Assignment One- The Internet is a Tool

These are some of the questions we will be exploring in this class.


How will we use the Internet as a tool to do research? Where will we find reliable information? How can we tell if the information is fact or fiction? How can we tell true facts from someone's opinion? How can facts be manipulated to create more than one "true" story? What is "bias" and how does it effect the news we receive everyday through word of mouth, newspapers,radio, television, and the Internet?




Assignment One-  Research Barack Obama's childhood and teenage years. 

Steps- 
Before you start, think about what the best sources of information could be. Is there any controversy surrounding President Obama's childhood that may bias the sources?


1.Create an Obama file on your desktop. 
2. Start  gathering  information and save it in the file . Very important: Copy the Internet addresses of the sites you get the information from.
3. Save several pieces of information ( you can cut and past into a word document for example) Check to see if there is any conflicting information and ask yourself why that might be.
4. Start to organize the facts into an outline for an essay that will be titled " Barack Obama's Childhood and Teenage Years"

5 . By the  end of class tomorrow you will Email your outline  to me at monzingoinfotech@gmail.com


Homework-  Look up the word 'bias'.  What does it mean? Have a clear understanding of the meaning of the word and how it affects the news we receive everyday.