Web Resources for Lesson 5: Looking Ahead

Web Hunt: Goal Setting

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that describe various strategies used in goal setting. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "goal setting strategies," "personal mission statement." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit:

• http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/goals.html
• http://multiplex.com/Greensheet-/PriorIssues-/960902-/960902-7.html

After viewing the sites, write a brief review of both of them. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. Did you learn anything of value at the site? Who might benefit from it? Would you recommend it to your fellow students? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

Web Hunt: Planning

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that describe methods of planning. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "student planning," "goal setting," "goal planning," and "goal achievement." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit:

• http://server3003.freeyellow.com/dailyplanit/
• http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/scheduling.htm

After viewing the sites, write a brief review of both of them. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. Did you learn anything of value at the site? Who might benefit from it? Would you recommend it to your fellow students? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

Please note: The World Wide Web is an ever-changing environment. URLs frequently become outdated, obsolete, and/or change when Internet sites are updated, or servers become disabled. If you are not able to access one of the URLs listed above, try the following: access the host name only; log on to search engines; or try the URL the following day. If you are still unable to access URLs we have listed at this site, there is a good chance that the site has been disabled.It is our intention to keep this site up-to-date. We would greatly appreciate any feedback you can give us.

Please contact us and let us know if there are URLs in our listings that are no longer accessible.

Special Thanks and Credit go to:

Carolyn Hopper, author of Practicing College Study Skills, 2nd edition (Houghton Mifflin, 2000).
Dr. Hopper can be reached by e-mail at chopper@mtsu.edu

The Green Sheet web site, (800) 757-4441.

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