Research Reflection Blog #1
3/24/10
This past week, I spent my time looking at a new tool called Evernote. The tool is effective in bookmarking specific passages of information, and can be used online or from the desktop. I’ve used Evernote to bookmark several passages discussing prosthetic body parts, and various treatments that are available for veterans. I’m mainly researching prosthetics because the field is moving into robotic parts, and is also increasing the field for bionics. I actually prefer using Evernote over the use of Diigo. Since this whole project is over veterans, I found several sources from government ran websites. However, Evernote is a new resource tool, and many of its features aren’t known yet. I plan on using this project as a way to explore the different uses for it. Prosthetics involves the creation of new body parts to replace parts that had to be removed. I know that most of the parts are created with plastics, wires, and metal connectors to hold it to gather. I feel that Evernote will be an effective tool, and I can’t wait to learn more about it. I’ve also been using iGoogle to keep track of daily agendas set for each day, and I’ve used it for searching for different topics. The only challenge that I’ve faced so far is the accuracy of the different sources that I’ve found, and getting use to using Evernote. The project will hopefully reveal more about a veteran’s lifestyle.
