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    Rameesha Shaikh

    CSIT 101
    Assignment 1: Information Literacy
    Mobile Technology

    Question 1:
    A.

    Mobile technology

    B.

    Education source

    C.

    Because it helped me find the right format of the articles that are related to mobile
    technology.

    D.

    Husbye, Nicholas E. and Elsener, Anne A. To Move Forward, We Must Be


    Mobile: Practical Uses of Mobile Technology In Literacy Education Courses.
    Journal Of Digital Learning In Teacher Education (International Society For
    Technology In Education) 30.2 (2013): 46-51. Education Source. Web. 23 Feb.
    2015

    E.

    Foulger, Teresa.

    "Innovators

    In

    Teacher

    Education:

    Diffusing

    Mobile

    Technologies In Teacher Preparation Curriculum." Journal Of Digital Learning In


    Teacher Education (International Society For Technology In Education) 30.1
    (2013): 21-29. Education Source. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.

    F.

    Question 2:
    A.

    Title: Google Guns for Apple in Mobile Payments Race:


    The article is about persuading people to pay their bills through their mobiles. It
    explains how paying through the mobile can be helpful for people to use. People who
    have an Apple company has started to pay through their phones.

    B.

    "Google Guns for Apple in Mobile Payments Race." Bits Google Guns for Apple
    in Mobile Payments Race Comments. N.p., 23 Feb. 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.

    Question 3:
    A.

    Mobile technology in healthcare articles

    B.

    How Smartphones Are Changing the Face of Mobile and Participatory Health:
    An Overview, with Example from ECAALYX. Biomedical Engineering OnLine.
    N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.

    C.

    1. Google.com
    2. Bing.com

    D.
    Search
    Engine:

    Better or
    Worse?

    Why?

    How?

    Total Results

    Google

    Worse

    Irrelevant and
    not enough
    information

    Didnt have
    About
    important
    615,000
    and/or helpful results
    information

    Bing

    Better

    Relevant
    information

    Had
    About
    understanding 71,900,000
    information
    results
    related to the
    topic

    Question 4:
    A.

    Time: 5 April, 2011

    B.

    Relevance: Yes, it briefly gives an entire summary about mobile technology.

    C.

    Authority: Maged N Kamel Boulos, Steve Wheeler, Carlos Tavares and Ray
    Jones. They are qualified because they are from University of Plymouth.

    D.

    Accurate: This information is trustworthy because they have true facts about
    mobile technology in healthcare. It is supported by the given references.

    E.

    Purpose: It was written to inform how mobile technology can be used in


    healthcare situations. The material is objective about mobile technology.

    Question 5:
    A.

    Ease of access:
    It was easy to find these two articles because it was clearly understandable about
    what the articles were about and why it is important. I was able to access these articles
    without any pop ups that were involved. It allowed me to open the articles full text in
    order to see if it was relevant to my topic. The access of each article was simply because

    it was free to use. Both articles were easy to access to differentiate the purpose of mobile
    technology.
    B.

    Timeliness:
    Both articles had short timings depends on how long the articles are. It depends
    how long it takes to read the articles. Each articles had different timings because one was
    longer than the other. It takes time to read the article depending on the length and how
    fast I can read. The timeliness of both articles are different but it is helpful to read and
    understand the article.

    C.

    Authority:
    Both articles have different authors but they are qualified to write these articles
    about mobile technology. The authors uses references that are related to the topic. The
    authors informs how mobile technology can be affected in different situations. The
    authors are allowed to share information about the articles because they have cited their
    work as a reference for others to use.

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