Sunday, April 29, 2012
Summary
This activity has taught me that there are 2 different types of encyclopedias. The general encyclopedia is what I would say most everybody uses on a normal bases. Now I know if I were to research or explore a certain topic, I can use the subject encyclopedia. I find this very beneficial for any purpose. The module 'Exploring Topics' gives me good tips on how to focus and narrow down a broad topic. I will surely refer to this until I can get the hang of breaking down a topic. These tutorials overall are great, but having the hands on will be more helpful. After using the GVRL and the Wikipedia, I would say GVRL is great for subject searching. There is a lot of sources you can use in it. Wikipedia has a lot of sources too, but not as good as GVRL. Wikipedia is good to get a idea of what your looking up but sometimes that info is incorrect. Wikipedia is easier and quicker to access for everyone, so its more like a 'Quickpedia'.
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Hi, Tan:
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, I like it, "quickpedia", clever. I'm glad you discovered GVRL this week and see the value for the future. It can be a good place to start your research, get a better understanding of your topic and what you are most interested in researching, plus it is reliable and credible information to start with which saves you time. Your questions are intriguing and topical with the news of online privacy and hacking an almost daily occurrence. I use Facebook but not most of the apps that come with it, I'm sure my illusion of privacy is just that.
Cheers,
Andrea