Course content and tentative schedule Week 1—January 21, 2009 —Logging on to the Emory Wireless Network and Connecting to the Internet —Introduction to the Wired Geezer Web page course resource —Review of the self-assessment activities on the Web site Glossary This introductory class will provide a base for our continued learning, introduce terms, demonstrate how participants can log onto the Emory Wirless network, and how to create a G-mail e-mail account, access and discuss an online Discussion Group (compare and contrast with a group used in an e-mail program (client) for sharing information with other course members. http://laptops.bizrate.com/laptopcomputers/glossary.html
A site with an extensive assortment of terms with brief descriptions related to laptops in particular, and communications between/among computers in general. http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_glossary.asp This is an alphabetical list of Web Building Glossary Terms. |
Week 2—January 28, 2009 Further exploration and features of the Internet Browser Program. (Internet Explorer [IE]) will be used as the teaching example. "Plug-ins"; Toolbars; cache; 'cookies'; maintenance, etc. G-mail techniques will be integrated throughout. Techniques for forwarding G-mail to your current e-mail [non-g-mail] account. How to put an shortcut icon on the desktop.
Week 3—February 4, 2009 At the beginning of this session, we will answer questions, and finish the review of self-assessment skills. STRETCH BREAK AT 2:10 PM for "5" Starting the second half of this session, we will focus more on actual searching techniques, search terms, Boolean operators, synonyms. The link below can be explored in advance for those who are curious as to where we'll be exploring. Searching Tutorial Link The link above and the description is from the Teaching Library Staff at the University of California, Berkeley. "This tutorial presents the substance of the Internet Workshops (current schedule) offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. The content on this site has been updated to reflect the latest trends in search engines, directories, and evaluating web pages. The title reflects our belief that there is a lot of great material on the Web - primary sources, specialized directories and databases, statistical information, educational sites on many levels, policy, opinion of all kinds, and so much more - and we have better tools for finding this great stuff."
Week 4—February 11, 2009 Keyboard shortcuts, forwarding mail, adding a Shortcut icon to your desktop, Wikipedia's Keyboard Shortcuts ...and 'wrap your head around' the TERMS [KEYWORDS] that best describe what you are REALLY looking for when you are searching. Compare and contrast an Index, a Directory, and a Search Engine. STRETCH BREAK AT 2:10 PM for "5" Introduction to joining the above search terms using Boolean Logic, "+" and "-", and how to broaden and narrow your search.
Week 5—February 18, 2009 This session will be filled with a 'potpourri' of review, integration, further exploration of all the work covered in the first 4 weeks. We will use the skills learned to actually SEARCH your topics/ keywords /search terms, in Engines, Directories. STRETCH BREAK AT 2:10 PM for "5-ish" We'll use GALILEO as an exemplar/template, as well as WebMD, Medline, Google, Google Directory, Google Scholar. Google search for "Internet tutorial" might be enlightening!? "Favorites", "Bookmarks", and their 'management, organization, and retrieval' will be discussed. How to RE-find what you already FOUND?
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