavior Jeopardizing College Plans]

Look at these subject terms---are any of them related to your digital footprint search? Subjects: [|Communication and technology] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Identity theft] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Internet crimes] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Internet, Psychological aspects] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Privacy, Right of] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Technology] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Technology, Social aspects] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Teenagers, Suicidal behavior] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Internet and youth] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Internet addiction] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Internet, Social aspects] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Cyberbullying] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Facebook (Web site)] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Web 2.0] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Online social networks] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, [|Technology, Statistics]

Opposing Viewpoints
 * Typing the phrase “digital footprint” into the search box does bring up some articles with “digital footprint” in the title.
 * Use the News option on the left side

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[|Digital footprint can hurt college chances]

Student Resources in Context [|Internet use leaves digital footprints]
 * The initial search on the phrase “digital footprint” only produces one article with the phrase in the title.
 * The News section has 135 articles but one must scroll past quite a few to find “digital footprint” in the title.

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 * The Magazine collection of articles offers some new material and similarly the phrase “digital footprint” appears in some titles.

[|Actiance: recording digital footprints]

[|Impressing sports recruiters with a winning digital profile]

[|Empower your students and yourself as digital citizens]

eLibrary
 * If you use the basic search, be sure to place “digital footprint” in quotation marks.
 * Magazines have the best selection of titles with the phrase “digital footprint” in it.

[|Digital Footprints on the Internet]

[|Online Behavior Jeopardizing College Plans]


 * If you select Advance Search you have the option of using “Natural Language” or “Boolean Search”. Professor Khodos has asked for Boolean search instruction therefore select Boolean and then click on the adjacent “Create Your Query”

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