Finding Statistics and Government Information 3/14

I decided to use a government source website. When I went to the link “ http://www.usa.gov/ “ I searched the key words of my topic “school shooting.” It was then I realized that USA.gov was a database for government operated websites. When I typed in the key words a list of official websites popped up. I personally felt that the FBI website was best fit for my topic, because genocide and shootings are usually a federal matter. The site gave me accurate information that has not yet been published in a book or encyclopedia due to how recent these events have occurred. There was also information that I had yet to discover. As a matter of fact The site gave me statistics that would complement a sub-note in my topic. Overall this site has helped me the most out of them all, and I plan on using it again in the future.

Social Media 3/5

For my research i started off using Reddit, because it is a source i have never used. I typed in the the key words "school shooting," and immediately it brought up the horrific elementary school shooting that occurred in sandy hook Connecticut. I would have to say this is a source i would go to for everyone's opinion. This style of news is very similar to twitter. Althought this was a helpful web page i do not see myself using it in everyday life.


Personally I usually use social media to keep in touch with friends, im not really interested in what people post every second of the day