Transcript Exploring the Internet

Exploring the Internet
91.113-031
Instructor: Patrick Krolak
Topic: Introduction to course including the schedule,
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and software
needed to be uploaded for the course.
Exploring the Internet
91. 113
Co Instructors
Patrick and Michael Krolak
Course Syllabus online at
http://www.cs.uml.edu/~pkrolak
Copyright 2005
How to contact me!
• Email – [email protected]
• Yahoo IM – id dr_krolak
• What to call me.. Dr K will be fine.
Approximate Schedule
Spring 2006
Week Date Topic
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1/24 Getting started and Introduction to Exploring the Internet Course / Course "tools"
1/31 Welcome to the Internet
2/07 Email & Web Browsers
2/14 Searching for information on the internet
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 resume
7.
3/21 Learning to use a modern Web Editor called Composer and creating content
8.
3/28 Mid Term Project - To Be Assigned
9.
4/04 Image Maps, real maps, and shareware as an introduction to E-commerce
10.
4/11 Forms and user interaction major steps to online business. Final Project Assigned and Discussed
11.
4/18 Frames and Web design
12.
4/25 Creating graphic and animated content
13.
5/02 Introduction to the basics of Electronic Commerce, business, and services
14.
5/09 Creating sound and other media for the web
15.
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 2006
Date
Topic
1
Jan. 24
Getting started and Introduction to Exploring the Internet
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
week
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
12
April 18 Editing digital images. Creating graphic and
Frames and Web design
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/do
wnloads/details.aspx?Fa
milyID=428d5727-43ab4f24-90b7a94784af71a4&displaylan
g=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 1Email, 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:
– [email protected]
• 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.
Having Trouble?? Get Online Tech
Support
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Our Phone-in Technical Support Hours are:
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Local Phone Number: 1-978-934-2467
Toll Free Number: 1-800-480-3190
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You may also contact support via live text chat between these hours by clicking on the above link.
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.
91 113 Software
Week
Week 1 Getting
Started
Software Package Used
CommentComments
Netscape 7.2
Free & is a complete package, secure, and
1. Browser
has popup & Spam blockers
2. Messenger (email & News Groups)
Do Not Use Latest version Net 8.0
3. Composer (Web Editor)
YOU Can use FireFox and IE 6
Weblogger.com will be set up and used.
Week 2 Internet
1. (Netscape Messenger) Click [Window]/Messenger
Need access to U MA Newsgroup Proxy
Communications
&Newsgroup
– Email,
2. Yahoo Instant Messenger with:
Need Yahoo Instant Messenger for at least
NewsGroup,
a. Instant Messaging – Requires student to register
a week!
Chat, Yahoo IM
b. Chat
Dark Issues –
c. Web Telephony requires a microphone
Security,
d. Text Messaging (requires a cell to receive)
privacy, and
e. Video Conferencing (requires a video cam)
Scams
Week 3 Search
Ms Word & WordPad
& ELibrary
Week 4 O/S &
1. FTP Tools
Computer Labs have Ws_ftp students will
Web site
a. FileZilla
need alternative at home.
b. FTPSurfer
c. Ws_ftp
2. Wnzip 9.0 SR _1
javascript:downloadNow('ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/wi
n95/utilities/filecomp/winzip90.exe','linkfpp.cgi','0')
3. telnet
More 91 113 Software
Week 5 HTML
Week 6 Web
Editor
Week 7 Mid
Term
Week 8 Image
Maps
Week 9
JavaScri
pt &
Forms
Week 10
Frames & Web
Design
Week 11
Graphics &
Image Editor
Week 12 Audio
& Media Editor
Week 13 Net
Games and
Society
(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.
MAPEDIT http://www.boutell.com/mapedit/download.html
Java
MapEdit is Shareware
Google Earth is Freeware
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/Tri
als/Login&pid=1047024390003&cid=1047024443276
2. Flash
PSP 9 and Animation Workshop are Corel
shareware
Goldwave http://www.goldwave.com/
Movie Maker 2.1
Ripper SFW
3-D Chat Worlds
 Active Worlds Browser
 Traveler – Onlive
 NetMeeting
GW is Shareware
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/ or
2. 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.
2.
To download VNU, go to
http://cvs.nvu.com/download/nvu1.0-win32-installer-full.exe.
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