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inspiredlearningcommunity.com provides a key tool for teachers choosing to involve the internet in lesson plans for their classes. Teachers can create visual diagrams that break down larger more mature ideas for children in order for them to better understand the content. The website is user friendly and for inspiring teachers is a real new tool that very well may change how teaching will change in the future. However, just creating the lessons is not the only capability of inspiredlearningcommunity.com. Other teachers using the website and index and save their lessons plans, which then can be shared with the rest of the community of teachers. Inspired Learning Community is a fresh step in the right direction and gives both teachers and young students the chance to understand that the internet can be a vital resource in everyday. If you have hopes of becoming a teacher be sure to check out inspiredlearningcommunity.com.
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deviantART is a social website that allows for those interested in art and digitial art, to share their findings and creations with the rest of the users of the world wide web. Not only can artists share their own artwork but through deviantART can sell art pieces of the internet. The website is frequently update and on the homepage shows you what people using deviantART are interested in. deviantART has covers all forums of art, meaning the website has everything from background art, literature, animations and short films. Be sure to check out the bottom of the home page and take a look at the community news, online polls and blurbs about particular deviant artists.
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We compared Blogpulse v. Google: subject was the Chicago Cubs in the playoffs.
Results from Blogpulse showed individual blogs of people predicting the outcome of the cups in the playoffs and the possibility of there being an all Chicago world series. In google the results were the cups playoff schedule, ticketing websites as well as a few images from the 2008 season. Blogpulse results averaged being 10 minutes old were googles latest post was 55 minutes ago. Our group liked using google as our search engine more than blogpulse.
Our esoteric topic was consumer behavior:
Blogpulse reported a mix of topics that did not have a high level of relevance to consumer behavior. The findings were random. Google reported books, journals and web articles about consumer behavior. In blogpulse the most recent was 20 minutes old, google reported one of the articles was posted earlier today. If we were researching consumer behavior it would be more appropriate to use google rather than blogpulse.
data.un.org is a search engine that quickly locates data set and statistical reports from key institutions covering a variety of different areas. The home page claims that data.un.org searches over 55 million records ranging from population, industrial growth, education, environmental, energy, national tourism and information and communication technology to name a few. I’m currently enrolled in a statistical policy evaluation class, so I found this tool very useful. The data ranges and sets that data.un.org locates are compliment my class as well as provide relevant statistical data this is constantly being updated. Institutions can reveal their research and allow for internet users to draw their own conclusions. The website really brings together a number of global institutions to one place. If you have some spare time you should check it out. It helps for independent research and overall provides some interesting data. Make sure to check out the information and communication technology, it shows who and the magnitude of people using the web as a vital source of communication and networking.
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I searched “muddy boots” in both google and yahoo, here’s what I found:
Google reported 142,000 relevant images of muddy boots and people wearing their muddy boots, yahoo only reported 3,700 images. Yahoo reported its findings in thumbnail form that allowed for about only 20 thumbnails per page, where googles were listed in a top to bottom list allowing for more hits to be displayed on the page. Listing the hits from top to bottom allowed for easier navigation. If I were searching for images on the we I would use google over yahoo.
The same can be said for searching for muddy boots videos on the web. Google reported 480 relevant videos of people stomping through the mud, where yahoo only reported 2 videos of people actually getting there boots dirty. Google allowed for easier navigation than yahoo.
Google wins.
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Jux2 Meta search engine is unique in its findings because it compares the results of google, yahoo, ask jeeves and MSN, what it believes to be the most relevant information. By filtering through the information that shows up in the Jux2 search you can see where Jux2 is finding this information by a tag that tells which search engine reported which link. The claim to fame sounds all and well in description, but lets look at how Jux2 performs when I want to find relevant information on the web. Jux2 is a crawler based search engine that samples the most relevant information from multiple search engines. Next to search box there is an option for an advanced search and preferences that can further narrow your search through Jux2. Users of Jux2 can choose to blog about Jux2. At the bottom of the home page there is a choice to express your comments about how and how efficient Jux2 compiled your search. The results span across the web, directories and blogs, however in my findings I did not see an area for images. In the advanced search you can choose to narrow your search by keywords, phrases or the exact listing you requested. There is no save search facility, however when the results are reported you can find exactly where the link came from, ie. google or MSN. Users can filter through the multiple of listings by the number of pages at the bottom of the Jux2 search. Jux2 does not have language translation capability, but besides that Jux2 is very easily navigated, although the screen that displays the results of the search can get some what cluttered at times. After I preformed a search with google I found that Jux2 lacks in its ability to report multimedia resources as where google filters images and youtube clips. Jux2 works if your trying to located links and resources that are not multimedia based, but besides that negative Jux2 is easy to use and helpful in navigating the web.
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Writing papers at times can be overwhelming if perhaps you don’t know where to start or are struggling to find information that pertains to your topic. Worldcat.org searches across multiple databases for keywords and phrases that it finds helpful towards completing a polished essay, paper or whatever the assignment. Worldcat.org’s most helpful tool however is its ability to find useful resources in the network of library located near or around you. I find this ability the most useful feature the websites capability because if nothing comes up on its search through the web, then at least can point you in the right direction in getting started on your writing.
