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Student Learning Outcomes:

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understand that the Internet has both professional pages and contributions from many Internet users

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show the veracity of the Internet information depends on who does the posting

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be able to locate and use sites that contain opinions posted by ordinary people

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be capable of making professional contributions to Internet sites

Procedure:

Post several reviews and/or events.

Events

Visit sites where the individuals suggest events for the calendar.  Check out several events to see how it is done (lurk). Look for sumware's suggested events (coffe with conscience in Westfield) reviews at many of these sites.
Suggest events. Use a word processor so you can check spelling and then copy and paste it into the  description box.)

Announce your suggested event (the URL) to your classmates on the Discussion Forum - remember a descriptive title.

Here are some places that I have found, but you are welcome (encouraged) to suggest others.


 
 
   

Reviews

Visit sites where the reviews of individuals are posted.  Read several to see how it is done (lurk). Look for sumware's reviews at many of these sites.
Write a review (do it in the a word processor so you can check spelling and then copy and paste it into the review box.)
The review should be at least 10 sentences.  Be specific.  Focus on one or two things.

Upload your review and then print a copy for your portfolio once it is posted.  (Some sites check your review before adding it to their collection.)  Announce it (the URL) to your classmates on the Discussion Forum and me via email.

Here are some places that I have found, but you are welcome (encouraged) to suggest others.

Political VOTE Vote.com makes it easy to make your opinions known to your elected representative and to vote on all sort of things.  It helps you learn about the issues of the day and if your opinions are shared by most or few others.
  Sign a Petition stating your view on 1,000's of important national issues...Add a comment too
Credit card   Credit cards are reviewed for rates and rebates and.. Use it to see if you've got the best deal. 
Travel (Place/Hotel) Unbiased vacation and hotel reviews. At Trip Advisor you can review hotels or destinations

See my contribution for the Beach Comber Hotel in Grand Cayman as an example.

Accommodations Where to stay posts reviews of folk luck enough to visit  the Caribbean and Hawaii.

Search the world's largest online travel community for free travel reviews and travel photos; earn travel rewards for writing travel reviews and uploading travel photos; meet fellow travelers; search special travel deals.I GoUGo has travel journals - you can post impressions of places, hotels, restaurant.  Sec one I did about Los Angeles for and example.

 

  Virtual Tourist has whole Travelogs in mini web site but you can tell folks about your hometown

Restaurant Zagat, Dinesite.com and dine.com gathers and posts restaurant reviews. 
See my review for the Magic Grill in Garwood for an example.

Fodors posts hotel and restaurant reviews. 
These sites are great to check out BEFORE you spend your time and $$$. 
 NY/NJ BYO Guide

Book Amazon is the one that started this review idea. Half (now owned by eBay) has reviews too. (both are great places to buy and sell books, and other stuff)

Barnes & Noble.com - www.bn.com Barnes and Noble let you review books too.

Best Book Buys Best Book Buys posts reviews so you can determine which online vendor to purchase

many things Epinions.comepinions.com has "epinions" on many products and places and suggestion where to buy too (the site posts and collect epinions of the merchants too!)
BizRate Shopping SearchBizRate Shopping Search lets you rate both the products (from books to clothing to electronics)  and the vendors

Once you have posted your review, send me an email with the address of the site and the topic you reviewed,  Then print the page with your review for your portfolio.

 

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