What I did this week

This week, one of our assignments was to react to the usefulness of Wikipedia.  Basically, at this point in time, I do enjoy it and feel it is a good resource, but it shouldn't be the only resource you use for information.  It can be a great tool for getting a general idea about a topic, but if you really need specifics, you should have cross checks with other forms of information.  I also learned how to use a Google Alert this week.  Basically, in your Google Account, you can set up specific terms.  If those terms come up in the Internet, you will get an email informing you where it is from and directing you to the site where it came from.  This can be a really handy thing if you want to get a lot of knowledge about a certain topic.  Another thing I learned this week that I can see as very useful in my personal and professional life is noodletools.com.  This site has a really great way of helping you find what you need.  It asks you what type of search you are doing and then gives you a list of websites that would best help you get where you need to go.