Research

=Research using 21st Century Tools=

**Goal:**
To create a cumulative knowledge base of statistics and web resources related to your topic. To learn digital tools that faciliate collaborative research See this excellent example

Activities:
> Establish Computer Lab Protocol for SMART ART projects. > ·Expectations of students while working in lab (practice times, instruction time, project time, activity completed time) > Sharing space with others (physical space/ virtual space) > Logging in (username password) > File Management > Create a folder (Right Click / New Folder/ Foldername > Receive/ Locate files from teachers to work with for this exercise > Introduction to social bookmarking tools >>> >>> >>> >>> Teacher note: discuss the pros and cons of using these tools. >>> >>> i.e. building a collective knowledge base, distributing work, getting sites worth bookmarking >>> >>> > >>> Username SmartArt1 Password (see your teacher) > >>> https://secure.del.icio.us/register?step2 > >>> > >>> Install the del.icio.us Button If you don't have ADMIN privileges on your computer, > >>> > >>> http://del.icio.us/help/buttons?ua=ie > >>> Right click on the POST to Del.icio.us > >>> Add to Favorites > >>> Create the Favorite in the LINKS folder > >>> If it gives a SAFTEY warning > >>> > >>> (You must be logged in to do this) > >>> Go to del.icio.us and log in (See Step 2 above) > >>> If the buttons are not installed on the computer you are using (Repeat Step 3) > >>> (Hint: check under LINKS toolbar) > >>> Find a website worth saving > >>> Highlight some text on the website that is useful information from the site (Right Click and COPY the Highlighted text) > >>> Click on POST TO DEL.ICIO.US under the LINKS toolbar > >>> The following information should fill in automatically (URL, Description, NOTES) > >>> hint: if the notes don't automatically fill in just CTRL V or PASTE them back in the NOTES field > >>> THEN add a few 'categories' under the **TAG field (VERY VERY IMPORTANT STEP ( JUST LIKE youTUBE TAGS)** > >>> you can add as many 'tags' as you want - this creates an automatic index with all the tags > >>> dont use spaces in your tags, but you can use under_score instead of spaces > >>> > >>> (For this exercise, we want you to have at least 2 tags for every site you add (your name AND the subject) > >>> i.e. I would add the following tags to a site I bookmarked about alcohol TAGS: "ms_d" and "alcohol" > >>> > >>> Repeat Step 4 as many times as you want > >>> * You don't have to be logged in to see someone elses del.icio.us bookmarks. Simply go to del.icio.us/their_username > >>> For example in this class our bookmarks can be viewed publicly at > > >>> (tip: it is possible to make some bookmarks private, but we will not do this in our project) > >>> You now have a cumulative knowledge base that you can access from any computer (home, school, lab, etc) > >>> Working together, is working smarter!
 * 1) Some social bookmarking sites are
 * 2) [|del.icio.us]
 * 3) [|Furl.net]
 * 4) [|Stumble Upon]
 * 1) Register for an account / or LOG In to del.iciou.us
 * 1) Install the del.icio.us Button on the ToolBar if not already installed (and you have Admin privileges)
 * 1) Practice - Adding Links to a del.icio.us account
 * 1) Sharing your del.icio.us bookmarks with everyone on any computer

3. Complete the following research assignment.