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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.

Everyone will have their pictures taken.

Journal at the end of class tonight. This is your opportunity to comment and make suggestions about our class. Journal entries are Anonymous. Password is Anon61351. You may also Journal using your own password, in which case your entry will NOT be anonymous.

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Some first class-meeting advice.

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
    • In Class tonight:
  • Much of our time tonight will be invested in "starting to understand what we will accomplish together this semester"
  • We will integrate many "networked" resources to help us work together. Some of these are: eMail, listServe, bulletin board, on-line chat, FTP, and the World Wide Web.
  • Who is George North? George is dyslexic.
  • Other George courses
  • Web Sites developed in other George courses
  • Who are you? What do you expect from this class?
  • What is iceCap?
  • What is WebX'ing?
  • View other courses George has offered.
  • How to use the Syllabus?
    1. composed of many "hyperlinked" documents
    2. you can usually get to the first page using links at the very top
    3. do you want to print this?
    4. links to explore
    5. search the web
    6. our Web Site -- not yet available
    7. WebX'ing -- main link
    8. Important Dates
    9. UNO Calendar
    10. eMail links to George, redCap?, and weekly attendance
    11. prior week's syllabi
    12. course description, objectives, evaluation, grading
    13. donate food
    14. next week's assignment
    15. Journal at the end of every class
    16. main syllabus page changes every week -- check the date to be sure!
    17. in class tonight
    18. house keeping
    19. prior weeks
    20. back to the top

  • Every Week
    1. donate food
    2. attendance eMail
    3. understand the next assignment
    4. Journal

  • Complete your Class Web Database (get your picture taken tonight before you leave).
  • Practice using WebX'ing ...
    1. First ... we will practice reading and posting messages ... then
    2. Read about "The Internet's Invisible Hand" by Katie Hafner
    3. ... see Next Week's Assignment below for directions

  • What about the "WWW in the Curricula" -- what is this class about?
    1. What is the World Wide Web?
    2. What is a web page?
    3. What is a home page?
    4. What does it mean "Authoring for the Web?"
    5. What is a WebQuest anyway?
    6. Life Magazine ceased publishing, but it lives on the web.
    7. URL -- what is it, how do I copy and paste URLs. Why do I want to copy and paste URLs.
    8. Web Server -- how do I know one when I see one?
    9. What is a .com?
    10. What contributes to a "bad" web site?
    11. What contributes to a "good" web site?
    12. How do I contribute to my web site -- FTP
    13. For Windows -- Download and install freeFTP
    14. Another free FPT client is WS_FTP.
    15. ZDNet is a good place to search for free and almost free software!
    16. For Mac -- ask George for help ... look for a FTP client named Transmit. It is not free, but you can use if free for 30 before it starts asking you to pay a license fee.

  • Reread class participation, Evaluation and
  • Self-evaluation.
  • Top Ten Events in the modern history of computing!
  • Who will be first to ask about attendance?
  • Remind me, what are the important dates for our class?
  • URL -- what is it, how do I copy and paste URLs. Why do I want to copy and paste URLs.
  • Finished ... NOT ... Explore these links.
    •
    What to expect?

    You may be the technology coordinator for your school. You may be someone in your school that exhibits "best-practice" in use of technology. You may be one who "just helps" others when asked. You may just wish that you were one of the above.

    This class is designed to help you sharpen your skills using technology, to practice teaching these skills to others, and to understand and take advantage of the current theories in using technology in an educational setting.

    You will be evaluated based on new skills learned and your ability to help others acquire these skills. You will use current theories and "best practice" to develope lessons based on new knowledge. And you will develope a "school technology action plan" that supports technology integration in schools.

    This is documented in the objectives for our class and used to evaluate your work.


    House Keeping
  • 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.
  • It is my intention 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 prepared 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.
  • Do you have an eMail address? If not, every UNO student can have a UNO eMail address.
  • 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.


    • Assignment for next week:

    Part 1: Be sure to read "A Guided Tour of Web Crossing." This is an explanation of how to use our message board -- WebX'ing. Need more WebX'ing info -- try reading A Non-Programmer's Guide to Web Crossing.

    Part 2: Practice using WebX'ing ...

    1. Read about "The Internet's Invisible Hand" by Katie Hafner
    2. Make notes for yourself about concepts presented in this article that you don't quite understand ... or about words / phrases that you are not quite sure of their meaning in context of the Internet.
    3. Before Sunday at 4:00 PM ... post two or more messages to the assignments section of our WebX'ing message board. These messages should be stated as questions. For example, "What is the Internet anyway?
    4. After Sunday at 4:00 PM ... revisit our WebX'ing message board. Post additional messages to the assignments section of our WebX'ing message board that are "Reply"s to questions. Answer as many questions as you can. Answer them even if someone already has provided an answer. Answer questions even if you are not sure. There is no penalty for wrong answers.
    Part 3: Come to class next week.
    Ubiquitous Software: An Information Network Paradigm


    Prior Dates Description
    Tuesday, Nov 26 Thanksgiving "Copyright Chat"
    Tuesday, Nov 19 Digital Photography ... getting ready to chat, and Exam 4
    Tuesday, Nov 12 Exam 3
    Tuesday, Nov 05 Book Reviews, Labtops, SmartBoards
    Tuesday, Oct 29 Finishing Exam 2, thinking about Exam 4
    Tuesday, Oct 22 Exam 2, your presentations
    Tuesday, Oct 15 "relative" and "absolute"
    Tuesday, Oct 8 Treasure Hunt?
    Tuesday, Oct 1 Writing HTML!
    Tuesday, Sep 24 Hurricane Isidore -- CLASS CANCELED!
    Tuesday, Sep 17 Evaluating the Web -- the day it rained!
    Tuesday, Sep 10 Hitting for the cycle (the first time) -- design, research, building, publishing
    Tuesday, Sep 3 Starting a Website
    Tuesday, Aug 27 our First Class
    Other "George" courses Links to prior semester's classes
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