After reading the first chapter, we, the students, are brought back to the ’90s where we had no “net” and only had books or words passed down to us as an option to get any information regarding our topic. Luckily, we didn’t have to solely base any of our work on the words that were passed down through our forefathers, fore-mothers, etc. As Badke stated, we are fortunate enough to have the “net”, we also have to take that not everything found on the internet can be wholly trusted since there are no gatekeepers. For example, most professors don’t prefer for their students to use any of the information found on Wikipedia because any of the information on that site could be generated or changed into someone else’s opinions. Therefore, students are urged to use credible sources, such as websites ending in .edu, .org, .gov, .etc.
In chapter 8, Badke gives us pointers when it comes to note taking. Before, I always thought that I would remember where exactly I would remember where I learned upon that information but it’s not always the case. However, what he encourages students to do isn’t what I do but I, instead, choose to leave a Post-It note on the page so I can find it easily later on. When I do find information relevant to my topic in a short article, I choose to highlight it. Of course, it is vital for us to leave an asterisk or bibliography in the end to give the rightful owner his/her credit for his/her work. Why leave an important piece of information that isn’t yours as your own and risk the chance of your professor immediately giving you an ‘F’ or worse when all you had to do was cite where you got this information from?