| Lesson |
Class Content |
Homework |
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First Session
Lesson 1
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Class Introduction: How to use the lab and the computers
| Internet Log; read
first section, What's the
Internet? |
Lesson 2
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What's the
Internet?: History; different parts of the Internet and a Web page;
URLs and hypertext links; our purpose in using the Internet
Using an Internet
browser: Customizing your browser (changing the tool bar and
appearance of the screen with fonts and colors, selecting the start-up
page, working with cache, automatic loading of images, creating/editing
bookmarks, etc.) |
- practice customizing your browser
- write down 3 things you want
to search for on the Web |
Lesson 3
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Search Engines:
What are they and how they work; advanced searching techniques; web site
evaluations; sites for language learners; search engine treasure hunt
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- write a search engine treasure hunt; bring two copies to class
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Lesson 4
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Search Engines
(continued)
Web Site
Evaluation: What to look for in a great site: authorship, authority,
citation, content, design, objectivity, and uniqueness
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- Evaluate three Web sites based on the criteria discussed in
class
- come up with three possible e-mail names and passwords |
Lesson 5
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What is E-mail?:
Understanding e-mail and how it works; e-mail addresses; setting up an
e-mail account; overview of basic functions of the program; logging out;
security; e-mail forwarding
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- write your first personal introduction using your e-mail
account
- write e-mail chain story |
Lesson 6
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Writing E-mail
Messages: Writing messages in formal and informal style; using
Hotmail's e-mail advanced features
Netiquette; formal verse informal style; smilies; signature files;
e-mail chain story; finding peoples' e-mail addresses |
- write an e-mail chain story |
Lesson 7
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Attachments:
Creating and receiving text, graphics, sound, and video files
File
compression and downloading from the Internet |
- send an e-mail message to your teacher and two other students with
one kind of attachment
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Lesson 8
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Interactive
Communication: E-mail Exchanges, Chat Rooms, Internet Phone, messaging
services, and personal information managers.
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Session Break
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Session Break |
Session Break |
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Session 2
Lesson 1
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Class Overview
Purpose of Class: Using the Internet for
doing research and publishing your papers online [see examples ] with various research tools.
Home Page
Construction (overview) Planning your site, creating the content,
understanding copyright issues, selecting a web host, and promoting your
site; Set up online file storage account; Writing basic HTML tags; adding
background colors and images
Personal Home
Page: What is it and what should I include |
- peer review of personal introduction
- write personal
introduction including country, family, hobbies, and future goals
-
create first draft of personal home page
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Lesson 2
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Page Layout and Text
Formatting: Preparing the overall design of your pages
Creating HTML
Links: Working with relative and absolute links; e-mail links
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- write down three ideas for culture home page |
Lesson 3
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Adding
Graphics: Dealing with copyright issues on using graphics; finding
free web art online; optimizing graphics and scanning images
Class Web Site
Project: Brainstorming ideas, selecting a topic, and creating a site
map; research topic and begin writing assigned page of the site
Review scoring
sheet for personal home page.
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Lesson 4
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Research Writing Skills:
- Creating an outline
- thesis, topic, and concluding sentences
- introduction,
body, and conclusion
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- do a peer evaluation of another student's site
- culture page
outline due |
Lesson 5
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Research Writing Skills:
Choosing a Web Host:
Creating a home page account
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- first draft of personal home page due
- culture page introduction
due |
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Lesson 6 |
Collecting Data - Online Surveys: Use online tools to gather information on your topic
Validating Your
Pages: Using online validation tools to check your pages for errors;
creating meta tags
QUIZ 2 |
- first draft of culture home page body
- culture page conclusion
due |
Lesson 7
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Website Construction Project: Linking the entire site together; inviting others to view the
site
Promoting Your Web Site |
- reference section for culture page due
- final version of paper
due |
Lesson 8
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Web Page Extras: Adding sound and video, counters and trackers,
storing files on the Web, and javascript
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