TEC 3012 Digital Logbook (record completion dates in the space provided) ********** Name: ________________________________ Date Initialized:_____________________ ********** Module 1: Establishing Communication E-Mail: Introductory e-mail message to the instructor: sent:__________ received:__________ Online Guide: (if applicable) Name___________________________________ e-mail address:________________________________________ #1 Introductory e-mail message to the online guide: sent:__________ received: __________ ********* TEC 3012 Course Listserve: Listserve Subscription Message: sent:__________ received: __________ Listserve Communication: (respond to a minimum of 5 messages- record dates) #1__________ #2__________ #3__________ #4__________ #5__________ Others: ********** TEC 3012 Web Discussion Board Date of first visit: __________ E-mail message to course instructor (research topics) Sent__________ Reply Received _________ *********** Web Discussion Board (Stumper Postings - record dates) #1__________ #2__________ #3__________ #4__________ #5__________ Others: ********** Background Information Module What the Web Is... Start time:__________ Finish Time:_________ Message to the Course Listserve: The Web Is... sent: __________ Background Information Module What the Web Does... Distributed Documents: Article Reviews date: __________ #1 Title:____________________________________ Comments: #2 Title:_____________________________________ Comments: e-mail to course listserve: Distributed Documents date: ___________ *********** Basic Web Searching Module Search Engine Introduction: Comparison of Hits returned. HotBot returned _____________ matches Breakdown: Infoseek found __________________pages containing at least one of these words: AltaVista: About ___________ documents match your query Lycos: Matching Web pages 1- ______ with approximately _______ entries per page. Excite: _____________ hits. Northern Light: Your search returned ___________ items which have been organized into _______ folders. ********* How Search Engines Work Summary of findings: E-Mail to Course Listserve ______________ ********* Parallel Search Engine Observations: Date:_________ MetaCrawler: Inference FIND: DogPile: SavySearch: HuskySearch: *********** Web Indexes: Evaluation of the Web Indexes: Date:___________ Yahoo!: Excite: Infoseek: Lycos: Magellan: Galaxy: LookSmart: Britannica Internet Guide: *********** Online Libraries: Observations: Date:___________ *********** Ready Reference Resources: Observations: Date:____________ ********** Managing Resources Module: Part 1 Evaluating Web Resources: Observations Date:___________ ********** Advanced Web Searching Module Analyzing Your Search Topic Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide your online searching. As you begin searching, you may well discover new keywords, synonyms, related phrases and related organizations. Add them to build a more comprehensive list. Search Topic: Keywords: Synonyms: Related Phrases: Related Organizations: Related authors and authorities Outliers: (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly related to your search topic) ********** Keywords and Synonyms: Observations: Date: _________ ********** More Like This: Observations: Date:__________ ********** Searching for Phrases: Observations: Date: __________ ********** Boolean Operators: Observations: Date:_________ ********** Quick Guides: Observations: Date: ______ ********** Search Engine Help Files: Date: __________ HotBot_______ Infoseek______ AltaVista_______ Lycos_______ Excite______ Northern Light______ ********* Search Engines - Advanced User Interface Comments: Date:________ HotBot SuperSearch: Infoseek Advanced Search: AltaVista Refine: Lycos Advanced Search/Power Panel: Excite Power Search: E-Mail Message to Course Instructor: Advanced Web Searching ________ ********** Specialized Web Directories: Observations: Date: ___________ ********* Web Rings: Observations: Date:____________ E-mail to course listserve: Web Directories and Web Rings __________ ********* Searching Beyond the Web: Observations: Date:________ Gophers: Newsgroups: Listserve/Mailing Lists: FAQ’s: E-mail to course listserve: Searching Beyond the Web _________ ********** E-mail to course instructor: Summary of learnings in the Advanced Web Searching Module Date: ____________ ********** Comprehensive Guided Web Search Module Analyzing Your Search Topic Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide your online searching. As you begin searching, you may well discover new keywords, synonyms, related phrases and related organizations. Add them to build a more comprehensive list. Search Topic: Keywords: Synonyms: Related Phrases: Related Organizations: Related authors and authorities Outliers: (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly related to your search topic) E-mail to course instructor: Reflections on Comprehensive Search Process: Date:_______ *********** Final Course Project E-mail to course instructor: Project Presentation Format Selected Date:_______ Project Completed: Date:_____________ ********** Participant Self-Assessment Using the guidelines below, evaluate your learning. Rate your skill level at the beginning and conclusion of the course using a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Add any comments you care to share. Using web search engines: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Using web indexes and web directories: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Using online libraries and ready reference websites: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Conducting advanced web searches using Boolean operators: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Developing search strategies: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Web resource management skills beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: ********** Complete the online course/instructor evaluation Date: _________ ********** Logbook and Completed Registration Forms Mailed to Instructor: Date:________ **********