Travis Reuling's List: Researching Credible Connections

• In the developing world, many advocate the benefits of collaboration as the primary driver of research productivity. One of the crucial conditions that support, and help overcome problems in, distributed work is consistent access and use of Internet technologies

  • States that working together, and distributing work between individuals is a fast way to get things complete.
• “the Internet has made them more connected”

  • States that the Internet seems more efficient when more people can connect to one use of technology.
• Copyright of Science Communication is the property of Sage Publications Inc.

  • Gives a Copyright signature

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• • Basic meaning and definition of online collaboration for the users.
• On line collaboration is a key component in many organisations, and has caught the attention of organisations that are not yet engaging in it.
• To some extent, all forms of conferencing are "on line" collaboration in today's internet-driven economy. Even audio-only conferencing tends to leverage the IP networking infrastructure of the internet; and video conferencing now often consists of webcam-equipped personal computers with internet connections. But on line collaboration more particularly means a web conferencing meeting – sometimes called a virtual meeting.
• • A variety of uses for collaborative work.
• Like other forms of remote collaboration, on line collaboration saves organisations the time and expense of travelling to work together in person
• Slide presentations
• Collaborative digital work
• Often, collaborative work products in today's business environment are digital: documents, presentations, graphics, software applications, and so on
• On line collaboration is ideal for training remote employees on how to use software applications, enabling instructors to demonstrate operations and facilitating rich interaction among training participants.
• Software training or technical support
• Arkadin is a leading conferencing and collaboration solutions provider, servicing thousands of organisations and millions of users worldwide

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• • Giving a backup statement to the fact that internet is really becoming something more collaborative then using it individually
• Modern science is increasingly collaborative, as signaled by rising numbers of coauthored papers, papers with international coauthors, and multi-investigator grants
• information and communication technologies allow cooperation among scientists from far-flung institutions and different disciplines.
• • Supports the fact that it's a great way to connect with other people finding better technology information.
• t points to a future of scientific collaborations that build successfully on aspects from multiple disciplines.

  • Continuity in the further collaborations to take place and become a  more successful way of scientific aspects of research.

• Gary M. Olson is Paul M. Fitts Collegiate Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Professor in both the School of Information and the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan.

  Ann Zimmerman is a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan.

  Nathan Bos is a Senior Research Scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University.

  • Gives a citation on the edits.

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• • Also note the URL link is .edu which usually is the most credible resources
• Media literacy is the ability to understand how mass media work, how they produce meanings, how they are organized, and how to use them wisely.

  • Definition of media literacy, for a better understanding to the reader.
• The following definition of media literacy came out of the Trent Think Tank, a 1989 symposium for media educators from around the world sponsored by the Canadian Association for Media Literac

  • Citation for the credibility. 
• Because American schoolchildren spend more time watching television than they do in school or play. The average child watches approximately thirty hours of television per week! The Los Angeles Times recently reported that 37% of children aged 9 - 11 have their own TV's, as compared to 49% of 12 -13 year-olds, and 54% of 14 - 15 year-olds.

  • Supports the fact of the project that kids aren't spending enough time learning how to use the proper functions of their resources available, causing stress when they are care-free.
• From them, we learn about war and peace, the environment, new scientific discoveries, and so on.

  • Bringing better activities in than watching non useful information kids are usually attracted to like cartoons, or MTV shows. 
• But in other ways, allowing the mass media to shape our images of ourselves is dangerous because the media must follow conventions that are often out-of-sync with real life.
• The above discussion is adapted in part from the book Media & You: An Elementary Curriculum.
• • Gives resources for credibility and context is clear.

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• When taking a course online, it is important to remember several points of etiquette that will smooth communication between the students and their instructors. 

  • Defining the key to online etiquette. 
• Avoid language that may come across as strong or offensive
• Keep writing to a point and stay on topic.
• • Context is clear, giving a sort of guideline to follow when referring to online etiquette.
• Read first, write later
• Review, review, then send
• An online classroom is still a classroom
• The language of the Internet.
• Consider the privacy of others
• If possible, keep attachments small.
• No inappropriate material.
• • Copyright is stated clear with date and author, reassuring credibility and continuity.

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• • Source is a .edu website for credibility.
• • Another source backing up the definition of "netiquette" making a simpler word.
• "Netiquette" is network etiquette. The Core Rules of Netiquette are  excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea (sometimes called  the "Ms. Manners" of the Internet)
• • Email – work / personal
   
  • Instant Messaging
   
  • Chat rooms
   
  • Blogs
   
  • Facebook
   
  • Twitter
   
  • YouTube
   
  • LinkedIn
   
  • Online courses
   
  • Anything that is connected to the web
• The Core Rules of "Netiquette":

  • Roughly the same rules as other websites.
    
    Also note source is .edu giving a better reliable source.
• • Copyright is included, and year reassuring credibility and continuity. 

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• • Resource is .edu for credibility. 
• Online Etiquette (Netiquette)

  • "Netiquette" used again for more of a digital native slang word.
• Keep in mind the following points:

  • Another resource backing up the rules of "netiquette" familiarizing the rules to the reader.
• Citations and Other Etiquette Sources

  • Note the website used is .edu for a more distinct credible resource.
    
    Also Citations to insure the reader can confirm the facts stated.
• • Offer citations to websites used for the information, also provides contact information.

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• • Website published in .edu for credibility. 
• 1. Information literacy is the ability to recognize the extent and nature of an information need, then to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information

  • Stating the definition of Information Literacy. Being able to use your resources quickly and efficiently.
• • Context is clear, and understandable.
• Each institution should foster optimal use of its learning resources through strategies designed to help students develop information literacy

  • Offering a plea for more schools to use the resources correctly, so students can find and evaluate information quicker.
• • Copyright stated for credibility, date for continuity and author with location.
• COPYRIGHT ©

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• • .edu is used for the website for Credibility, also context is clear and useful.
• recognize  when information is needed and have the ability  to locate, evaluate, and use effectively  the needed information.”

  • Stating the same definition, backing up the original resources stated fact.
• • Citations given for the information used to exploit the information provided.
• • Provides Copyright rule, also dates for Continuity. 
• ©2013 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved

  • Copyright enforced to state the source is credible, and has been updated recently for continuity. 

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• • .edu is used to provide credibility for the resource.
• • Context is clear, and provides great information.
• This website is intended to help infuse the instruction of information literacy skills into all areas of the curriculum and assist the university in fulfilling its commitment to ensure competency in information literacy for all baccalaureate graduates

  • Again presenting an idea that educational systems should become familiar with Information Literacy and follow the "guide-lines" for easier use to evaluate online resources.
• • Determine the extent of information needed
   
  • Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
   
  • Evaluate information and its sources critically
   
  • Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base
   
  • Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
   
  • Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally (1)

  • Stating the same sort of "guide-line" as the other sources stated.
• Information literacy is, therefore, being able to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information"

  • Same definition used again to reinforce the fact is correct.
• • Provides citations for the information provided.

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• • A proper way of describing the use of web-based tools and its necessity. 
• • A variety of web tools that are used on an internet's daily basis.
• FreeScreenSharing
• SlideRocket
• MarketWire
• Bravo Video
• Formstack
• WePay
• Harvest Time Tracking
• UserTesting
• Google Business Apps
• Google Drive
• 2013 Forbes.com LLC™   All Rights Reserved

  • Copyright statement, also provides dates for continuity and makes for a credible resource.

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• • Giving a clearer understanding of what exactly web-tools helped her out, and enhanced her experience in her internet usage.
• 12 Sites and web based tools that shined in 2012
• , I want to leave you with a list of sites and web based tools that have enhanced my internautting experience for free over the past year(s), not listed in any particular orde
• • A set of web-based tools to make work more easy for ones use of exploring information, kind of like an add-on.
• Rapportive
• PicMonkey
• Slacker
• Tweetdeck
• Vizify
• Dropbox
• Evernote
• Text Link Ads
• LinkedIn
• Google
• Facebook

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• • Advocating that the web-tools enhance the help of getting the work done effectively.
• • Another list of web-tools personally used to enhance the use of interent, getting it done quicker and decreasing the time it would take to get tasks completed.
• Mobile workers are on the rise, but don’t take our word for it!  A recent study by Citrix revealed that by 2014, 82% of organizations will have a mobile work style strategy in place and that 62% currently employ one, which means an ever-increasing number of remote teams that will need more efficient, virtual communication techniques.
• Project Management: 
• Conference Calling
• Face-to-Face Team Communication
• Interactive Meetings
• Interactive Projects
• Managing Your Social Brand

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• On Jan. 27, just before the Egyptian government turned off the Internet for all Egyptians, Facebook saw six times more traffic than Google inside the country.
• April 6 Youth Movement who wanted to unseat Mubarak prior to the scheduled September 2011 elections.
• Wael Ghonim anonymously started a Facebook page to commemorate the death of Khaled Said, beaten to death by police for flaunting drug possession online.
• — We are all Khaled Said — had accumulated 130,000 fans, according to the New York Times. Ghonim this week said that the page has 375,000 followers. (The English-language site visible to U.S. Facebookers has just over 71,000 followers.)
• Anger built, as did the popularity of Facebook and Twitter as a means to vent that anger.
• , news of which also blew through Twitter and over mobile phones via SMS.
• It's like the entire Internet forgot where Egypt was

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