blog post # 7......Ear Mouse

University of Hawaii at Manoa

EDCS 480-Martin

Blog #7

 

Online research tools and resources

1. Seach "Ear Mouse" in google
2. Read and Compare the information on the following 3 sites
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1949073.stm
- www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/06/02/16644154.htm
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki.Vacanti_mouse
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3. List some similarities and differences between these 3 articles.
4. Which site do you believe to most credible? Why? What would you do which is accurate

5. Once you have answered questions 3 & 4 read the following article:
- http://novemberlearning.com/educaional-resources-for-educators/teaching-and-learning-articles/web-literacy-where-the-common-core-meets-common-sense/#

6. Visit the following sites to get idea for your classroom:

- www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/9-resources-for-website-evaluation.html#.UmrflmTk9cQ
- www.scholastic.com/teahers/top-tteaching/2010/11/reliable-sources-and-citations
- http://www.claszone.com/books/research_guide/page_build.cfm?content=web_eval_criteria&state=none

7. Based on your own research and experience, discuss what you have learned in this activity about credible information and how you might teach your students to evaluate websites and other online resources

List some similarities and differences between these 3 articles

            In comparison of the three articles were found on internets focusing on “Ear mouse”, also the articles talks about how Vacanti brothers help researchers use technology to perform research and experiment on a mouse. In contrast, different source such as BBC, ABC and Wikipedia the Vacanti brothers along with other researchers have different ways of performing their experiment and research. I am so content of how technology works and how it used to create these laboratories controlled mutations have and continue to make great strides in the field of tissue engineering.

Which site do you believe to most credible? Why? What would you do next to determine which is accurate?

            Reading through these three articles, I think the most credible ones are the news article BBC and ABC I did some research www.huffingtonpost.com , www.nydailynews.com, New York Times, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Massachusetts General Hospital, etc. The website and articles proves that the news article looks very professional and credible because the layout and design is simple and the graphics look like they were done professionally. The website is easy to navigate and is current and accurate.  Research into bioengineered organs is progressing fast.

            According to BBC News, in a new development in tissue engineering, they have grown a human-like ear from animal tissue. The ear has the flexibility of a real ear, say researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The technique may one day be used to help people with missing or deformed outer ears, they believe. Tissue engineering is a growing field in medical science, where substitute organs are made in the laboratory in the hope of using them to replace damaged ones.

 

Based on your own research and experience, discuss what you have learned in this activity about credible information and how you might teach your students to evaluate websites and other online resources.

            Based on my own research and experience teachers first lead students in a discussion around the guiding question: What kinds of sources should they use? Help students to understand that no matter their task their information should be fact-based and the source reliable. As a teacher I will conduct an activity around untrue site to highlight the importance of using unbiased, reliable, and accurate information. Have students be able to name formats of web pages, such as blog, wikis, and reference sites.