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: (if applicable) sent:__________ received: __________ ********* TEC 3012 Course Listserve: Listserve Subscription Message: sent:__________ received: __________ Listserve Communication - Optional: (send or respond to 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 Postings - Optional (record dates) #1__________ #2__________ #3__________ #4__________ #5__________ Others: ********** Background Information Module What the Web Is... Start time:__________ Finish Time:_________ Message to the course instructor: 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 instructor: Distributed Documents date: ___________ *********** Basic Web Searching Module Search Engine Introduction: Comparison of Hits returned. Note: The Search Engine interfaces change on a regular basis... Look for the total number of earch engine hits returned. If that is not available, record "Not Available". FAST Search Results: ________ HotBot Search Results: __________ Infoseek Web Search Results: __________ AltaVista Search Results: __________ Lycos Search Results: __________ Excite Search Results: __________ Northern Light Search Results: _________ items which have been organized into ______ folders on the left side of the screen). Google Search Results: ________ ********* How Search Engines Work Summary of findings: E-Mail to course instructor ______________ ********* 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: *********** 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: __________ FAST Search______ HotBot_______ Infoseek______ AltaVista_______ Lycos_______ Excite______ Northern Light______ Google______ ********* Search Engines - Advanced User Interface Comments: Date:________ Note: The Search Engine interfaces change on a regular basis... Explore the opening search ngine screen, looking for the "advanced " features. The Help files will be useful in locating this nterface if it is available. FAST Advanced Search: HotBot SuperSearch: Infoseek Advanced Search Options: AltaVista Advanced Search: Lycos Advanced Search: Excite Advanced Web Search: Northern Light Power Search: E-Mail Message to course instructor: Advanced Web Searching ________ ********** Specialized Web Directories: Observations: Date: ___________ ********* Web Rings: Observations: Date:____________ E-mail to course instructor: Web Directories and Web Rings __________ ********* Searching Beyond the Web: Observations: Date:________ Gophers: Newsgroups: Listserve/Mailing Lists: FAQ's: E-mail to course instructor: 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:________ **********