Cornerstones for Community College Success Chapter 4
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In today's technology driven world, colleges have ...
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Classes, entire degrees, schedules, course listings, and other pertinent information and programs online.
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Cooperative learning activities are facilitated by
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Programs such as dimdim, WebEx, or E-Illuminate.
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Office hours with faculty are held via a
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Learning management program, Skype, or a social networking tool
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The main reasons why we all need to learn new and emerging technologies as possible is because
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Our world has become a global society through technology.
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Often, students are required to
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Search and network with people outside of their own institution, many times internationally.
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One of the wonderful things about the world of technology is that
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If you have never heard of a program or don't know how to use an application, useful help is online on websites such as YouTube.
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If you don't know the Blackboard Management System.
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Google it.
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Software programs
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Common word processing, presentation, and chart/graph packages used on PCs and Macs
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Popular Learning Management Systems
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Used to offer classes and training throughout higher education and business
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Group Communication Tools
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Used to communicate in groups and share information on your computer screen with others around the world.
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Social Networking/Sharing Sites
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Used to network with business professionals who may help you find employment, chat with and make friends, keep in touch, and post the latest news and photos.
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Photo/Video Building and Viewing
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Used to create and share them with friends or colleagues.
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Commonly Used Search/Research Engines
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Used to research topics of interest that may have been assigned to you by your instructor. It is wise to use a variety of these sites of relying on just one.
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Tools to Help You Learn to Use New Technology
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Offer easy to use video tutorials to help you use some of the technologies that may be required of you in the classroom.
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Document Sharing Tools
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Allows you to share your word processing documents with others for additions, comments and editing.
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Digital Notes Taking Systems
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Allow you to take notes online
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Bookmarks
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The tags of sites in which you can easily access that site again, normally with one click.
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Cookie
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Refer to your data that is sent through the computer to monitor your actions while on their site. Cookies remember your login and track what you viewed or purchase the last time you visited that site.
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.com
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The most common ending for Internet addresses. Others include .edu , .net, .gov, .org, .us, in the UK, .uk (or co.uk), In France, .fr and in Germany .de
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Hacker
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A person that breaks into your computer and steals private information. Often uses the information for illegal purposes.
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HDTV / HD
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High definition television/video. High quality, crisp, appealing television or video recordings.
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Phishing
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A scheme by hackers to acquire personal information, passwords, login codes and other personal information, using \"real\" company logos in their corespondance.
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To avoid phishing schemes...
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Avoid suspicious links within emails and do not provide information in any format.
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PDF
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Portable document format. This format that is independent on a number of programs and applications, such as Word or PowerPoint.
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Malware
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Short for \"malicious software\", programs that are unwillingly and unknowingly placed on your computer to cause technological harm. Common types include worms, trojan worms, spyware, adware, etc.
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Podcasts
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Combines the terms iPod and broadcast in a single word. A video or audio file you can access on your phone, tablet, or other media device.
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Right Click
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Refers to clicking on the right side of the mouse and reveal additional menus and pop ups.
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RTF
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Rich text format, developed by Microsoft as a document file format to make files easier to open in most formats and programs on most computers.
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URL
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Universal Retrieval Language: the address written in the search bar.
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Web 2.0
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The new age of Internet.
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The big day has arrived! Your first day at college! You are on your way to the college but your dog ate the printed directions. What programs do you use to find the college?
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Google Earth Google Maps About.com MapQuest.com
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Your College English teacher has just assigned your first book, and you are asked to have it in every class. However, you are uncertain if the book is in print. What websites do you search in order to find out?
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Amazon.com Bookfinder.com Bowker.com Google Books OpenLibrary.org Gutenberg.org
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You are interested in finding out the population of Oklahoma. What website do you seaech in order to obtain this information?
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Census.gov
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You are asked to write a biography in L. Frank Baum, but don't know where to start. What addresses do you search in order to obtain the information?
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Loc.gov Who2.com Biography.com
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You are confused on the difference between Christianity and Catholicism. What website do you search in order to find out the information?
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Patheos.com
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You are asked to write a report about the State legislation. What websites do you search to obtain your information?
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Thomas.loc.gov House.gov Whpgs.org/f.htm
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You are doing a research report and all of the books you need have been checked out. What other options do you have?
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Newslink.org Infotrac.net Ehow.com
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You are asked to find information on France. What websites do you search in order to obtain the information?
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Infoplease.com CountryReports.org
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You are looking for careers to persue after college ends. What websites do you search in order to find out about careers?
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Bls.gov CareerOverview.com Occupationalinfo.org
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You are having trouble in certain classes, what website can help you in these classes with educational content and informative videos.
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Khanacademy.org
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According to the text, boolean logic
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Helps direct your search more efficiently.
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Facebook
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The most widely used and rapidly growing social media companies in existence.
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LinkedIn
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Considered the professional's site and is described as a \"buttoned down office-networking event\"
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Twitter
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Falls in the category of a microblog.
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What is a microblog?
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A microblog is a brief message that typically uses abbreviations and or Internet acronyms in order to pack information in a message.
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Wiki
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A page that can we viewed and modified by anybody with a web browser.
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Google Docs
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Used to create spreadsheets, documents, presentations, forms, drawings, documents, etc.
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Skype
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An application used for communicating and celebrating together although you are miles apart.
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To create a strong password, you must
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Try to use a combination of words, numbers, symbols and keep it to at least 8 letters.
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Who must you not share your passwords with?
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Anyone.
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What common events must you not use as your password?
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Birthday, anniversary, child's birth
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When posting a photo,
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Be careful
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What type of websites must you use for any personal financial transaction?
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Secure
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What invites burglaries and break ins at your home?
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Telling Facebook friends and online friends that you will not be home.
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Information literacy
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includes the skills a person needs to determine what information is needed, where to find it, how much of it you need for a specific topic, how to analyze and organize it to create your \"product\" and how to properly cite it.
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What has negative effects on the learning process?
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Information overload
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What can help you have a better understanding of information?
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A credibility checklist
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In the D.A.R.T.S Information Literacy System, D stands for
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Determine the Information You Need by Narrowing Your Topic.
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In the D.A.R.T.S Information Literacy System, A stands for
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Access the Information from a Variety of Sources
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In the D.A.R.T.S Information Literacy System, R stands for
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Read and Evaluate the Information for Accuracy and Credibility
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In the D.A.R.T.S Information Literacy System, T stands for
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Transform the Information to Create Your Project
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In the D.A.R.T.S Information Literacy System, S stands for
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Select the Appropriate Documentation Style
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Do Research, organizing notes, outlining and citations really matter?
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Yes, they DO really matter.
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How does research begin?
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By asking questions.
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What is the next step after making your topic decision and narrowing down your research question?
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You wil want to begin the process of accessing valuable, reliable and credible information.
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Is the Library still IMPORTANT in the Digital Age?
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Yes
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What are libraries known in today's world?
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They are known as the the hub of college campuses.
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Although the Internet is a great source for research, serious research requires
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That you go to the library and use its tools.
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Some of the things librarians can help you with are
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Helping you understand, search and use the online catalog, narrow your digital search to get the information you need, search other libraries for information, and sources not available on your campus.
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When you arrange information or terms according to their direction or location, that is known as
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Spatial information
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When you put your information in cause and effect order, that is an example of
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Cause and effect organization
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Presenting information in chronological order is an example of
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Chronological organization
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Work first, then what?
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Reward yourself with \"play\"
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What should you treat online work time with?
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Schedules and breaks
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Make a plan and
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Stick to it!!
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How often should you install and run security programs?
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Regularly.
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How often should you monitor your children's Internet use?
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Closely.
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Should you share or record passwords?
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No.
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What shouldn't you post on social media?
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Your whereabouts.
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If you are upset with a professor, what rule does this apply under?
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The 24 hour rule.
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Is texting language acceptable in academic or professional correspondence?
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No.
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Often used in persuasive papers, what is problem solving organization?
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You get the reader to accept your proposal.
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When you group information into subdivisions or cluster information into catagories, what is this an example of?
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Topical/catagorical organization.
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Who's guidelines should you follow?
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The instructor's
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What should you understand?
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The intended audience
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What should you determine?
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The availability of reliable academic resources and requirements.
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What should you develop?
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A timeline for project completion.
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What types of sources should you use?
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Various
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What should you determine when you access your sources?
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Where you lack resources and where you need to edit.
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What should you manage?
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Time
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When you present your information in a fashion where it shows in similarities and comparisons is an example of what
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Compare/contrast organization
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Impotance/priority organization
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When information is gathered from the most important to least important.
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Is it required to cite copyrighted works?
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Yes, in fact, any copyrighted information such as music, poems, literary works, films, photographs, videos, artwork, advertisements, plays, computer programs and audio files. Most of these works require you to seek permission to use their works and pay royalty to the author or his/her heirs.
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Can direct quotations be cited?
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Yes
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Can opinions, judgements and insights of others that you summarize or paraphrase be cited?
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Yes.
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Can information that is not widely known, openly disputed or commonly accepted be cited?
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Yes.
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What else other than the latter 6 above can you cite?
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Tables, charts, graphs, and statistics taken from a source.
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What are the most commonly used research resources?
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MLA, APA and CMS.
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What are examples of distance education?
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Reviewing the source material before registering, begin before the beginning, know if the class is a hybrid course or totally online, working ahead, and having back up plans in case of computer failures.
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What is APA style?
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American Psychological Association, a style commonly used in college reflection papers.
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What is MLA style?
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Modern Language Association, a style commonly used in writing, such as a thesis.
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What is CMS ?
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Chicago Manual of Style
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Who can explain all three styles?
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Your librarian.
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In addition to asking a librarian, what else can be of great use in finding out about APA, MLA and CMS?
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Searching online.
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By using the D.A.R.T.S System of Information Literacy, you can rest assured that you are approaching the mountains of information in
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A more organized and reasonable fashion.
