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Accessing, managing and evaluating online information ★☆☆☆☆ Honestly, I am a little technologically challenged. When it comes to finding information, allI know is to just google everything because everything is on google. Which is partly true, although most of the time google does not give you what you need to know – the right answer. Continue reading →

-Accessing, managing and evaluating online information- 3/5 For starters, I would rate my a 3. I’m tempted to go for a 4 but I know there’s definitely room for improvement. In academic studies, good referencing is of the utmost importance. Sources must be checked and double-checked vigorously for truths and untruths. -Participating in online communities- 4/5 Definitely a 4. If by online communities, we mean social media… then yeah. Continue reading →

Digital Profile - Self Test at start of moduleScale of 1 – 5 (where 1 is no experience, and 5 is very experienced) how you would rate your current level of digital literacy against the following criteria:Accessing, managing and evaluating online informationRating at start of module: 3Comments: As a student of the 21st century, we are often required to do research online for our assignments. Continue reading →

Before I share about my self-test results, the tab on the top of this page, “About Me” is where you can find my self-introduction! :-) These Self Test Results is a reflection of my level of digital literacy, and based on a scale of 1 – 5 (1 being least experienced, to 5 being very experienced). Continue reading →

Living & Working on the Web Accessing, managing and evaluating online information Rating: 4 The internet is really user-friendly in this day and age so assessing, managing and evaluation online information is a breeze. Continue reading →

Accessing, managing and evaluating online information Rating 2/5 I believe that accessing and looking for information online is an easy task for many, especially with the aid of search engines such as Google and Yahoo. However, managing and evaluating online information may be a challenging task as it is difficult to determine the reliability and credibility of information. Participating in online communities Rating 1/5 I am not active in online communities. Continue reading →

After analyzing numerous articles, it is evident that Mark Prensky’s model of  ‘Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants (2001) ‘ and White and Cornu’s concept on digital ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’ (2008) are relatively the cornerstones for this topic of discussion. Prensky’s dichotomy of  ‘digital natives and digital immigrants’ defines that age is the principal factor in a person’s digital competency. Continue reading →

MANG2049 Digital Profile – Self Test at start of module Below is my ratings and comments before the start of #MANG2049 #1 Accessing, managing and evaluating online information Ratings: 2 Comment: It is not what I do on a usual basis. I do not find a problem in accessing to the information but it would take sometime for me to manage and evaluate to the information. #2 Participating in online communities Ratings: 1 Comment: I have not experience any online communities. Continue reading →

MANG2049 Self Test How Well Do I:  Accessing, managing and evaluating online information (3)  I gave myself a 3 because information online is readily available and generally easy to obtain. Usually, I’d evaluate the credibility of online information via its source. Information from a school’s portal is definitely accurate and reliable while there are other dubious websites that might not give reliable information. Continue reading →

This self-test would be based on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being no experience and 5 being very experienced).  Assessing, managing and evaluating online information: Rating 3 Assessing and managing online information is not a difficult task as it is something that many of us have to do quite often. On the other hand, evaluating or verifying the reliability and credibility of the source of information would be a lot more difficult . Continue reading →