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

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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!

Let's try to finalize our field trips. Talk to George if you want to volunteer your school as host of a field trip.

In Class tonight:

  • Our class is approved as EDCI 6105 ... do you want me to change your registration.
  • There is a link to our Web Pages just next to the WebX'ing link
  • Does Louisiana owe you money? Follow the link to "Unclaimed Property."
  • What constitutes "bad web site design?"
  • About Web Pages and Web Sites
  • Lets look at HTML. Why?
  • Don't use spaces or other special characters when naming web pages
  • Every web page name MUST end in .html or .htm
  • JPG and GIF are the most common graphic formats used on web pages (.jpg and .gif)
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  • Documents -- are the artifacts of an educational system.
  • The World Wide Web is the first new great Writing Space since the development of the printing press.
  • Tell me about the difference between documents created by Word Processors and documents created for the Web.
  • Web Pages, by design, disconnect content and display of content?
  • With XML, it is possible to disconnect semantics from content -- looking to the future!
  • Web Pages and Web Sites?
  • Links to other web pages, graphics, and other recourses.
  • Relative & Absolute links.
  • Strategies for building websites
    1. using other web sites for Ideas, models, templates, graphics -- what about copyright?
    2. your word processor
    3. Microsoft Publisher or Print Shop Pro Publisher ($25)
    4. Microsoft FrontPage and FrontPage Express
    5. Netscape Communicator (Composer) (free)!
    6. Web based tools like ExPage
    7. Adobe PageMill, Claris HomePage
    8. Dreamweaver
    9. Editing HTML, BBEdit (Mac only),
    10. More info about Web Page editors.
    11. How to ... with comments about using frames
    12. More info than you need -- even an explanation of Cookies!
    13. Is your Domain Name taken?
    14. AngleFire, TriPod -- and other free web places
  • What about video on the web?
  • How do I copy and paste URLs. Why do I want to copy and paste URLs.
  • Web Server -- how do I know one when I see it?
  • 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.
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    Assignment for next week: What constitutes "good web site design?"

    Turn in before Sunday, 4:00 PM

  • Explain at least 3 web design ideas that you like:
  • Provide a complete URL to a site that illustrates the design you like
  • Briefly describe the purpose/content of the site and why/what you like
    •  Post your assignment to our discussion board before 4:00 PM, Sunday, February 4


    House Keeping
  • Two weeks ... a field trip to Loyola University.
  • You can always see prior versions of our syllabus by following the link to "Prior Weeks"
  • Everyone will make a discussion group (in Us) for themselves. This is where book reviews will be posted.
  • 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!
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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
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    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.
    January 23 Getting ready to Author, beginning to understand the web.
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