Transcript Moving at the speed of Youth!

Moving at the speed of
Youth!
Using technology to make
the best 4-H club better!
Elizabeth Wells, Ottawa County 4-H Youth Agent
Doctoral Candidate in Ag and Extension Education
[email protected]
Elizabeth Scott's Home Page
616-846-8250
Technology can provide:
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Fast communication with members
Efficient communication
Access to information for club projects
Convenience for you and your members
Fun new ways to explore the world
Types of technology for 4-H
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E-mail leaders and club members
Discussion group learning
Web based research and learning
CD Roms for learning
GIS and GPS for environmental clubs
Getting a free e-mail address
You will need:
• A computer
• Modem or network connection to the
Internet
• An email software program (Eudora or
Pegasus)
Getting free e-mail
• A World Wide Web browser
Netscape
Explorer
• Internet connection
via an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
by modem or direct network connection
Older Computers
• With Windows 3.1 or 95 and a modem you
can access free e-mail with Juno
• 1-800-654-JUNO
No Computer??
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Schools
Libraries
County extension office
Local college or university
Free e-mail accounts
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http://www.hotmail.com
http://www.lycosemail.com
http://www.mailcity.com
http://netaddress.usa.net
http://mail.yahoo.com
Before You Download
• Eudora or Pegusus to download onto your
computer Welcome to Eudora!
• Be virus and worm smart
• Update your anti virus program
• Update your windows
• Don’t open attachments
Before You Download
• Consider purchasing a family filter for a
cost of less than $5. per month
• Your virus protection software may provide
this also for additional fee
American Family Filter Internet Filters
http://us.mcafee.com/
Before You Send
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Use nicknames to send to a group
Send to yourself and a bcc to the group
Ask before you send pictures
Limit attachment size and use rich text
format or check with recipient for best
software type and match
Before You Send
• DO NOT SHOUT
• Spell and grammar check
• Think twice, send once
Technology as a Resource
• Search Engines
Google, Ask Jeeves, Metacrawler
• White pages, yellow pages, reverse
number look up
• University web pages
• Discussion groups and list serves
Discussion Groups
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Almost any subject has a discussion group
Subscription may be regular or digest
Lurking
Posting
Netiquette
List owner
Monitored vs non monitored
Finding a group
• Google your favorite topic
• Ask friends and fellow workers
• Start your own
Groups.yahoo.com
For your own Web Page
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Computer
Internet access
Domain (space)
Software for creating web pages
ftp (file transfer protocol)
Free web sites
• http://www.geocities.com
• Your Extension 4-H staff have free space
through the university (can include 4-H
clubs in their space)
Purchase web space
• Cost less than $100. per year for do it your
self web site
• Often free with your purchase of e-mail or
isp account
One example:
Homestead - your web site company
Software or HTML Editor
• Netscape Composer – free if you get an
older version (one page)
Netscape Composer
Software or HTML Editor
• Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 or MX–
cost is between $100. and $300.
depending on the version
Macromedia - Dreamweaver MX 2004
• Adobe Acrobat – to create pdf files
HTML
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Hyper Text Mark-up Language
Home page is usually “index”
No page breaks (use pdf for pages)
No tabs or indents (use tables)
Graphics (pictures)
.jpg (art or photograph)
.gif (line drawing or transparent color)
Web Page Usability
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Keep it simple
Limit use of pictures, graphics etc
Ariel 10 point is web standard for print
High contrast for ease of reading
Pages load from top to bottom so keep
images near bottom
Web Page Usability
• Name each page
• Add back links and contact info on each
page
• Consider slow connect users
Sample:
Elizabeth Scott's Home Page
4-H Club Web Pages
• Do not post full names of club members
• Post pictures only with written permission
from parents
• Update site frequently with club news,
dates of events etc
• Insert e-mail link to leaders
4-H Club Web Pages
• Add hyperlinks to web sites pertaining to
club projects
• Include phone contact information
CD Roms and CD RW
• CD Rom vs CD RW
Not all computer drives read CD RW
RW is slower to format and slower to
write to
CD Rom when file is erased it becomes
invisible so you may run out of space
Burning is just making a copy with laser
CD Roms for 4-H Clubs
• Create your own educational tutorial in
PowerPoint
• Format your CD
• Copy file to CD Rom drive
• Eject CD
• Create Label for CD
CD Roms for 4-H Clubs
• Pictures of breeds of cattle, goats, dogs
horses for notebooks
• Lesson outlines for review after club
meetings
• Hyperlinks to outside resources for
additional study i.e.
http://akc.org/
GIS and GPS Technology
• GlS = Geographic Information System
Computer program for storing, retrieving,
analyzing and displaying data combining
geographic referenced information and
descriptive information
GIS and GPS Technology
• GPS = Global Positioning System
Twenty-four satellites orbiting at altitudes
of 11,000 miles can give you your position
within five meters anywhere on earth
GPS for 4-H Clubs
• Hand held GPS for about $100 at sporting
goods store
• Bury treasure on property and have
members find it using the GPS
Resource Links
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Electronic Portfolios for Extension Staff
Michigan Virtual University – Courses
The National 4-H Web – Fourhweb
National 4-H Technology Conference
The National 4-H Web - Online Safety
Guidelines
Any Questions?
Elizabeth Wells
Doctoral Candidate Ag and Extension Education
Extension 4-H Youth Agent
Ottawa County
333 Clinton Ave
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616-846-8250
[email protected]
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