Researching a public intellectual such as, John R. Bolton former ambassador to the United Nations, was very interesting and creating a web portfolio was a great way of presenting this information. Microsoft publisher is an easy to use program that made this project manageable in the time frame allotted. This program provides many possibilities for a wide range of projects and presentations. I am positive that I will be designing more web portfolios using Microsoft publisher during my time in college.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reflection of final research paper
I am very happy with the final version of my research paper. This project was very time consuming but worthwhile. I learned a lot about researching topic information, writing, and citing sources; which will help me in other classes and in my career in early childhood education. My topic focused on early childhood education and the benefits to children and society. I am glad that I chose this topic as I learned a lot about early childhood education and the research that has been conducted in this field.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Ex. 17.1, Lawrence Lessig
I feel the Lessig website shows a professional, yet serious element and provides a variety of information about Mr. Lessig. The audience for this website would be someone interested or involved in copy right laws. The font size is approximately 10 to 12, bold and italic lettering were used drawing attention to the different aspects of the webpage. The webpage colors, blue and yellow is comforting to view (not harsh on the eyes) and repeats on each page, and the contents on each page is balanced. The picture on the home page is a comfortable fit with the information that is being presented and the background colors. The Creative Commons logo is visible on each page. The major publications page identifies several books and list of magazines that contain articles that Lessig has written. My opinion of this website is that is a very well done and provides a variety of information related to Lessig accomplishments and promotes him as a public intellectual.
Public Intellectual sources in APA style
I chose, John R. Bolton as a public intellectual.
Bosco, David. (2005). The World According to Bolton. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 61(4), 24-31.
John R. Bolton. (2011, April 25). Retrieved April 27, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
Right Web. (2010). John Bolton. Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved from http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Bolton_John
World Net Daily. (2010). John Bolton Thinking of Running for President. Retrieved from http://www.wnd.com?pageld=233921
Comments on the book, Research Matters
Comments on the book I found the book, Research Matters, very informative and beneficial for this class. The book was very easy to read and to understand. I was able to easily locate the information that I was looking for. I have no recommendations for additional or alternative books at this time.
Reconsidering the title of my research paper
As I write my research paper, I feel that the title that I have originally chosen, The Importance of Early Childhood Education, doesn’t fit well with my paper. A student who reviewed my paper suggested Future Success Begins with Early Education as a possible title. After much consideration I feel that the title that best fits my research paper is Early Childhood Education and the Benefits to Young Children and Society.
Ex. 9.1, Plagiarism Test, "How to Recognize Plagiarism"
I took the plagiarism test from Indiana University which consisted of 10 questions. The test was related to APA style and I am not as familiar as I should be. I realize that plagiarism is difficult to identify and there is a lot involved when it comes to avoiding plagiarism. As I continue writing, I will be very careful when using information from someone’s writing and citing sources.
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