Today we were introduced to the different categories and purposes of internet resources. As we were expected to have read the lecture notes, Ms Faridah only has to go through it briefly and see if we have any questions about it. I like this teaching style, as it can give us more time to do our work in class and Ms Faridah is available for us to consult if we have problems at any point of time. This is really effective learning.

Some of the general categories of internet resources are online forums, blogs, databases and electronic news/magazine/journal. We are supposed to explore the different categories of internet resources by researching on our topic chosen yesterday and identify the purpose of each resource. The different purposes of internet resources are information, advocacy, news, business/marketing and entertainment.  

The other activity of the day is e-shopping spree which is my previous entry. The objective of this activity is to explore the sites which are set up for the purpose of business or marketing. I like it as it made the lesson more engaging. 

Knowing about the categories and purposes of internet resources is definitely useful as it enables us to evaluate the sources and judge whether they are credible. On top of that, if i do research according to the different categories, it ensures that the compiled research comprises sources from different perspective and hence it will be more all rounded.