Syllabus

... part of George North's and Teacher Explorer Center's Web site at UNO

Authoring for the
World Wide Web

EDCI 4993-603, Spring 2001
4:30 to 7:15, Tuesdays

Syllabus --

visits.
This week's in class activities.

Why do you want to print this document? It is linked to many other important documents -- your printed copy is linked to the death of trees.

Links to Explore -- Search the Web -- Live Video -- our Web Site -- WebX'ing

Important Dates	eMail :: \| George \| iceCap \| Attendance \| Check Your Mail \|
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What's going on!

This Week

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Make a free donation of food to hungry people around the world.

Send your attendance eMail (every week)

Be sure you understand next week's assignment.

Journal at the end of class tonight.

Field trip to Loyola University, February 13th, thanks Todd!

I would like to include in our class schedule two (2) field trips. Talk to George if you want to volunteer your school as host of a field trip.

In Class tonight:

Don't forget to include your full name in all messages

You can always see prior versions of our syllabus by following the link to "Prior Weeks"

Tell me something about what you found EdWeb.

Tell me something cool you learned about useing WebX'ing.

Lets practice a little with WebX'ing

Everyone will make a discussion group (in Us) for themselves. This is where book reviews will be posted.

Everyone will now logon to TEC classroom computers using their own user name and password -- the password you received when you setup your Class WebPage, remember? You have privileges to change this password if you like, but I recommend that you DO NOT -- this is the same password your will use for changing your Class WebPage, for journaling, and for FTP access to your Web Site for this class.

Once you are successful in logging in as yourself -- you will need my help:

preferences for Netscape Communicator
Internet Explorer may also need some configuring, so wait for me.

Strategies for building websites

using other web sites for Ideas, models, templates, graphics -- what about copyright?
your word processor
Microsoft Publisher or Print Shop Pro Publisher ($25)
Microsoft FrontPage and FrontPage Express
Netscape Communicatior (Composer) (free)!
Web based tools like ExPage
Adobe PageMill, Claris HomePage
Dreamweaver
Editing HTML, BBEdit (Mac only),

All of us now have private FTP access to the College of Education's Web Server. This includes space to set up your web sites -- in other words, your very own URL. See the index page for our class. It points to each of your URLs, home page? Who can tell me what is the URL of our index page? Who can tell me what is the URL to their own web page? Who can tell me how to start editing this existing (but way Too Simple) Web Page?

All of us now have the beginnings of a Web Site -- its not much YET!

How do I copy and paste URLs. Why do I want to copy and paste URLs.

We now have groups!

Web Server -- how do I know one when I see it?

What contributes to a "bad" web site?

What contributes to a "good" web site?

Documents, Artifacts, WebPages!

Content and Display -- by design webpages disconnect content and display

Writing Space

How do I contribute to my web site -- FTP

For Windows -- Download and install WS_FTP

For Mac -- ask George for help?

Life Magazine ceased publishing, but it lives on the web.

Finished ... NOT ... Explore these links.

What if we finish early? What is an Information Network?

House Keeping

What is a WebQuest anyway?

When sending mail to iceCap, to George, or to anyone in our class ... sign your eMail (type your name at bottom or top of every message) because it is not always obvious from your eMail address who you are. Attachments are OK, so long as they are NOT the main text of your message. Keep in mind that not everyone will be able to receive your attachment and/or open it.

Complete your Class Web Page (get your picture taken tonight before you leave).

Do you have an eMail address? If not, every UNO student can have a UNO eMail address.

Be sure you have access to eMail before our next class.

This "House Keeping" section of our syllabus will contain information that may not be mentioned during class. But, you are still responsible for knowing and acting on the information here. This is true even if you missed class.

In fact, if you do miss class, you are still responsible for every thing on this weekly syllabus, especially the assignment for next week.

My New Year resolution is to start class on time. For us this means 4:30 (not 4:35 or 4:50). Please respect your classmates and instructor -- make every effort to be here on time. If you must be late, be courteous -- sent us an eMail so that we know when to expect you.

This Syllabus page will change every week. Changes will (almost always) be ready by 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.

(Almost) All assignments are due at 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.

Every class will start with Questions -- your questions. Show me that you are interested in our class by being prepaired to ask questions, questions about our class, about computers, about any old thing. Don't make me feel silly at the beginning of class -- when I say "any questions?" -- and all I hear is "the sounds of silence."

You are expected to keep up with not just your weekly assignments, but that of all your classmates. All assignments will be available to everyone vie eMail or our Discussion Board.

Top Ten Events in the modern history of computing!

Groups:

We have groups! Group foreperson's name appears in green. Forepersons are responsible for ensuring order, otherwise group members are equals in all respects.

Ask George if you want to swap groups -- this is OK, but every group much have at least 3 members.

Give your group a name.

Group 1

Li Wang
Julie Bergeron
Pam Brierre
Samar Sarmini

Group 2

Charla Branch
Chip Farman
Cuco Le
Gail Silverstein

Group 3

John Charles
Tod McMahon
Barbara Saleem
Jan Catalano

Assignment for next week: Web Sites I don't like and why

Turn in before Sunday, 4:00 PM

Find at least 3 web sites you don't like:

Provide the complete URL for each site so we can visit it

Briefly descripe the purpose/content of the site

Explaine what it is you don't like about the site

Post your assignment to our discussion board before 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 28

Some advice.

The idea of Authoring for the World Wide Web as the topic of a college level course is to be understood in the context that this technology is making information availability ubiquitous. The focus of this class is to explore and practice publishing using the web in your own teaching. It matters not if your classroom has no, one, or many computers.

Three things:
1. Gain access. If you don't already have a home computer, or you were thinking that you need to upgrade your home computer, do it. How can you master weaving technology into your curriculum if you can't practice it day in and day out yourself, at home, for yourself?
2. Be patient. It takes time for new ideas and new tools to gain hold and have lasting and powerful effects. Be patient ... with yourself, your collogues, and your students. Remember, learning only takes place if we make mistakes.
3. Have a Purpose: Computers are not IT. This class is not about computers. It is about educators doing what for hundreds of years we have always done -- integrate technology into pedagogy.

Don't worry

You will learn

I wont leave your side

Prior Dates	Description
January 16	Getting ready to Author, first class.