11. Manage and communicate
Once you’ve found useful information, the way you manage it will make a big difference to whether you can find it again easily. Whenever you find useful online information, it help to note the URL (starting with http or htpps or www) so that you can find it again in the future. You can also group resources and share your lists with others. If you are learning, it’s especially important to keep a record of useful sites and online articles.
If you mention them in an assignment, you will be expected to provide details of the source, and a reference list. Learning how to reference will help you to avoid making it seem as though you are passing off someone else’s work as your own.
Being able to communicate in a digital environment is an equally an important skill. Whether you are blogging, posting on Facebook or Twitter, or even just commenting on something someone else has written, you need to think carefully about what you write. Written material you have posted online is open to interpretation and can easily offend. What you write will be reflect on your digital identity (how you present yourself online to ensure you make the impression you want) and reputation, and this could have an impact on your everyday life, work, and professional credibility. So it’s important to get this right.
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