Project Information Literacy: Smart Talks
Howard Rheingold: "Crap Detection 101: Required Coursework" Project Information Literacy, "Smart Talks," no. 5, January 3, 2011 Subscribe our Smart Talk RSS feed Printer-friendly version Photo Credit: Judith Maas Rheingold If one word captures Howard Rheingold's writing about the political, cultural, and social impact of new technologies, that word is prescient. In 1987, Howard was one of the first to write about the peer-to-peer power of virtual communities building collective intelligence. Not only does he detect change before everyone else does, but Howard also writes about the complex interplay of technology, society, and culture with clarity, depth, candor, and profound insight. We caught up with Howard in late December and shared some of Project Information Literacy's (PIL) latest findings with him. PIL: Since 2003, you have been teaching college students at Berkeley and Stanford. Dealing with the rate of change is also an issue. Your last question is a big one. Howard: Meet Buffy J.
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10 tips for smarter, more efficient Internet searching
Did you hate memorizing seemingly insignificant facts for tests at school? No photographic memory? Good news! Life is now an open-book exam — assuming you have a computer, browser, and Internet access. Chances are, you aren't the first person to run across the problem you are experiencing. Google has been fanatical about speed. This article is also available as a PDF download. 1: Use unique, specific terms It is simply amazing how many Web pages are returned when performing a search. 2: Use the minus operator (-) to narrow the search How many times have you searched for a term and had the search engine return something totally unexpected? 3: Use quotation marks for exact phrases I often remember parts of phrases I have seen on a Web page or part of a quotation I want to track down. 4: Don't use common words and punctuation Common terms like a and the are called stop words and are usually ignored. 5: Capitalization technology Technology TECHNOLOGY "technology" "Technology" Examples:
TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
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The 7 ½ Steps to Successful Infographics
You know when you’ve been doing something for a long time and it gets ingrained? For me, that’s infographics. I’ve created a lot of chartage over the last 20 years Take a look: Here’s me when I started at the New York Times, where I was a graphics editor. I worked there for 15 years, on all the news desks, with the investigative team, and ran the biz section graphics desk. The middle i.d. is my stint at Fortune Magazine, where I was the Infographics director and got to work with the awesome folks at CNNMoney.com (I’m fading!). Anyway, when Nishant from MIX asked me to write about what I do, it was kind of arresting, like the time that Montana patrolman intercepted my husband doing 94 on a long stretch of highway. So here I am, pulling over. 1. Where does one procure an idea? Usually they’re found in the shower. Don’t wake up with an idea? Our stories are driven by the news, so our graphics are framed by ‘what’s new’ and sometimes ‘what’s different’ and hopefully, ‘what’s relevant.’ 2. 3.
These Google search tricks will save you time and frustration
If you want to become an expert at online searching, it’s time to understand how to ‘Google like a boss’ as the kids are saying these days. Google is a tough nut to crack if you’re trying to do some proper academic research. That’s why there are other Google tools like Scholar and Books. But if you’re looking to get a better understanding about a particular topic and need some tips on how to become better at searching, this chart is for you. Did you know the Google search trick that actually looks for exact words rather than keywords? Try using quotation marks! Want more fun Google tips that will save you time and frustration?
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7 Tools for Creating Mind Maps and Outlines Online
One of the presentations that I made this week was about having students create videos to demonstrate their knowledge of a topic. In that presentation one of the points that I stress is the need for students to create outlines of their videos before moving onto the technical aspects of constructing a video. Here are some tools for creating outlines and mind maps to plan video projects, podcasts, or essays. Quicklyst is a nice tool for taking notes and creating outlines. Knowcase is a free tool for recording ideas and creating outlines. Spider Scribe is an online mind map creation service. Folder Boy is a new service for recording, sharing, and organizing ideas with a team. Wise Mapping is a free collaborative mind mapping tool. Exploratree is a free graphic organizer creation tool. Slatebox is a slick tool for collaboratively creating mind maps and organizational charts.
