Alice


 * Research Project- Week 1 Journal (:**

Monday 21.6.2010: Introduction to research project Finding our learning styles, i found out that i am a tactile learner, which is learning by touching ;D

Wednesday 23.6.2010: Moodle site, 6 steps of research based learning Wrote summaries about each of the steps

Friday 25.6.2010: Continued writing summaries of the six steps


 * Week 2 Journal (:**

Monday 28.6.2010: We were given sheets about referencing and had several questions to complete

Wednesday 30.6.2010: In this lesson we updated our journals about everything we have done so far (:

Friday 2.7.2010 I was absent from this lesson


 * Week 3/1 Journal (:**

Monday 19.7.2010 In this lesson we drew up a concept map on the white board with the theme of cats. The computers were not working in this lesson, so we had to use paper instead.

Wednesday 21.7.2010 I did not attend this lesson because of sickness.

Friday 23.7.2010 I was also sick for this lesson.


 * Week 4/2 Journal (:**

Monday 26.7.2010 I started my concept map in this lesson, as i had been away for the past lessons and could not work on it then.

Wednesday 28.7.2010 I was absent from this lesson, due to being sick again.

Friday 30.7.2010 In this lesson I continued working on my concept map and caught up a bit from being away.


 * Week 5/3 Journal (:**

Monday 2.8.2010 1. Journal 2. Evaluation of websites (bottom of wiki home page) 3. Ebsco host. Find 5 articles related to your topic -reference the site -give a 2 sentence summary 4. Moodle online courses "you quote it you note it" - summary of article

I updated my journals in this lesson and continued to work on my concept map about media influences. I then started the evaluation of websites (:

Wednesday 4.8.2010 Unfortunately, I was sick again for this lesson.

Friday 6.8.2010 During this lesson I updated my journal again :D WOO!

Now it's all up to date and nice.


 * Week 6/4 Journal (:**

Monday 9.8.2010 In this lesson I wrote today's journal (: Then developed the concept map some more.

Wednesday 11.8.2010 During this lesson I did the evaluation of websites. This involved going through a short tutorial about credible sources on the internet.

The five ways to determine if an internet source is credible are: 1. Who? 2. What? 3. Why? 4. When? 5. How?
 * Is there an author identified?
 * What makes him or her an expert?
 * Is the author with a reputable organization?
 * Can you verify the credentials or contact information?
 * Is the site intended for a particular audience?
 * What's the point of providing the information?
 * If there is an issue, are both sides presented?
 * Does it provide general or comprehensive information?
 * Is the information biased or does it push a specific perspective?
 * Does the site contain advertising?
 * If there are ads, is there any conflict of interest between them and the content?
 * Is it clear when the information was published?
 * When was it last updated?
 * If there are links to other websites, do they work?
 * Is the site easy to navigate?
 * Are there obvious signs of errors or typos?
 * Can factual information be verified using other sources?

Friday 13.8.2010 I wrote in my journal.


 * Week 7/5 Journal (:**

Monday 16.8.2010 Worked on the capabilities for the development of research knowledge and skills chart.

Wednesday 18.8.2010 Tenille and I made a survey, then went around to classes to get people to do them :D Lucy came too

Friday 20.8.2010 Today Tenille was not here D:< So we couldn't do anymore surveys Soooo, I updated my journal for today and Wednesday


 * Week 8/6 Journal (:**

Monday 23.8.2010 In this lesson, we worked on the ghannt chart

Wednesday 25.8.2010 Tenille was on an excursion, which made things a little difficult D:< But I managed to get her locker combination so that I could get a few more surveys done

Friday 27.8.2010 Tenille was absent agaaaaain ):

So I continued to work on the ghannt chart


 * Week 9/7 Journal (:**

Monday 30.8.2010 Wednesday 1.9.2010

Friday 3.9.2010 You quote it, you note it - Plagiarism Plagiarism isn't just copying someone else's work and saying that it's your own. It is also: - Having a friend write a paper for him or using someone else’s paper as his own. - Submitting one of his own papers or assignments for more than one class. - Downloading or buying a term paper from the web. Doing these things could end with you failing.

If what you are writting is considered to be "common knowledge", there is no need to referenced.


 * Week 10/8 Journal (:**

Monday 6.9.2010 WOO! NO SCHOOLIO!

Wednesday 8.9.2010 Tenille and I finished taking surveys and started analysing them.

Friday 10.9.2010 Tenille left the surveys at home, SILLY PERSON! So I caught up with my journals.


 * Week 11/9 Journal (:**

Today Tenille and I looked at what we hadn't done so far. We found out that we had not yet completed the Ebsco Host article summaries about our topic. We decided that we would do half each, then put them together to save time (:


 * TERM 4-NESS**
 * Week 1 :D**

This week, Tenille and I went through all of the surveys and analysed them. This took quite a while because we had to go through each question and count all the yes' and no's for each year level.

We also started talking about our presentation. We have decided to present our information in a powerpoint presentation. From our surveys, we realised that a lot of the younger year levels, like the year 8's and 9's do not have a great understanding of internet safety. So we have decided that we will present our findings and our presentation to year 8's and 9's. We have also decided that instead of telling them simply not to use these websites, because we know that just wont work, we have decided to teach them how to be safe on the internet.


 * Week 2 :D**

I have a feeling that my wikispace hates me ): It doesn't like working for me a lot of the time..

This week Tenille and I have been gathering a lot of information for our presentation. We have focused on researching different social networking, and some problems and issues behind social networking websites.

Tenille and I went to talk with Mr Bickley. We thought that talking to someone who has a lot to do with the internet and computers would be very beneficial for our research project. Unfortunately, we were unaware that Mr Bickley was not at school today. This wasted a lot of our time D:. While we were waiting though, we jumped on the computers in the music centre and did a bit of research about internet safety and social networking sites. We then came back to class and worked on our journals. But my wikispace hates me right now and doesn't want to work.

We shall both do a lot of work at home over the next few days, and the weekend.


 * //*This week the draft of our research is due.//**
 * //Unfortunately, we aren't in class on Friday due to an assembly, so we will hand up the draft of our research early next week, so Monday or Wednesday.//**