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==== Teaching materials ====
==== Teaching materials ====
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* [[Creating websites with online services]]. This short tutorial overs various services we will use, e.g.:
** http://sites.google.com/ (web site generator)
** https://www.blogger.com/ (blogger service)
** http://www.ning.com/ (social network creator)
** http://netvibes.com/ (start page/webtop)
 
* Optional reading (background information): [[Social software]], [[weblog]], [[webtop]]


==== Classroom activities ====
==== Classroom activities ====


* We shall "play" with various services to create web pages (see above)
* We will install some [[browser extension]]s for Firefox.


==== Homework ====
==== Homework ====

Revision as of 19:05, 23 August 2009

Week 1

Topics Covered

  • Connecting to the Internet
    • Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 7/8 Features
    • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
    • Browser extensions
  • Searching the Internet
  • Using the World Classroom
  • Web 2.0 services
    • reading and managing news feeds (RSS)
    • using a webtop (Netvibes)
    • Web Widgets and using widget code

Teaching materials

Classroom activities

  • We shall "play" with various services to create web pages (see above)
  • We will install some browser extensions for Firefox.

Homework

Homework 1 summary

Configuring a personal learning environment with a webtop or a similar environment. See the worldclassroom for details

Term project start

Topic: Configure a web2.0 application such as a webtop or a private social network (style, menus, layout and contents). In other words, homework 1 will get you started.