CECS 5030

Fall 1998 - Weekends

Tentative Schedule of Topics

Class Webpage

Weekend 1

Internet Navigation, Easy HTML

Course Overview

view class web site

Print out assignments from the web

Introduction to the Internet

Video: Amazing Internet; Structure of the Internet

History of the Internet

http://www.pbs.org/internet/timeline/

Internet Glossary

http://mason.gmu.edu/~epiphany/docs/fgglossary.html

http://www.zdnet.com/yil/content/surfschool/lingo/lingotoc.html

http://www.portnet.k12.ny.us/port2000/babble.htm

Introduction to the Internet

Terms

Internet Connections (ppt)

The World Wide Web

Overview of Web Browsers

Video: The World Wide Web

Non-Graphical Web Access Tools: Gopher and Lynx

Internet Services

Basic Internet Services: E-mail, Telnet, News Readers, ftp

Netiquette & emoticons

http://www.augsburg.edu/library/aib/mailmanners.html

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/davebarry/emoticon.html

Readings: Internet 101 Ch. 1 - 6, 8 & 10; Web Spinning Ch. 1, 2 & App. A

Assignment 1: Vita from Word to HTML
Weekend 2

Technology Applications

TA-TEKS overview (ppt)

Web Mastering TA TEKS and Resources

Searching the Internet

Video: Searching the Internet

Search Strategies

Search Engines (ppt)

http://www.wtvi.com/teks/article3.html

http://www.wtvi.com/teks/hunt.html

Non-Graphical Web Search Tools: Archie, Veronica, WAIS

Critical Issues

Evaluating Internet resources

http://www.louisville.edu/infoliteracy/feline.htm

Citing Internet resources

Educational Issues

Security, privacy and ethics

Web Building

Design principles

Web Spinning -(Powerpoint)

Graphics Introduction

Converting file formats

Quickpics & scanning photos

Readings: Internet 101 Ch. 7, 12, 13 & App. E; Web Spinning Ch. 3

Assignment 1 due

Assignment 2: Searching the Internet
Weekend 3

Review

WWW Scavenger Hunt

Web building from scratch

Types of programs

Text: formating, lists

Incorporating Graphics: sources, placement, background, hints and cautions

Linking to other web pages within your site and to other sites

Testing and tweeking

Web development from a template

site here

Posting your web site

FTP Gets and Puts

Web working session

Readings: Internet 101 Ch. 9 &11; Web Spinning Ch. 4-6

Assignment 3: Research Paper and PowerPoint

Assignment 4: Web Page Construction
Assignment 2 due

Weekend 4
Advanced Techniques and Presentations

Music and Movies on the Internet: RealAudio and Movie Players

What to do with your new found skills: Adding method to madness

K12 Resources and Lesson Plans

Internet CD-ROM, CU-See Me

Internet Audio and Video Conferencing

CU-SeeMe demo

Downloading/Expanding/Installing from the We

Web working session

Project Presentations

Assignment 3 due

Assignment 4 due
 

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