Think (e-Portfolio)

Lesson 7


Think (e-Portfolio)

1. Before you began this course, what did you do (or still do)
when you needed to collect, manage,
and keep a record of citation
details of your Web research? How effective do you think these
information management strategies were?

     i have been used that using bookmarking functio of computer itself.

2. In your view, what kinds of things would you want a Web research tool to be able to do?

      The function of "find F" is very , I sis the shortcut funtion that i cam find the word that i am looking for.


Explore (e-Portfolio)


It is easy to learn a new way to collect, manage, and cite your research sources. The video that follows

explains more about Google Docs and Spreadsheets. Watch it a few times, stop and
start it at critica
l points, take some notes. Try to identify a few things about using Zotero that could make studying easier
 for you. In the Zotero Quick Start Guide, under 'Introductory Screencasts', please watch 1) ztour, & 2) zdemo.
    I got them.


Do (ROW)

1. Have a partner. Each of you should learn to use Zotero to do two of the following things:

a) Take notes on sources
     I did it .

b) Tag or classify sources
    I did it.

c) Export an MLA formatted bibliography of sources
   I did it.

d) Highlight and annotate sources
    I did it.

2.
Watch the screencasts that describe how to complete the tasks you have
selected to learn.
    Master each task: please practice until you feel
confident in your skills and understanding.
    I did it .

3. (e-Portfolio) During practice make brief notes that you can use to help you teach your partner what to do and how to do it.
     lessonA: writing the note on bookmarking.
    lessonB: put on taggs on site pages by several ways.

4. You should now be ready to teach your partner what you have learned.
      I am ready!!

Explain (e-Portfolio)

Write
a
post reflecting on Zotero with reference to the four SCICU Key Questions.


1. What are the main skills needed to use Zotero?
     I suppose that the management skill would be very important. Of cource there is a lot of

interesting site and we can bookmark them

but it is rare that we will visit all of there interesting sites.

    Choosing what is really necessarily site for you might be critical.

2. What are the affordances of Zotero (what does it make possible, what does it impede)?

     The wonderful point is how easy to use it , i sippose. Our browser's bookmarking also

has tagging function, but zetero is more effectiive and clear to categorize them.

     On the other hand, I think that zetero is lack of identity. It is useful but without it we do ot  have

any trouble.

3. How can Zotero be used to network professionally and connect you (& other students) to learning resources?

     I suppose that the tags shw the interest of each student. by showing each other's tags,

we can understnad who have the same theme with one.

    Plus, by publishing page infomation as the form of text, we can easily exchnage our sources.

4. What skills and understandings have you learned about Zotero that may promote your development as an effective learner
in the digital age?

     In fact I do not really think that zetero is very effective for me and my tasks.

In order to bookmarking and correct site, the bookemarking function of computer would be

enought for me.putting comment on sites are intesting but not important or useful.