Google 20%-Day3 S2

My goals for today are...

-Find primary sources regarding campus life.

-Look at different perspectives of campus life.

-Learn about campus life from the point of view of a student. 

The links I used were...

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-life/students-speak-what-college-social-life-is-really-like

This link asks different questions to different college students talking specially on their social life on campus. This website also has an interesting video about a college senior talking about joining a sorority. 

http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000023.htm

This link talks about dorm life and how, as years go by, your dorm becomes your everything. It also says that those moments spent in your dorm are some of the most valuable memories in the future. 

http://www.going-to-college.org/campuslife/discovering.html

This link talks about campus life and compares it to high school. Here is the graph that shows details. 

Here you can compare things as personal freedom and classes. It is a good way to realize the changes you'll be going through. This website also has a video that shows points of view of students and professors. They talk about responsibilities  class size and several other topics.

This information is useful because in four years, I will be a freshmen in college. This information will be useful as I start to experience these things.

Google 20%-Day 2 S2

My goals for today are...

-Find different activities that universities offer.

-Find different points of view regarding campus life

https://apps.students.yale.edu/uor/RegisteredOrganizations

This is the link to Yale College and it shows all  of the student organizations that Yale offers. These are divided into different categories including arts, sports, games, academics, and cultural. Yale offers more than 150 different groups any undergraduate can join. 

During my research, I discovered that almost any college that has a website has an entire area dedicated to the life on campus. 

http://rde.stanford.edu/

For example, Stanford University divides their Campus Life in different sections such as housing, dining, events, and help. In this website, many of the events announced include different contests, sport matches and conferences that students can take. 

http://www.myfuture.com/schools/articles-advice/campus-life

This website is a very interesting one that suggests many different things that you should consider when leaving for college. For example, it suggests to ask your college for information about new chores you don't do at home that will probably add up to your responsibilities once you are there. 

This website also provides tips relating to roommates  Some include: establishing rules, maintaining good communication and be willing to sacrifice some things. 

Today I realized that there  is a lot to do on a college campus. I also learned different things that I have to take in account before taking any decision regarding college. 

Next class I want to look for interviews showing points of view of students leaving in college.  

Google Day #1 S2

My goals for today are...
-How is campus life in different universities?
-How can different activities benefit your college records?
-What extracurricular activities are universities interested in?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/17/the-life-of-a-college-stu_n_721206.html



This graph shows how college students spend their time. Most of us have the idea that in college, we have to spend most of our time on studying. This graph proves this false as an average student spends almost the same time in leisure and sports and educational activities. There is also a lot of time for sleep. Maybe those complains we hear often are not that real.

http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/student-life/articles/living-campus/day-life-college-student/

This website compares high school to college and shows the advantage of colleges. It explains the advantages of schedules and the flexibility behind them. This website also says that there are many different clubs and groups that will fit your likes.

http://school.familyeducation.com/college-prep/high-school/56210.html?page=4

Colleges look at more things beyond grades and SAT's scores. Different universities look for challenges you've taken in your school years. They also look for things like leadership. This website says that universities look for depth more than for breath. They also look for a certain amount of community service. Even though it has not much of a big influence, things like jobs or summer school can contribute to a stronger transcript.

Next Google day I want to know the different activities different universities offer for students to contribute to a better campus life.

Information Bubbles

I really have no idea of what an information bubble is. I guess it is something related to information a regular surfer can't access. I've never heard this term in my entire life.

I want to learn...

• What are information bubbles?
• How do they work? How are they created?
• Can they harm me or my computer?
• Who uses them? For what purpose?

The links I use...

http://www.thefilterbubble.com/ted-talk

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-information-bubble.htm

What I learned...

• Information bubbles are also called information filters.
• Basically, your information bubble is how a certain website uses your searching history to alter and personalize what you see.
• Common websites like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are using information bubbles.
• Even if two people search for the same topic, their results might be altered.
• Some factors that might alter your information bubble are: location, search history, what you first click, etc.
• Even if you are not logged on, these pages can alter your results.
• Internet today is not as standard as it was before. 
• Algorithmic are the ones that alter your bubble.    

I think that this topic is very relevant to everyone. Today, we depend on the internet and not many people know that any time you Google something, you can get a different result than what a person on the other side of the world could. I personally didn't know this happened. Today, I learned that the information I get is bias and that my results are altered. It makes me wonder how accurate my results are now.

One question I still have is the security issues that information bubbles bring. How do you know that these websites can't use your history to harm you? How do you know that all of what you search is not a lie?