TEC 3012 Digital Logbook  (1-1-2002 update)
(record completion dates in the space provided)

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Name: ________________________________

Date Initialized:_____________________

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Module 1:  Establishing Communication

E-mail message to course instructor (TEC 3012 E-Mail 1)
	
Sent:__________  Reply Received:__________


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TEC 3012 Course Listserve: (optional)
	
Listserve Subscription Message:

Sent:__________  Reply Received: __________ 

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TEC 3012 Web Discussion Board (optional)

Date of first visit: __________

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E-mail message to course instructor (Research Topics)

Sent__________  Reply Received _________


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E-mail message to course instructor (Preliminary Assessment)

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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Background Information Module

What the Web Is...

Start time:__________  Finish Time:_________


E-mail message to course instructor (The Web Is...) 

Sent__________  Reply Received _________


What the Web Does...

Article Review         Date: __________

Article Title:____________________________________

Comments:












E-mail message to course instructor (What the Web Does...) 

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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Basic Web Searching Module

Search Engine Introduction:  Comparison of Hits returned.

Note:  The Search Engine interfaces change on a regular basis... 
Look for the total number of search engine hits returned.  
If that is not available, record "Not Available".

Google Search Results: ________

FAST (AllTheWeb) Search Results: __________

NorthernLight Search Results: __________

Teoma Search Results: __________

WISENut Search Results: __________

HotBot Search Results: __________

AltaVista Search Results: _________ 

Lycos Search Results: ________

Excite Search Results: ________

Comments: 



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How Search Engines Work

Summary of findings:






E-mail message to course instructor (How Search Engines Work) 

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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Parallel Search Engine Observations:  Date:_________

Vivisimo:


ProFusion:


ixquick:


SurfWax:


MetaCrawler:


Dogpile:


Mamma: 


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Web Indexes Observations:  Date:___________


Yahoo!:


Open Directory:


Google Web Directory:


LookSmart


About.com


InfoGrid:


Excite:


Lycos:


Galaxy:


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Online Libraries:  Observations:  Date:___________







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Online Reference Resources:  Observations:  Date:____________








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Managing Resources Module: Part 1

Evaluating Web Resources Observations:  Date:____________





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Advanced Web Searching Module

Analyzing Your Search Topic

Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide 
your online searching.  As you begin searching, you may well discover new 
keywords, synonyms,  related phrases and related organizations.  Add them 
to build a more comprehensive list.  

Search Topic:


Keywords:



Synonyms:



Related Phrases:




Related Organizations:





Related authors and authorities



Outliers:  (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly 
related to your search topic)




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Keywords and Synonyms:  Observations:  Date: _________







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More Like This:  Observations:  Date:__________










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Searching for Phrases:  Observations:  Date: __________








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Boolean Operators:  Observations:  Date:_________









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Search Engine Quick Guides:  Observations:  Date: ______







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Search Engine Help Files:  Date: __________





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Search Engines - Advanced User Interface Observations Date:________

Note:  The Search Engine interfaces change on a regular basis... 
Explore the opening search engine screen, looking for the "advanced " features.  The Help files will be useful in locating this interface.

Google Advanced Search:



FAST Advanced Search:



NorthernLight Advanced Search:



Teoma Advanced Search:



WISENut Advanced Search:



HotBot Advanced Search:



AltaVista Advanced Search:


Lycos Advanced Search: 



Excite Advanced Search:



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E-mail message to course instructor (Advanced Search Techinques) 

Sent__________  Reply Received _________


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Specialized Web Directories: Observations:  Date: ___________






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Web Rings:  Observations:  Date:____________






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Searching Beyond the Web Observations:  Date:________

Gophers (optional):




Usenet/Newsgroups:




Listserve/Mailing Lists:



FAQ's:


The Invisible Web: 



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E-mail to course instructor (Beyond the Web)

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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E-mail to course instructor (Advanced Web Searching Reflections)

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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Comprehensive Web Search Module


Analyzing Your Search Topic

Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide 
your online searching.  As you begin searching, you may well discover new 
keywords, synonyms,  related phrases and related organizations.  Add them 
to build a more comprehensive list.  

Search Topic:


Keywords:



Synonyms:



Related Phrases:




Related Organizations:





Related authors and authorities



Outliers:  (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly 
related to your search topic)





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E-mail to course instructor (Comprehensive Search Reflections)

Sent__________  Reply Received _________


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Final Course Project

E-mail to course instructor  (Project Presentation Format) 

Sent__________  Reply Received _________

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Project Completed: Date:_____________

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Participant Self-Assessment

Using the guidelines below, evaluate your learning.  
Rate your skill level at the beginning and conclusion 
of the course using a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).  
Add any comments you care to share.

Using web search engines:
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

Using web indexes and web directories:
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

Using online libraries and ready reference websites:
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

Conducting advanced web searches using Boolean operators:
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

Developing search strategies:
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

Web resource management skills
beginning:  1  2  3  4  5
conclusion:  1  2  3  4  5
comments:

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Course/Instructor Evaluation

Evaluation of Instructor:




General Comments on the TEC 3012 course:




General comments on online distance learning:




Suggestions for future online distance learning courses:





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Logbook, Project and Completed Triplicate Forms Mailed to Instructor: Date:________

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