ISP 1600 for Winter 2005 Web.Edu: How Internet Courses Work Course web site: Third meeting January 27, 2005

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 32 Class names Initial the signin sheet Review of names Pictures (not a requirement but you may not like the alternative, will be repeated next two week

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 33 Web sites for this class Public ( o All handouts or static materials (syllabus, notes, exam questions, etc.) o Two links to Moodle (why two links?) Moodle ( techtools.culma.wayne.edu/moodle OR DIRECT… techtools.culma.wayne.edu/moodle/course/view.php?id =10) o Interactive, where you do something, such as discuss the course, turn in homework, etc. o More detail coming up

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 34 Moodle What is there: o Participants (list of class) o Online users (class members online now) o Chat o Edit Profile o Forums Introduce Yourself! One interesting thing (about the course or textbook) Course discussion (ongoing throughout the semester)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 35 Moodle (cont’d) What is there (cont’d): o Weekly Report o Study Schedule (turn in assignment by 2/3) o Recent activity (everyone, since the last time) o Under Administration, Activity report (yours) o Link back to course web site o More coming (grades)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 36 I know this is only one credit, but… There is some work for this course! Some people looked around a lot inside Moodle but no postings in Forums o Some need to finish up “Introduce Yourself!” o Post in “One interesting thing” o Weekly (1 to 2) posts in “Course discussion” o Weekly report (one person did this – OK, it wasn’t assigned in writing). Extended to next week by the time of class.

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 37 Overview 1.What is in an online course? a. Almost always b. Sometimes 2.What is different about online courses? “Autonomy and Responsibility” a. The online discussion is the star b. If you start to feel you are out there all alone, and you run into any trouble, then you will probably do badly or drop out

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 38 Overview (continued) 3.Technical issues for online students a. This is what concerns most students (is my computer good enough, are my Internet skills good enough ?) but… b. There are a lot of things that might go wrong. Each one is rare.

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 39 What can be in an online course? Fairly common o Textbook. Most of your reading is not online o Web site for course o Required class meeting(s), especially WSU Hybrid courses o Online discussion forum Synchronous (chat - rare)Vs asynchronous o Online way to turn work in & get it back Can make you nervous, but actually more secure

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 310 What can be in an online course? Maybe yes, maybe no o Online web tests, reports, forms o In-person tests o Optional course meetings o Student web pages or blogs o Online reading o Online work groups o Online audio and video (multimedia)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 311 What can be in an online course? Maybe yes, maybe no (continued) o Special software (rare in DIS) Spreadsheet, database Lotus Notes for Business Graphics o Guests o Assigned outside links o PDA use (WSU Medical School) o Online evaluation (SET at WSU)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 312 About the Internet URL – Universal Resource Locater o “web address” for a web page o Home page – designed as beginning web page for a site HTML – Hypertext Markup Language – how web pages are formatted. Example: Wow! makes Wow! (bold) o Web pages are computer files formatted with HTML and having the extension htm or html o A web site is a group of related web pages.

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 313 About the Internet Four ways to get to a web page o Type in the URL o Click on a text or graphical link o History list (only on that computer) OK – Unorganized, can get pushed off if list full o Make a favorite (IE) or bookmark (Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox) (only on that computer) Better – can organize, keep on list

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 314 Internet: Make Favorite or Bookmark Go to page Click on menu item Bookmarks >> Bookmark This Page (Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox – “NMF”) OR Favorites >> Add to Favorites (IE) then (IE) accept name or change it

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 315 Internet: Make Favorite or Bookmark (cont’d) Advanced – move up and down on list or make folders, put bookmarks in them. Graphical – drag them around on then screen o (NMF): Click on Bookmarks >> Manage Bookmarks o (IE): Click on Favorites >> Organize Favorites

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 316 Internet: Download File Download: copy file from Internet to your computer Click on link to file (NMF)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 317 Internet: Download File (cont’d) (IE) Will generally open file in IE, then pick IE menu item File >> Save As

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 318 Internet: Download File (cont’d)

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 319 Internet: Upload File Upload – copy a file from your computer to Internet. Here, in Moodle. Go to tool to upload or turn in assignment (Turn in Study Schedule) Click on Browse, see next screen

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1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 321 Internet: Upload File (cont’d) After that, click on Upload this file End of Upload

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 322 Life on the Internet It’s a jungle out there – more later o Don’t use easy passwords o Keep antivirus software up to date o Scams, phishing, hackers o Internet security suite – includes firewall, data safekeeping o Don’t click on free offers that are to good to be true

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 323 Life on the Internet (cont’d) It’s a jungle out there – more later o Don’t open attachments from someone you don’t know o In a lab, log out whenever you can

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 324 Online life at WSU Activate your WSU If you do not use it, forward it to an account you do use o Do this in Pipeline with account button Conduct at least on test of forwarding – many people mistype address Keep forwarding up to date!

1/27/05Web.Edu, Class 325 For next week Web Hub? In textbook, finish Chapter 4 Be ready for photo if you put it off tonight Post in “One interesting thing” One or two posts to “Course discussion” Weekly Report 1 Work schedule

Done!