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Lesson 1 |
Class Introduction: How to use the lab and the computers | Internet Log; read first section, What's the Internet? |
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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 |
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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 | - write a search engine treasure hunt; bring two copies to class - add three sites to the class Links Pages |
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Search Engines
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Web Site Evaluation: What to look for in a great site: authorship, authority, citation, content, design, objectivity, and uniqueness |
- Evaluate three Web sites based on the criteria discussed in
class - come up with three possible e-mail names and passwords |
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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 | - write your first personal introduction using your e-mail
account - write e-mail chain story |
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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 |
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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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Interactive Communication: E-mail Exchanges, Chat Rooms, Internet Phone, messaging services, and personal information managers. | |
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Session Break | Session Break |
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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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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 |
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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. |
Practice Test |
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Research Writing Skills:
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- do a peer evaluation of another student's site - culture page outline due |
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Research Writing Skills: Choosing a Web Host: Creating a home page account | - first draft of personal home page due - culture page introduction due |
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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 |
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Class Web Site
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 |
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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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