Snack Foods

Today we looked at a couple different snack. Me and my partner had Snyders Pretzels. We were asked to grab a serving size of this snack without looking at the back of the bag to see what a serving size is. We grabbed about 1.5 servings of this snack. I was not surprised by the amount of calories or fat because I read my labels or at least glance at them.I was shocked to find out how much of some of the food other groups thought were a serving though.

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Evaluating Websites

Today we were given directions to visit 2 websites, then decide which one has true information and which one does not . The first website that I had visited was http://www.google.com/onceuponatime/googlegulp/. This website does not have an author of who listed the information, it also does not have  adate of when this article was written or when it was updated. Also on this website there is no E-mail address or no way to contact the author. The information on this website has no links or any other website or form of information to verify it on. On this page it says things like this drink is able to make you smarter and less thirsty. I do not believe that a drink is able to make you smarter, and if it is where are your supporting facts ? In conclusion I do not believe that this website contains true information. The other website that I had to take a  look at was http://zapatopi.net/afdb/. On this page it is easy to find what your looking for. On the left there are tabs where you are able to go to the specific topic that you want and find the information. At the top you are easily able to see the title, and the name of the author. At teh bottom of this page there is contact information where you are able to get a hold of the author. There is also a tab where there are questions and answers. Located in the bottom right hand corner it gives a date of when it was last updated. So in conclusion I believ that this website has everything that a website needs to be valid.
I was also asked if I my teacehr assigned me to do a state report about a town in Minnesota called Mankato whcih website would be the best for my report ?  How do you know ? The website that I would choose is http://descy.50megs.com/Emankato/mankato.html. I would choose this website because at the bottom of the page it says that it si updated on the first Monday of each month so i know that the information is recent and that the page is updated. I also would use this website because every picture that is on the site has been cited. On this page there is also tabs that you are able to click on to move around easily about the site. This website also has a title across the top. The second website that I had been given the oppurtunity to look at was  http://www.mankato-mn.gov/. This website looks to be valid , but it is irrelevant as to what I would be loking for. This website talks about moving there and it mentions the plaque that is to be dedicated to them. The third website that I had been given the oppurtunity to look at was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota. I did not even bother to look through this website because it is wikepedia. Wikipedia can be changed and edited by anyone who chooses to write information. There is now ay to verify this information, although it may be true, it's best not to take any chances.
The Third thing that Iwas asked to do today was to let you know whether the information discussed in the past two days has given me any new information related to research and usuable websites. The naswer to this question is yes. In the past few days we have discussed how to verify information on a website. I have learned that there are a couple things that you look for when trying to do this. First is it clear who has written the information ? Try to find an author and is there a way to contact them, look for an e-mail address. Second are the aims of the site clear ? Is this site giving you information that you are looking for does it clearly show you ot tell you what it's goals are ? Third does the site achieve it’s aim ? Within the website does it tell you what the aim in and then does it achieve it's aim ? Fourth is the site relevant to me ? Is the site showing me what I am looking for ? Does it stay on the topic that I am trying to learn about . Fifth, can the information be checked ? Within the website are you able to find who has posted the information , or are there other websites that you are able to read the same information on ? Sixth , when was this site produced ? Are you able to find a date of when the post was made or when it was updated it last ? Seventh , is the information biased in any way ? Does the website try to convince you to buy something ? Or is there opinion the only one that is portrayed ? Last does the site tell you about choices open to you ? Are there ares where you are able to click and find what your looking for or are options given to you ? These are the eight main points that I have learned about evaluating websites in the past couple days.

Citing Sources

Today we had to take three different journal articles and use three different citing websites to site them. I looked at Citation Machine, Easy Bib, and Cite Me. When I first got on all the websites were easy to make accounts on. After I had made an account on Easy Bib it was confusing. I was unable to find where I was supposed to put my website. Then when I did find it I had to copy and paste the URL into it. After that all the information came up already filled in. I didn't like that it had already filled in a lot of the information because they capitalized most of it so I had to go back and retype it anyways. When I logged on to Citation Machine it was easy to get around on the website. You select what type of format you want to use then you enter all of your information. This was my favorite website because you could enter all of the information on your own and then copy and paste the URL to double check all of your information. This website was my favorite. Last when you log on to cite me it was also confusing to me of where I was supposed  to type my URL or put my information , this website also fills in information for you.

Theodore Roosevelt Summary

            Theodore Roosevelt was at one point America’s youngest president, and a great man. He held office twice and was running for a third time when he decided to switch political parties. After he had done so he had many people that began to hate him but he also had people that still supported him. In the end of the election process though he had suffered a great defeat. After this he received news about an uncharted river. The information had come to him from Brazil’s minister of foreign affairs. He asked Roosevelt to take a trip and explore this uncharted land. He took his son with him because his wife asked him to go with. When they got to this river it was not at all what they expected. The river was full of piranha and dangerous fish. The water was swarming with mosquitoes and deadly bugs which carried malaria. The rapids from the river were extremely dangerous as well. One of their men had gotten pulled underneath the current at one point and dround. When the rapid was to steep to get over Roosevelt’s son had tied a rope to let the boats down safely. When malaria started hitting people they got fevers and started to become delirious. Men were starving as well because there animals had died so they had to put rations aside. One man had killed another one. At the end of the journey they were left with very few men but Roosevelt and his son were both still alive.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Avatar

So, I visited three different websites where you can create an avatar, and these are my thoughts. An avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. You may be wondering how or why an avatar would be used ..... well, in personal life an avatar may be used to communicate with different people around the world, or even just for fun. In educational career an avatar may be created to help with a speech that you have to give, for example if you are representing a historical person you may add a voice to your avatar. In buisness an avatar could be created to communicate with your employees, if you add a voice to your avatar explaining to them about what you would like done for the day and send it to them all via E-mail then you wouldnt have to find a different way to communicate. Prior to this OnLineExperience class that I am taking I have never used an avatar before. The three sites that I visited were ClayYourself, GoAnimate, and Voki. Out of these three sites I enjoyed using Voki the most. I think that Voki was easier to use. The site has tabs everywhere that are easy to follow. I also think that out of the three sites this one is the most realistic as to what people really could look like. It had the usual color hair choices and the ususal color eye choices, where as on the other sites ClayYourlsef as you may have guessed, has you creating an avatar out of clay. I also liked Voki more because you were able to create an account and save your voki. On clay yourlsef you were unable to create an account so your avatar was put into a gallelry with everyone elses.

Feed Readers

  Today I compared two different feed readers. Google reader and Bloglines were the two that I looked at. Google reader and Bloglines are organized is the same way, all gadgets that you add to your page are boxed in and titled. They are also different though, Google gives you many options on how to maximize and minimize your gadgets along with a bunch of other things, bloglines does not give you this feature. In Google with your gadgets you are able to scroll up and down and access the information in each one quicker. In Bloglines you are unable to do this you have to click an hour to go down and an arrow to go up. In conclusion I like Google Reader more because it is easier to navigate through and it seems to have more features.

Introduction

Hi I am Paige Straka. I love soccer, softball,spending time with friends, and traveling. I have a younger sister in the 8th grade (Madison) and a younger brother in the 5th grade (Spencer). In the future I would like to graduate from High School, Join the Airforce and become an Anesthesiologist. I know that blogging is used for finding out new information and to communicate with others. I have used a blog before for People to People which is the group that I travel with. Personally I would use a blog to keep in touch with friends and learn new information.

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