Zach Morgan
Mrs. Lester
Hon World Lit/ Comp
18 April 2010
So far, I have added many widgets and tools to my Netvibes page. The widgets that I have already added are as follows: our libguides pathfinder, Gale tools, Evernote, my blog, the comments from my blog, our class agenda and announcements, a chart showing the increase in suicide rates in recent years, my CC license, and two videos on the suicide epidemic. I use these tools everyday to help me when I am researching about veterans’ suicide. My Netvibes page acts as a shortcut and an organizational tool. It keeps all of my important sites and resources in an organized format, and it also keeps it all in one convenient place. These widgets help both myself and others access all of the notes and web pages that I have clipped in Evernote, and help them to utilize the sources that Mrs. Hamilton has already put into our research pathfinder. I also have a couple of news videos to help give viewers a visual look at my issue and how it affects soldiers. I believe that Netvibes is an excellent way to help me stay organized, and it also helps me by saving time since I do not have to search for the resources that I have already found. I have enjoyed creating my Netvibes page and I love using it every day in class.
Netvibes is an excellent organizational tool and shortcut to all of my information and research; however, it is also a big help to other people as well. Since my Netvibes page is public, anyone who visits the site may look at and utilize the research and information that I have already collected. It could help other people because of all of the information that it will contain when I am done compiling my research; therefore, it would let others benefit from the work that I have already done, which will save them time when they are researching about this topic too. My Netvibes page says a lot about me as a learner because it shows that I can be creative. I am not really creative when it comes to web pages and computer designs, but I have managed to create a very well organized and useful Netvibes page. I think that this project has helped to change the way that I learn. It has taught me to be open to using my creativity and imagination and be open to new ideas when I am trying to do research on a topic. I like how Netvibes keeps all of my information organized, and I believe that might even use it later in my high school or college careers.
