Gaudin, Sharon. "Using the Internet Makes People Smarter, Study Finds." Computerworld. N.p., 20 Oct. 2009. Web.

24 Feb. 2013. This (what type of article?)article explains how an experiment done on middle aged people shows that using the internet can actually make you smarter. They discovered this by comparing two groups. The experimental group had to spend at least 2 hours on the internet every day for a week. The control group did not use the internet. The scientists compared this experimental group with a control group and found that the experimental group made improvements with memory power and decisionmaking. In conclusion with the experiment, the scientists determined that the internet can help improve ones intelligence and ability to learn. (great summary) Although this article is a great example of my topic, it is a little biased because it only looks at the effect on older people and not on youth. Both groups, the control and the experimental group, consist of old adults that are over 50. However, the scientists claim they focused on older adults because they will be more unfamiliar with computers than younger people. Younger people would not be a good group to study with this experiment because they are already used to computers. I consider this article useful because although it may not address the general population, it does show that the internet can have a positive effect on people, even though they might be the part of the older generation. It is useful because it is an experiment that has specific results and these results are legitimate. Awesome that was prefect! Glassman, Michae, and Min Ju Kang. Intelligence in the Internet Age: The Emergence And Evolution of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). Computers in Human Behavior 28.2 (2012): 673682.Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This article discusses the evolution of a new concept called Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) The theory behind OSINT is the ability of humans to search for, gather, and organize information. The article claims that this is important for humans because it allows us to find quick solutions to problems and avoid using other exhaustive means of finding a solution. The article goes on to talk about how OSINT is developing and starting to increase in the current generation because of the use of technology. The article states that the internet sharpens OSINT in humans because of search engines such as Google. Since the internet is a vast source of information, people who use it train their skills to find their desired information and use it to their advantage. By doing this, the article claims that our generation has turned out to be smarter because of our ability to solve problems using OSINT. The article is very factual and has many examples that support OSINT. Also, it is a scholarly reviewed journal article (maybe put this as the beginning) I think the article will be very useful because this is an interesting theory that supports my topic. It shows how the internet can make you smarter and it does this by discussing a scientific concept (OSINT). Nice work! Levine, Joe. "TC Media Center from the Office of External Affairs." Learning Because We Want To. Columbia University, 1 May 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. This online article explains how technology is innately motivating. It explains how people want to use their smartphones and computers to learn more. It also states that we want to learn because technology is interesting and motivational. According to a scientist in the article, theories that were once hard to test with learning are now easier to understand through the use of technology. The scientist also mentions that he is trying to find ways to apply technology to learning because it is motivating. One example the article uses is an online game called Lit2Quit which is a game that engages smokers and presents an outlet for them. Rather than smoking, they can become involved in this game (what is the game like?) and they will find that it sort of resembles the same activities as smoking. I liked

this article because it was interesting how the article strongly adhered to the idea that technology was inherently motivating. I think this would be very useful to my topic because it gives a strong basis for why the internet could make you smarter. This basis would be that the internet makes you smarter because you are interested and motivated by it. Sorry I couldnt find much to fix about this! Its really good!!