How is the information you learned applicable to your other class assignments? How is this class helping you with research in your other classes?

The information that I have learned from College Research is very useful nonetheless applicable in my other classes. Just about every class, from government to calculus, involves the internet and some sort of researching. College Research equips us with the knowledge applicable to any research projects. Creating search indexes, learning about different databases and learning about different search engines allows me to do more efficient researching. In this class we also learned site:commands which help us narrow down our search to find exactly what we are looking for more easily. Learning about extensions, URL's, links and website owners also helps us verify the information that we have used making sure that all of our work for every class is accurate.

What questions do you still have?

I still have questions with forward and back links. I sometimes get confused with the difference and the commands used to find them. Memorization is hard for me so remembering the steps necessary to get to the links and figure out their legitimacy can be difficult. I also wonder if their are any extensions other then the one's we have learned and if there are what do they stand for.

What would you like to know more about the material?

I would like to learn more about fake websites. I've realized that quite a few websites that seem legit are actually not. People put a lot of effort into making a website seem accurate yet the facts are false. By creating numerous sites and linking to them, the owner of the website makes it seem like they have many references to support their theories meanwhile the other pages are usually more lies. By learning more about fake websites I would be able to assure that all the research I have done is true instead of second guessing it's accuracy. 

What did you understand most/least about today's lesson/independent practice?

Today, we continued to learn how to do research effectively. Completing the worksheet, "A Guide To Smart Searching," we practiced what we would type in the search engine for different possible topic of interest. The codes for the places we wanted to learn about were pretty easy to understand. We just had to write them first then follow it by the topic. Extensions were a little confusing because they differ. For example, sch, k12 and edu are all for educational purposes but they differ depending on the grade level and where it is. ALso when searching the region, you do not have to put us. unless you have the specific region in the U.S. which i did not know.