Summarizing

Human pollution is beginning to completely destroy the oceans and all of the organisms who live in them. If humans keep this up, the oceans will die and lead to great catastrophes. The world would become very hot, polar ice caps would melt, people and animals will starve, and the worlds oxygen will slowly run out. By destroying the oceans without pollution, we will cause the death of almost all living things on the earth. If we can control this pollution to our oceans we can stray away from this future.

Public Displays of Connection

I have like 20 friends on games that I play online with my friends. I don’t really use any other social things online. I think I have pretty strong ties with those friends. I talk to them online, at school, and hand out with them outside of my computer and school.  I don’t really like social networking that much because I can’t really talk to them face to face. When I talk to them online it is kind of weird for me. I don’t really have any weak ties with my friends because if I know I won’t really talk to someone a lot, I will not make them friends online. The people in my group had lots of friends on social networking, but they didn’t have strong ties with a lot of them. They just add everyone that they know even if they don’t really have strong ties. 

Annotated Bibliography

Andrew Vuong

Professor Goff

English 1010

9 July 2014

Annotated Bibliography

Hale, LaDonna S., Emily A. Mirakian, and David B. Day.” Online vs. Classroom Instruction:    Student Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes in an Undergraduate Allied Health          Pharmacology Course.” Journal Of Allied Health 38.2 (2009): 36-42.

            Students in healthcare were tested to see if they would perform better in online classes or traditional classrooms. Students were given surveys after the class to see what they thought and how they felt after taking the class. Most of the students in both online and traditional classrooms were satisfied with their learning experience. Students in the classrooms scored higher than those online in sharing ideas, learning the ideas and principles, and learning from the professor; however, the exam scores were still very similar to each other. The surveys showed that the students taking the class online were less satisfied than those who took the class at school.

"Learning in Classrooms Versus Online." New York Times 26 July 2012: 24.

            Professors expressed their opinions on how online classes and traditional classes differ from each other. Few argued that traditional classrooms were better than online because of the interaction and motivation when you get in a real classroom. When you take your classes online you are just staring at a screen and don’t really become inspired to work hard and put your effort into the class. However, others think that if your online classes are like that then you are taking the wrong ones. They argue that in online classes their students join into discussions more frequently and can interact more with the teacher because they are not talking face to face and feel more comfortable online.

Porter, Andrea L., Michael E. Pitterle, and Mary S. Hayney. "Comparison Of Online Versus         Classroom Delivery Of An Immunization Elective Course." American Journal Of        Pharmaceutical Education 78.5 (2014): 1-9.

            Students who were signed up to take a class on Immunization were randomly assigned to classes that were either online or in a traditional classroom. All students had taken a blended class before which had used both online and traditional classrooms to cover the material. They were both given the exact same class material, and before they started the class, they were given a survey to see if they preferred online classes or class in a traditional classroom. After the class they were given a survey to see which type of class they preferred. The students said that they preferred blended classes, and the test results were very similar to each other which concluded that online classes are a good way to learn.

Reuter, Ron. "Online Versus In The Classroom: Student Success In A Hands-On Lab Class."       American Journal Of Distance Education 23.3 (2009): 151-162

            Students taking a science class with lab and field were tested to see if there were changes between scores and improvement depending on if they were on their computer or on the campus. At the end of the class it showed that the scores at the end of the semester were about the same for both classes, and both classes learned the material they needed to pass the class. The students were given a pre and post assessments to check the difference in improvement throughout the class. The online students showed better improvement and more success during their class online.

Scheetz, Nanci A., and Philip L. Gunter. "Online Versus Traditional Classroom Delivery Of A     Course In Manual Communication." Exceptional Children 71.1 (2004): 109-120.

Undergraduate students talking manual communication were randomly separated into two separate groups. One group was sent to take the class in a traditional classroom, and the second group was sent to take the class online. Both classes were taught by the same instructor and taught with the same material. At the end of the classes the scores of both classes were compared to each other to see which class made the greater scores. Once the scores were compared, the difference between the scores was barely noticeable which proved that learning online was just as good as in a traditional classroom.

Schimming, Laura M. "Measuring Medical Student Preference: A Comparison Of Classroom        Versus Online Instruction For Teaching PubMed." Journal Of The Medical Library           Association 96.3 (2008): 217-222.

            Four classes of students taking a class on PubMed training were surveyed about whether they liked the class and about the way they were taught. One of the classes was taught in a classroom whereas the other three were taught online by video tutorials. The average of the test results at the end of the online classes and tradition class were both the same, but the students who took the online class said they were more satisfied taking the class online before they had more independence and freedom.

Yang, Yan, et al. "College Student Effort Expenditure In Online Versus Face-To-Face Courses:   The Role Of Gender, Team Learning Orientation, And Sense Of Classroom Community."          Journal Of Advanced Academics 22.4 (2011): 619-638.

            Students were asked to participate in research to see the difference between the efforts and lessoned learned by students in between online classes and traditional class. In addition, they also tested the differences between the genders. They were tested on effort, interaction, interest, teamwork, responsibility, and connection. When the data was analyzed by the researchers it was shown that the traditional class rooms worked better for female students whereas online classes worked better for male students. It is hypothesized that this is because in traditional classrooms teachers are able to change the way they teach to help their students learn which greatly helps the females, and in online classes the teacher treats everyone the same and only teaches one way.

Journal 5

   I think that nowadays parents are not being strict enough on their children, and when they try to be strict the law interferes. Parents are letting children do whatever they want, and not teaching them about the consequences of these things. I don’t really think it is the parents’ fault, because it is very difficult to discipline them and teach them a real lesson. All the parents can do is send them too their room or give them time out. They can’t really be hit or yelled at. In schools, they are given everything they want and are never yelled at or receive any real punishment that will teach them a lesson. When the children grow up, they won’t be able to handle any of the consequences they get as adults. 

Journal 4

I think that nowadays a lot of people have stopped reading a lot like me. Last year in high school only about a fourth of my class actually read the books they were assigned to read. I almost never read a book or anything longer than a few pages.  People only use their devices to read things on. However, I think that being able to do different kinds of things on computers will be able to help you in the future to get a job. It is not really a necessity to read those crazy difficult books to get a good job now. A lot of jobs now require you to be able to use a computer and the better you can use it the better job you can get. 

Reading

Books – None

Magazines – None

Newspapers - None

Sites – A lot

Email – some

Twitter – None

Online News – Some

Online Stuff – A lot

            The amount of reading is somewhat typical for me. I don’t really read many things on paper like books, magazines, or newspapers. The last time I really read a book was like three years ago. I do read a lot of different things online though like news, different websites, and game stuff.  When I start reading from print stuff, I get really bored and uninterested as soon as I see the pages. I think most of my reading habits are mostly online, and I never read any paper books, magazines, or newspapers. I just cant stand reading print materials. I think the way I am reading now I don’t really learn as much new things as I would if I read more difficult things. 

Journal 3

I think that people now a day are too dependent of technology and don’t really think about the things and people who are around them.  People are on their phones and their computers when people are right next to them. It is changing people, and they are becoming less able to talk regularly face to face.  Technology helps us every day and makes are lives easier, but I don’t think that we should abuse it like we are now, and we should put the phones and computers down every once in a while. Every once in a while we have to go outside and interact with others instead of staring at a screen all day.