ETECH WEEK 2-5 Flashcards
Pratice of using internet information
INTERNET SEARCH/RESEARCH
Outline the following cycle for online research projects
BARRON AND IVERS (1996)
Steps in research process
STEP 1: QUESTIONING
STEP 2: PLANNING
STEP 3: GATHERING
STEP 4: SORTING & SIFTING
STEP 5: SYNTHESIZING
STEP 6: EVALUATING
Before going on the Internet, you should structure their questions.
STEP 1: QUESTIONING
Develop a search strategy with a list of sites to investigate.
STEP 2: PLANNING
Use the Web to collect and gather information.
STEP 3: GATHERING
Analyze and categorize the data they gathered on the Web.
STEP 4: SORTING & SIFTING
Integrate the information into the lesson and draw conclusions.
STEP 5: SYNTHESIZING
Assess the results, and if necessary, begin the process again.
EVALUATING
Powerful tools that index millions of web sites.
SEARCH ENGINES
Using this will help to find specific phrases involving more than one word.
QUOTATION MARK
Adding a + sign before a word means that it MUST be included in each site listed.
ADDITION SIGN (+)
Adding a - sign before a word means that it will NOT appear in the sites listed.
SUBTRACTION SIGN (-)
Can be used for wild-cards in some search engines.
AESTERISKS (*)
Are sources listed for the facts?
ACCURACY
Can information be verified through another source?
ACCURACY
Has the site been edited for grammar, spelling, etc.?
ACCURACY
Is the publisher reputable?
AUTHORITY
Is the sponsorship clear?
AUTHORITY
Is a phone number or postal address available?
AUTHORITY
Is there a link to the sponsoring organization?
AUTHORITY
Is the author qualified to write on this topic?
AUTHORITY
Does the sponsor have commercial interests?
OBJECTIVITY
Is advertising included on the page?
OBJECTIVITY
Are there obvious biases?
OBJECTIVITY
Currency Is a publication date indicated?
OBJECTIVITY
Is there a date for the last update?
OBJECTIVITY
Is the topic one that does not change frequently?
OBJECTIVITY
Are the topics covered in depth?
COVERAGE
Does the content appear to be complete?
COVERAGE
Everyone has a somewhat flexible, but not unlimited copyright privilege under the ____________ of the U.S. Copyright Act.
Fair Use Clause
Means by which educators of non-profit educational institutions may use copyrighted works without seeking permission or making payment to the author or publisher.
Fair Use
Teachers and students are also protected to some extent by the _____________ which went into effect in _______________
Millennium Copyright Act; October 1998
It protects βoriginal works of authorshipβ that are in a tangible form of expression.
Copyright
Important questions to ask
- What is the purpose for using the material?
- Who is the audience?
- How widely will the material be distributed?
- Will the material be reproduced?
use of those Software Application. It has a vital role in all aspect of work or fields
APPLIED PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
a computer programs that performs specific functions
maybe in personal, business,
educational, medical and other fields
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
It is a Wordβs way of generating
mass mailings. It involves combining a list of names and addresses to individually address to each person/receiver on the list.
MAIL MERGE
this document contains text and
graphics. Example body of the letter.
MAIN DOCUMENT
this is your data source that is used to populate information in the letter.
MAILING LIST
this document is the combination of the main document
MERGED DOCUMENT
Open Microsoft Word and start new blank document
STEP 1
On the MAILINGS TAB, click Start Mail Merge then select letter then layout the content or the form document.
STEP 2
Three field name on the participants
Name
Title
Certificate Number
Create a folder name βSampleMergeβ on the desktop then save the document with a file name of βcertificateβ. You can use ctrl + S to quickly to this step
STEP 3
On the MAILINGS TAB, in the START MAIL MERGE group, click SELECT RECIPIENTS then select TYPE NEW LIST.
STEP 4
Since we need only three data field in creating this mail merge such certificate number, name, and title we can modify those data field by clicking CUSTOMIZE COLUMNS BUTTON.
STEP 5
Select the field that you do not need then click DELETE BUTTON. A confirmation dialog box appears asking if you are sure to delete the field, just click βYesβ if you continue to delete. Do the same process to those fields you wanted to delete.
STEP 6
If you wantedd to add field/s on the list of data only have to do is click ADD BUTTON. Type the FIELD NAME on the prompt inside a small ADD FIELD dialog box and click the OK button. Repeat this step for each new field you need in your main documents.
STEP 7
After the setup of field name to be used in the mail merge, type the individual data from your list corrsponding to CERTIFICATE NUMBER, NAME and TITLE. Then click NEW ENTRY BUTTON or simply press Tab Key on the last field in a record then its automatically accepting new record to be input. Repeat this process until you enter all recipients or record you want.
STEP 8
Onc you are done typing all the data, click OK button on the ADD NEW LIST dialog box to save your data. A special SAVE ADDRESS LIST dialog box pops up on your screen that allows you to save the recipients list.
STEP 9
Type the file name for the ADDRESS LIST name it βCertificateDataβ then click SAVE BUTTON to save the data list. You should be back on the form/main document to insert those field on the documents.
STEP 10
Is it better to save the data list on the folder where the form document is located?
Yes so that it is easy to find the files merge on it.
Click INSERT MERGE FIELD and choose the proper field to insert into your text. For example Name of Participant, if we see this field name, input βNAMEβ and choose the name field from the INSERT MERGE FIELD menu. This field is inserted into the document. Repeat this process until required fields were inserted on the document.
STEP 11
Save the main document. To preview the merged document, just click the PREVIEW RESULTS to check if the merged and layout is okay.
STEP 12
Choose FINISH & MERGE to edit, print or send the merged document through email.
STEP 13
Generally this are the electronic or digital images or photographs that we can integrate on the documents.
PICTURES
Common picture file type
a) .JPG
b) .GIF
c) .PNG
This is pronounced as βjay-pegβ and it is the short term for .jpeg
.JPG
meaning of JPG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
This type of image is capable of displaying transparencies, and simple animation.
GIF
GIF meaning
Graphics Interchange Format
used for lossless image compression. It allows the control of the transparency level or opacity of images
.PNG
This is generally a. GIF type; line art drawing or images used as generic
representation for ideas and objects that might want to incorporate in the document.
CLIP ART