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==== Teaching materials ====
==== Teaching materials ====
* [[Creating websites with online services]]. This short tutorial overs various services we will use, e.g.:
 
; Tutorials
* [[Creating websites with online services]]. This short tutorial covers various online web site creation services we will use.
* [[Using web widgets]]. A short introduction on how to use web widgets.
* [[Browser extensions]]. A list of useful Firefox extensions.
 
; List of online web site creation services
** http://sites.google.com/ (web site generator)
** http://sites.google.com/ (web site generator)
** https://www.blogger.com/ (blogger service)
** https://www.blogger.com/ (blogger service)
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==== Classroom activities ====
==== Classroom activities ====


* We shall "play" with various services to create web pages (see above)
; Monday
* We will install some [[browser extension]]s for Firefox.
* We shall start "playing" with various services to create web pages (Google sites and Netvibes)
 
; Wednesday
* We shall "play" with Ning and Blogger
* We will insert widget code in one of the oneline services
* We will install some [[browser extension]]s for Firefox (if time left, else on week 2)


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

Revision as of 18:49, 25 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

Tutorials
List of online web site creation services

Classroom activities

Monday
  • We shall start "playing" with various services to create web pages (Google sites and Netvibes)
Wednesday
  • We shall "play" with Ning and Blogger
  • We will insert widget code in one of the oneline services
  • We will install some browser extensions for Firefox (if time left, else on week 2)

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.