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Aug 21
2010

First Day of school

Posted by bluerules8070 in Untagged 

bluerules8070

Hey guys i start school on Monday so i will write what i have for homework so please do the same to ! This is my homework

 

Study Chapter 1 in your vocabulary book  

definition and work on a index card 

And then write the

Aug 21
2010

First day of school (8/19/10) - Word of the Day

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FutureStar129

On my first day of school my teacher said (If we want) to...

You'll need: 1.  Index Cards
2. Markers
3. Dictionary

Step 1: Look at your dictionary and find a funny word. Example: Dipthong
Step 2: Write the word on your index card with markers. (You can be as decorative as you want)
Step 3: Find the definition of your word and write it on the indez card too.
Step 4: You have your Word of the Day!

This was my homework for the day!

Aug 20
2010

New Blog!

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FutureStar129

Hey Guys! I decided that I'm going to create a new blog all about what I have for homework. I started school and I thought it would be cool if you knew what I had for homework that day!! You guys can reply, telling me what you had for homework. I hope you enjoy it!

   

Aug 18
2010

am new ( read and comment)

Posted by karouma in Untagged 

karouma

hello everyone , am new , i just singed up today !! am karima , i am 11 and half , and from morocco , and i live in there !!! am a brunette , with a white skin tone , and am cute , i love to chat online and meet new friends , i like the virtual games and social networks for kids like this site !!! i love to draw , i love cats and fairies !! i hope you like me !! my nickname is misskarima !! love ya !!

Aug 18
2010

Perfection...

Posted by Sierra Audrey in Untagged 

Sierra Audrey


Sometimes,
I think of you,
and how you make me smile,
and how you make me laugh,
at your stupid jokes...



Sometimes,
I look past,
all the faults,
all the lies,
and look at,
Perfection...

Aug 09
2010

Bored

Posted by ijustrock in Untagged 

ijustrock

Hi, this is my first blog and I really like this website.
I dont know every thing about it.I am really really bored.
It was my birthday saturday august 7th.
Alot of people came and i got alot of gifts!!.
Well,ill "blog" ya later .

haha

Aug 05
2010

Students trust Google search results too much

Posted by HwFactory in Untagged 

HwFactory

As seasoned Internet veterans know, just because a site shows up high on Google's search rankings doesn't mean it's the most credible source on a topic. That little bit of wisdom has apparently not made it all the way down to the current generation of college students, however, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Communication. According to the research out of Northwestern University, students barely care about who or what is showing up when they click on that top link—a behavior that undoubtedly affects their quality of research when doing schoolwork.

The researchers observed 102 college freshmen performing searches on a computer for specific information—usually with Google, but also making use of Yahoo, SparkNotes, MapQuest, Microsoft (we assume this means Bing), Wikipedia, AOL, and Facebook. Most students clicked on the first search result no matter what it was, and more than a quarter of respondents said explicitly that they chose it because it was the first result. "In some cases, the respondent regarded the search engine as the relevant entity for which to evaluate trustworthiness, rather than the Web site that contained the information," wrote researchers Eszter Hargittai, Lindsay Fullerton, Ericka Menchen-Trevino, and Kristin Yates Thomas.

Only 10 percent of the participants mentioned the author or author's credentials when performing their research, and according to screen captures of those students, "none actually followed through by verifying either the identification or the qualifications of the authors." The researchers said this was the case even when the student stated directly that he or she should check to see who the authors were and what their qualifications were.

Students did acknowledge that certain websites—mostly those ending in .gov, .edu—were more credible than others because they weren't written by "just anybody." However, some felt the same way about .org sites, and were unaware that .org domains could be sold to anyone (and therefore have about the same credibility as any .com out there).

Still, the takeaway is that a large majority of students give more weight to the search tool they're using than the sites they're finding via those searches. The paper quoted numerous students professing their particular love for Google, or talking about how Microsoft's search services are credible because Microsoft is a "more professional" company—basically, search engine brands meant a lot to the students using them, and those students seem to place credibility on the automated search rankings provided by those services.

The suggested solution to this problem seems simple enough: educators should tell students how and why certain websites should be considered credible in class. As Hargittai points out, sometimes you just need to state the obvious. "Just because younger people grew up with the Web doesn't mean they're universally savvy with it," she said.

International Journal of Communication, 2010. DOI: DOI unavailable.

Aug 05
2010

15 things you may not know about Sesame Street

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HwFactory

Jul 31
2010

hello

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qezo

hiiiiiiiii im new i just started 2day would anybody like to be my friend

Jul 22
2010

NEW

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queenpatty12

hi everyone im queenpatty12 and i just started on this website so i need some help and add me as ur friends pleaze

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