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Topic 3.1 & 3.2: Apply Computational Thinking skills towards the development of a a computer-based solution
Topic 3.1 & 3.2: Apply Computational Thinking skills towards the development of a a computer-based solution
2.1 Class Activities.pdfClass Activities for theory classes
Class test 2.1.pdfClass Test - review of Topic 2.1
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Evaluating Information Sources
“The naive person believes every word, but the shrewd one ponders each step” (Proverbs 14:15).
The amount of misleading information on the web has sometimes made it difficult to know which digital resources to trust. This makes it imperative that you show good judgement when it comes to finding information on the web.
To determine how reliable information on the web is, you can ask the following questions:
Where does this information come from?
For what purpose was this material prepared?
Has the material been reviewed in any way?
How current is the information?
Do other sources agree with this information?
Once you have found useful information from reliable sources, you still need to analyse it to be able to draw your own conclusions.
Analysing information
To be able to analyse information involves “breaking a topic or idea into components or examining a subject from different perspectives”. When you analyse information, you can identify various facts and understand why they are important and how they all fit together.
Analysing is not:
Copying ideas from other people.
Restating facts without adding additional insight.
Listing facts without explaining how they fit together.
Analysing involves:
Demonstrating your understanding of a fact by being able to explain it in your own words.
Demonstrating how facts link up with each other.
Drawing your own conclusions based on facts that you have learnt.
Being able to create your own definitions of things based on what you have learned.
Being able to categorise facts.
Looking at a topic from different perspectives.
Being able to differentiate between things and make comparisons.
Here are a few tips that you can apply in your next assignment:
Don’t give yourself information overload. There are many thousands of resources about any topic on the internet. Only select four or five good sources of reliable information.
Don’t be tempted to copy and paste. Even copying and pasting something with the intention of re-writing it in your own words is not good. You are likely to get so caught up in finding the right words to put someone else's thoughts in that you forget to think for yourself.
When you read an article, make a note of some of the main points of the material in your own words.
Only once you understand all the main points from the source information you plan to use, start working on your own document.
Create an outline of the main points that you want to discuss.
Then put your resources away and start writing. If you need a reminder about a fact, go back to the article and check it. But don’t be tempted to work directly from the source. Not having someone else’s work in front of you will force you to think for yourself.
Topic 3.3: Online collaborations tools and services
Topic 3.3: Online collaborations tools and services
Here's a whole playlist of videos explaining how to use GDrive from GCFLearnFree.org and here's a playlist of videos for working with OneDrive.
For more information, check out these useful sites:
Topic 3.4: Blogging principles
Topic 3.4: Blogging principles
See a step by step guide for creating a blog with Blogger here.
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