Chapter+2+-+The+Empowered+Researcher

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 * =__Chapter 2 - The Empowered Researcher__=

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 * 1. What is your favorite search engine and why?**
 * Google - probably because most of my search exposure has taken place there. I am looking forward to branching out and trying new search engines . - Sheila
 * Google- I used to use Yahoo, but I found that when I searched on google, I got everything I needed faster and google gave me better websites to search. I have tried Bing as well, but I am not a fan. Rachel
 * Google - I've just had more experience with it than any other. - Gary
 * Google. I've tried others, but they are just not as complete. Google give more options, it is FAST, and it does word completions. There is a question, however, on HOW Google comes up with the word completions. Is it an algorithm? Or is it based on the most common searches? - Cerise
 * Google-it is the easiest and most convenient. Mike
 * Does anyone use Chrome? - Bruce
 * How do you make the color of this print change? - Bruce
 * Google - I love that Google has also become a verb - Karen
 * Google works for me. - Charla
 * Google, I have tried Bing but I like google better.-Julie


 * 2. Can you imagine how to use the sale of keywords into a lesson?**
 * Pick a topic and select 3 keywords they would purchase to get listed first. - Bruce


 * 3. Do you believe the Internet will influence how people vote?**
 * I strongly believe that it will. Especially with young people. I have found that people in my age group tend to just believe what they see and not spend the time to research more. So if they go on CNN or NBC and see one persons viewpoint, they are not going to spend the time to research any further and I believe these websites know it. Now on the other hand, people in my parents age range, use the internet to research both sides, finding facts on both sides. Because of their knoweldge that CNN and NBC are going to go one side or the other, they are less likely to go off of just what they say and use the internet to do their own reseach. Rachel
 * The mass media in general plays a large part in influencing the vote. I believe that the internet is taking a larger share of that influence every year. Some people now get their news and opinions from the internet, that used to read newspapers or watch the news on TV. - Gary
 * Absolutely, they can go online and find out what precinct they live in and where to go and vote. It will also explain how to prevent hanging chads. Seriously, information about candidates is at our finger tips. Discernment is critical. Mike
 * Don't know why this is green, but I think the internet is powerful enough that we should ban all fund raising by political candidates and let them campaign on the web. Let's eliminate all lobbyists while we're at it. - Bruce
 * Yes I do believe information get around a lot faster, but not so much the truth 1st. - Charla
 * Yes, I have already looked at some of the candidate’s web pages to try to get some background information about them and their ideas.-Julie


 * 4. When using the same search engine around the world, you can see very different results with the same search phrases, such as "global warming" or Tibet. What impact do you think this will have on global understanding?**