Resource Notes: Applying the Four Moves

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For this week's resource notes part 2, I applied the four moves to a random article I found online. This article was about the University of Minnesota football and basketball team and how they won a football bowl game and a NCAA post-season tournament of 64 basketball game in the same year. A link to this article can be found here.  To begin this analysis, I will start by checking for and describing the previous work or knowledge on the topic, move to going upstream on the source, switching to reading laterally, and then finish by circling back and confirming the reliability of the article.

In the article their was no check of previous work relating to if the Minnesota football and basketball team's have won a post-season game in the same year. However, the article was written by an individual that specializes in covering Minnesota sports. Due to this, I believe that most of the information should be accurate and reliable. However, to make sure, I will go upstream and find the original source.

The original source I used to fact-check the original source was the gopher sports statistics archives on the gopher sports web page. After checking, I can confirm that this is the first time that the gophers have achieved this feat in its existence. In addition, I can confirm that Ohio State and Iowa did the same as Minnesota this year too.

As for the third move, reading laterally is tough for this article as it isn't so much based on opinion but based on fact. The gopher sports web page is an account run by gopher sports property and base their web page on posting factual results of their sports team. Because of this, it is the truth and honest. In addition, Andy, the author has been in this profession for over 13 years and has a wealth of knowledge on this topic. This also confirms that most of the information posted is accurate and reliable to use.

In closing, I do not need to circle back after reading the post because the author summarized all of the information I was looking for in a concise and overview fashion. Andy did a nice job!

Andy Greder. Gophers win bowl and NCAA tournament game for first time ever. But... Article Link

Resource Notes: Web Literacy

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Reading through the Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers online book was an eye opener into the truth behind online sources. This book outlined resources that a readers can do to identify the reliability of a source, checking how complete your work is, or trying to trace a claim made by a source. This identification system is called the fast-checking process and is reliant upon 4 central moves. These moves are checking for previous work, finding the originality of a source, reading laterally, and circling back. I believe this fast-checking process can provide value when writing research papers or exploring new topics. The book also discussed that pieces of writing should only be written or commented about when emotional levels are steady and in check. This is something that I believe many of us can learn from as most of the time we begin commenting on situations in the spur of the moment. This leads to saying words that are not always the most thoughtful or accurate statements. One of the last things that I read about was reviewing an online picture and finding its original source. This is something that is important as technology has made it easy to screen clip or photo shop pictures. This has been seen to have pictures being used in articles that have no direct ties to the meaning of the picture. Reading this has questioned the reliability of pictures in articles and wanting to confirm its relation to the article. Lastly, it is crazy to think that people or organizations actually pay social media sites to post their information at the top of individuals news feeds. Personally, this is crazy to me because I disregard most information that doesn't relate to me, but I guess if it works and generates money or service for the group then go ahead and keep doing it.

Caulfied, M. Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers. Link

Resource Notes: Video Feedback

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For this post, I am going to write about surveillance in baseball from a video feedback side that is used in baseball for player development. I am making this connection because I have a desire to work in professional baseball and have a strong personal background in this field.

To begin, video feedback in baseball has been continually growing field. It started off with camcorders being placed remotely around the baseball field to capture the data on an SD card. From their, the video file on the SD card would need to be  uploaded to a computer to begin watching the file. Once the film is uploaded, video programs would need to be used to clip the video frame-by-frame. This process could take hours to complete. However, in the past few years, technology has expedited this process. Now, we have video cameras that are put up with WiFi capability and synced to an iPad. This has allowed for individuals to manually clip the video feed and place it on a server within minutes. This has allowed for individuals to go in and watch their at-bats or pitches any time they want.

This is just one of many examples that is being used to expedite player development in baseball. It is crazy to see how far we have come in technology for baseball. I remember when I was little that it would have been an ground breaking tool if we had the amount of technology that is being thrown around the game. This goes from rapsodo, to hit trax, to track man, to many other tools that provide analytical data to improves one's game in baseball. I can't wait to see where the game evolves within the next 10 years.

Neist, A. (2019). Vidswap.com

Resource Notes: Surveillance

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In today's society, technology seems so great that they can track your movement before you take them.. literally! This is so crazy to imagine, but Hayhurst (2017) article Analytics makes fast work of video surveillance searches provides background information to attest that it is the case. The following blog will depict surveillance from the viewpoint of its ability to catch individuals before a crime is committed.

Nowadays, college campus and inner city metropolitan areas are beginning to add surveillance cameras around the area. These cameras provide a direct a stream to a control room that is monitored by security personnel's. However, when I read this statement, I was shocked because my apartment building has security cameras that are in place but are rarely checked or catch individuals committing a crime. Due to this circumstance, my thought of security cameras are pointless or a waste of money. However, the article when on to explain the benefits of them and actually gained back my trust. 

A few examples the articles use to explain how powerful or great they are is that some colleges have placed over 600 cameras around their campus and have the ability to display as many images as they like on a screen. Furthermore, control rooms have been juiced up on the analytics power through its ability to break down long film into segments just by stating key descriptive words to narrow in on the suspect from a footage.

Lastly, I'm not sure if our campus has this ability with their surveillance cameras but I hope they do. This is because the surveillance camera's and analytic program discussed in this article has said that they have been able to improve monitoring of off-campus properties and university parking lots. Cuing into these areas, would decrease the number of reported crimes on campuses as well catch more individuals that do commit these crimes.

Reference: Hayhurst (2017). Link: Analytics makes fast work of video surveillance searches

Resource Notes: Terms and Conditions Video & Website Reading

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This week's reading and films brings about my watching of the film, Terms and Conditions May Apply, as well as a reading on the terms of use for the educational company, Instructure. After completing the assigned reading and film, my view point on the Internet, society's privacy, and websites terms of conditions has changed to limit the amount of information I post online.

To begin, the Internet is a scary place that not only provides freedom for people to publish information, but a place that tracks everyone's searches and interactions online. One example the film used that stood out to me the most was a father and his disapproval with the company Target. The encounter was about Target sending the father's daughter a coupon for birth control. The issue here was that the father thought Target was targeting his daughter and pushing for the daughter to engage in sexual activity. Instead, the coupons were sent out to the daughter because she had recently purchased these products before without telling her father. This was crazy to find out that companies have the resources to track previous purchases and send out coupons to influence ones decision to purchase that product again.

On the basis of our society's privacy, we have to be careful with what we post. To do so we should limit the amount of information we post publicly to avoid false accusations of wrong-doing. To exemplify this, I will discuss it through a post a 7th grade boy posted on social media. In this case, the boy tried to warn the president of potential conflicts arising in the area, but instead his tweet was flagged for harm and the FBI came to interrogate him. Because of situations like, I believe we should have more privacy and be able to express our mind without contradictions arising, however that is not how our society works. Instead our privacy online is very scarce as our information is tracked and provided to the government for use on their discretion. This is scary!

Next, term and conditions are long and time-consuming to read. However, they may be of benefit to read so information that you do not want released is not released because you were able to catch the policies related to distribution of information on the site.

In closing, I will provide definitions for some of the words I was unsure of while listening to the Terms and Conditions May Apply film:

• Digital footprint – it is a trail of data you create while using the Internet and scrolling through different areas on a web page. Source: Link

• Cookies – they are small file that are stored on a user’s computer to help websites keep track of your visits and activity. Source: Link

• Patriot Act – it is a congressional bill that was passed that allowed the government to use tools on web pages to detect and deter terrorism. Source: Link

• Third party doctrine and the Fourth Amendment – if you voluntarily provide information to a third party, the fourth amendment does not preclude the government from accessing it without a warrant. Source: Link

References:
Terms and Conditions May Apply. Link: Terms and Conditions May Apply
Canvas by Instructure. Link: terms of use