Iota Homeroom, plans for July 9

 

July 9—

            Review

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                        Class and WIT rules

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                        Basic Computer Skills: 

                        Make a folder for the desktop:  http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2003/modules/filesfolders/make_folder.php

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            Mentor demonstrates:

            Shortcuts

            Creating Shortcuts

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            IOTAs create two shortcuts on desktop

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            Note that My Documents is the default (define) location for saving, but documents can easily get lost.  Searching is a good thing to know about.

            Mentor demonstrates searching through the computer

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            IOTA’s do search through the system

 

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V.  Introducing the concept of the Internet and the WWW (rf. Module

            Communicating between computers through servers

            Web of servers

            Addresses

            Downloading pages, files, programs

            Types of communication

                        Web pages

                        Email   

                        Chat rooms and instant messaging

                        Peer to peer transfer

 

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Look at “Site of the Day” and discuss with the class “Why use the Internet in Teaching” (rf. Module “Using the Internet in the Classroom”)

 

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Explain concept of email, relation to server

            Things email always has

            Compose, copy, bcc, attach, address book

            Special applications:

            Mail Lists, reminder systems, calendars

Show where and how to get on WIT Mail

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Get on webmail.

Use ID and password

Send message to self and Jay (to show on screen)

 

Sign up for witiota-L at http://lists.cuip.net/mailman/listinfo/witiota-l

 

Send messages, etc

 

Email:

 

 

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VII.  Mentors talk about search engines, demonstrate basics of searching.

 

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         Participants practice searching

 

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Explain and demonstrate FTP

Go carefully through pages 75-76 of book