week 10

Lecture
In this weeks lecture we learnt about Using Technology for Accessing & Organising Information. we were introduced to the concept of atom-based and bit-based formats this included the pros's and con of each format these are:

atom-based
Is using Books, papers, reports, etc. The pros's of using this format are it is a hard copy we can see the actual work in our hand so it is easy to protect because it is hard to copy and change the work it is also easy to access or conceal if necessary. The cons of using this format are they can be difficult to edit, distribute and reproduce. The format can also be cumbersome to use.

bit-based
Is using Digital reproductions, electronic content. The con's of using this format are that it is easier to copy and or steal the work so there is no privacy. It is also easy to fake authenticity with this format also they usually contain adverts and spam.


We also learn how to retrieve information and organise it by file extensions, folders/directories, create meta data, search function (OS), search engines.

Tutorial
In this weeks tutorial we were asked to complete a tutorial on on using bookmarks and favourites on the Internet at the this website; http://www.inette.com/aibtinette/favoritesI.html
This is a screen capture of the web age of we had to do the tutorial on.


We were then asked to use the information in the tutorial to set up a favourites list that has 3 folders in it, each with at least two websites marked as favourites

step 1

first i went to the home page i wanted to add to favourites

step 2
I then clicked on the favorites icon on the web page bar and select add to favourites button shown in picture by the red box enclosing it.

step 3


if you select the add to favourites button an add to favourites file will come up if you select add on this your web page will be added to your favourites list

This is a screen capture of web page being added to the favourits list.

step4

you can then make a file to organise the websites you have chosen to add to the favourites list.

This is a screen capture of my three websites i want in favourits in there own file.

We were then asked to read Negroponte's "Being Digital" archive online which is at the website: http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/bdcont.htm

I believe that his ideas are still relevant. This is because although we are beginning to rely on bit-based form information, we still use atom-based information such as books, newspapers and magazines even though it is easy to access the bit-based information it is not as reliable there for people still use it. This is because depending on what we need each for, we gain more benefit from using both bit-based information or atom-based information.

Readings

Reading 1 Summary: ‘Grazing the Net’

The web article "Grazing the Net" discusses Internet use for schools how we are provided with limitless amounts of information. It then goes on to talk about the negatives of using the Internet at school. These include accuracy, reliability, authenticity, of the web pages we are learning and resourcing from. It also informs the readers of the many benefits that students will gain thought the use of research using the Internet; such as speed, efficiency and more encouragement towards students doing work and assignment with less hesitation.