Computer Literacy

91.xxxInstructor: Patrick KrolakTopic: Introduction to course including the schedule, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and software needed to be uploaded for the course.

Exploring the Internet91. 113

Co InstructorsPatrick and Michael KrolakCourse Syllabus online at

http://www.cs.uml.edu/~pkrolakCopyright 2005

How to contact me!

• Email – pkrolak@cs.uml.edu

• Yahoo IM – id dr_krolak

• What to call me.. Dr K will be fine.

Approximate ScheduleSpring 2008

Week Date Topic

1. 1/24 Getting started and Introduction to Exploring the Internet Course / Course "tools" 2. 1/31 Welcome to the Internet 3. 2/07 Email & Web Browsers4. 2/14 Searching for information on the internet5. 2/28 Setting up a simple web site, Creating a home page, using ftp to transfer

information.                                                 6. 3/07 Creating a simple HTML document and examining design issues for a resume7. 3/21 Learning to use a modern Web Editor called Composer and creating content8. 3/28 Mid Term Project - To Be Assigned9. 4/04 Image Maps, real maps, and shareware as an introduction to E-commerce10. 4/11 Forms and user interaction major steps to online business. Final Project Assigned and Discussed11. 4/18 Frames and Web design12. 4/25 Creating graphic and animated content13. 5/02 Introduction to the basics of Electronic Commerce, business, and services14. 5/09 Creating sound and other media for the web15. 5/09 3-D Chat using virtual reality rooms and video conferencing** Note: All assignment exercises and weekly readings will be available each week when the lectures are

activated.

Weekly Schedule for Spring 2008

week Date Topic

1 Jan. 24 Getting started and Introduction to Computer Literacy Course / Course "tools

2 Jan. 31 Welcome to the Internet

3 Feb. 7 E-Mail & other Internet communications

4 Feb. 14 Searching for information on the internet

5 Feb. 28 Setting up a simple web site, creating a home page, and using ftp

6 Mar. 07 Creating a simple HTML document and examining design issues for a resume

7 Mar. 14 Learning to use a modern web editor

Weekly Schedule for Spring 2006

week Date Topic

8 Mar. 21 Mid Term Project - To Be Assigned

9 Mar. 28 Image Maps, real maps, and shareware as an introduction to E-commerce

10 April 04 Forms and user interaction major steps to online business.

Final Project Assigned and Discussed

11 April 11 Frames and Web design

12 April 18 Editing digital images. Creating graphic and animated content

13 April 25 Introduction to the basics of Electronic Commerce, business, and services

14 May 02 Creating sound and other media for the web

When is material due?

• The normal schedule is that the material is due the Tuesday after it is discussed in chat.

• Each Week we will meet in a different chat room, normally the chat room follows the calendar for the course. We currently use Intralearn chat and the chat rooms have names like “Week 3, Internet Communication”

• I normally open Syllabus material one to two weeks before the scheduled chat to allow those with travel and family needs to get an early start.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)s

• There is no text for the course?

• What do I need for the course?

• It is online and has all of the materials and exercises.

• Access to computer to do you homework (exercises & projects). It should have enough memory to add 100 MB of materials, connection to the Internet & a sound card. It is recommended that MS Office is installed.

FAQs (more)

• Am I required to go to chat?

Chat is Not Required. However, I do recommend that students make every effort to attend. I further recommend the student pose questions to the week’s chat before time and read the [History] of the chat later.

FAQs More

• What about using another storage device instead of the A:\ drive and a floppy disk?

• The updated computer material will include the newer storage devices. The A;\\ drive is still widely supported in the Cont Ed labs. The USB port devices are just now getting recognition. The original material spoke of the floppy disk because it was popular and cheap. It is nearing the end of its life cycle and USB devices of all kinds will work for this course. CDROMs and DVDs Write/Readers that support data are also acceptable.

FAQs More

• I have a MAC or use a LINUX or other Operating System (O/S) on the computer I will use for the course. Will that work and will that be allowed?

• MACs and computers that use LINUX, etc. will work for the course. However, the student may have to use tools (software) that are appropriate for those machines. This is not a serious issue and MAC users have done well in the past with MAC specific software.

FAQs More

• I do not have PowerPoint on my machine is there an option other than MS Office?

• Download PowerPoint viewer --

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en

FAQs (more)

• I am unfamiliar with PowerPoint. How do I use it?

• The material is set up as a slide show with an automatic advance.

• Download the ppt file and click [Slide Show]view show

• You can set the advance to move on mouse click [Slide Show]Slide Transition – In right column check -- on

mouse click then Slide show icon.

– During the slide show click to advance to next slide.

What else do I need?

• You will need a microphone and video camera. These can be in the same electronic package and can be gotten in any office supply store (Staples, Office Max, etc). They don’t have to be top of the line or expensive. For better sound a head set with mic is recommended.

• You will set up a Yahoo Instant Messenger account. Yahoo IM will allow us to have web telephones and video conferences anywhere in the world.

What will I learn in this course?

1. Most of you have some experiences with the computer and the Internet. This course will show you how to make use of its communication tools for social and professional purposes, research materials for class work and business, and how to create and maintain a sophisticated web site with creative images, sounds, and video.

2. We will also explore the web for ecommerce, politics, security, and privacy.

Learning Format (distance learners only)

• We will use weekly chat to discuss the week’s material and exercises. Chat will occur on Tuesday Nights at 8:30 PM except when Tuesday night is a Monday night on the school calendar and vacation.

• The material will be due the following week. • Read the class material before class. Tonight we will

have 2 reading assignments. We will discuss the material found in Week – Getting Started.

• Next week we will have read and will discuss Lab 1- Email, Newsgroups, Chat, and Yahoo IM

• For next week you will need a Yahoo account and the mic & video cam.

Help Sessions

• Elsie Wheeler will offer help sessions on campus during the semester. The help sessions will be offered on a need basis and students should send emails to Elsie with their needs and questions.

• Elsie’s email address is:– whee9999@yahoo.com

• I will also offer Yahoo IM, video & Phone sessions.

PowerPoint materials

• The class will use powerpoint (ppt) presentations in all of the weekly materials. Students will be responsible for their contents.

• Normally I will set them up to run as a slide show with a combination of click and automatic animations.

• If you are unfamiliar with ppt materials please try and get to the first help session where we will discuss your questions.

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U Mass Lowell Email and Phone Address book

• email addresses of faculty & staff http://podir1.uml.edu/search/

• phone directory of all university faculty and staff http://phonedir.uml.edu/

Downloads for the Course

The software required for the course is always being updated and sometimes it occurs during the course. You have the option of running current versions or the older ones. It is not possible to maintain a document that agrees with all situations. The notes will try and use the current version.

91 Software

Week Software Package Used CommentComments Week 1 Getting Started

Netscape 7.2 1. Browser 2. Messenger (email & News Groups) 3. Composer (Web Editor)

Weblogger.com will be set up and used.

Free & is a complete package, secure, and has popup & Spam blockers Do Not Use Latest version Net 8.0 YOU Can use FireFox and IE 6

Week 2 Internet Communications – Email, NewsGroup, Chat, Yahoo IM Dark Issues –Security, privacy, and Scams

1. (Netscape Messenger) Click [Window]/Messenger &Newsgroup

2. Yahoo Instant Messenger with: a. Instant Messaging – Requires student to register b. Chat c. Web Telephony requires a microphone d. Text Messaging (requires a cell to receive) e. Video Conferencing (requires a video cam)

Need access to U MA Newsgroup Proxy Need Yahoo Instant Messenger for at least a week!

Week 3 Search & ELibrary

Ms Word & WordPad

Week 4 O/S & Web site

1. FTP Tools a. FileZilla b. FTPSurfer c. Ws_ftp

2. Wnzip 9.0 SR _1 javascript:downloadNow('ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/win95/utilities/filecomp/winzip90.exe','linkfpp.cgi','0')

3. telnet

Computer Labs have Ws_ftp students will need alternative at home.

More 91 113 SoftwareWeek 5 HTML Week 6 Web Editor

(Netscape Composer or Mvu WinAmmp QuickTime Real Networks player

The Free versions. Netscape 7.2 Composer Mvu (see later slides) Dream weaver and FrontPage OK but are not freeware.

Week 7 Mid Term

Week 8 Image Maps

MAPEDIT http://www.boutell.com/mapedit/download.html Java

MapEdit is Shareware Google Earth is Freeware

Week 9 JavaScript & Forms

Week 10 Frames & Web Design

Week 11 Graphics & Image Editor

Paint Shop Pro 9.0 http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Trials/Login&pid=1047023911984&cid=1047024437292

1. Animation Work Shop http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Trials/Login&pid=1047024390003&cid=1047024443276 2. Flash

PSP 9 and Animation Workshop are Corel shareware

Week 12 Audio & Media Editor

Goldwave http://www.goldwave.com/ Movie Maker 2.1 Ripper SFW

GW is Shareware

Week 13 Net Games and Society

3-D Chat Worlds Active Worlds Browser Traveler – Onlive NetMeeting

Consider Dropping for Short semester.

Browsers Choices

Since July 2005, Netscape has separated its browser from the email (Messenger) and web editor (Composer). This poses some problems for the materials in the lecture notes and I will allow you the freedom of choice on how to solve it.

1. First you can download Netscape 7.2 (It corresponds to the class notes immediately and will contain Messenger and Composer) http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive72x.jsp

2. Second you can download:1. the new Netscape 8.0 http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/ or2. the new Foxfire browser from Mozilla

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html 3. Both offer new security and are reasonably easy to use to do the first weeks

assignments. 3. Third you can use Internet Explorer and MicroSoft’s associated email system

and hope that you remember to back up your data and use a strong Firewall and other security tools..

Instructions for Downloading The Web Editor V|NU

Directions: 1. To download VNU, go to

http://cvs.nvu.com/download/nvu-1.0-win32-installer-full.exe.

2. Depending on your computer settings, you may get the following warning:

– Press Run.

– When prompted click "Next" or "I accept the agreement". Finally click on Install.

Opening your web page on N|VU

Enter the location of your web page

Opening your Publishing Settings

Site Settings

Remember: Your username is your first initial and last name and 113. So JohnSmith would have a http address of http://ceweb.uml.edu/jsmith113 , a ftp site of ftp://ceweb.uml.edu and a username of jsmith113