Practical 4&5

Activity 3: 2a)
Answer:  Different search facilities give me different benefits which are related to my topic on early childhood traumas. Taking meta-crawler and subject directory as examples. Meta crawler branches out into other search engines such as google, yahoo and bing. Thus it widens the chances of finding the information you need. Meta Crawler also shows various results which are relevant and specific information i require. It thus aids me in searching for very detailed information. Meta Crawler also protrays fast, easy to use and good results. Results selected are also very accurate and it does not consume too much time.
For subject directory benefits, it showcases other portals to diverse into the categories that i need. For my topic i'm doing on, early childhood trauma, it makes my findings easier and thus more relevant. Results protrayed by yahoo directory are shown in a very detailed manner and it also shows a lot of links that are very broad in range. Links showed by yahoo directory are very rich in content and this aids in researching. Yahoo directory also protrays information which are formal as they are cited by professionals. This makes the information credible.

b)Using site feeds in my blog help others to understand my reasons/explainations about my research topic better. This site feed helps to back up my reasons with citations from professionals and thus this makes my reasons credible. Certain site feeds also include videos and media which also showcase the information in a simpler way to the reader which thus helps them stay interested in finding out about my topic better, instead of just reading long and mundane sentences which could put the reader off.

c) Collaborating on wiki with other students allows us to share similar thoughts as well as share different opinions on our research topic. This allows us to think out of the box and it thus aids in widening our knowledge about our topic.