Internet for Surfers

(art drawn from the World Art Treasures WWW Server)

Major Activities:

• Design & Develop Content Specific Web Sites
• Design & Develop Internet Training Material
• Explore & Develop Educational Applications for the Netscape Chat Software
• Design & Prepare for Future Internet Training Sessions

Progression of Work

Day 1:

• Information Packet: College of Continuing Studies
• Course Information
  1. Purpose (see "Major Activities")
  2. Instructors
     • Harold Johnson, Professor
     • Sheri Gezann, Student & Web Master
     • Grace Shanafelt, Student & Web Page Developer
  3. Design/Format
     • Student Questions
     • Class Presentations: Day 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
     • Lab Work: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
     • Student Presentations: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
     • Student Questions
     • Class Summary & Planning
  4. Products
  5. Student Evaluations
• Student Introductions
  1. "Candy Match"
  2. Interviews
  3. Class Introductions
• Presentation of "Newbie" Information
  1. Net Design, Use & Development
     • What is it?
     • How does it work?
     • Who pays for it?
     • What can you do on it?
     • What hardware, software and access providers to you need to use it?
     • Q & A
  2. Essential Net Technologies:
     • E-Mail
     • Listserv
     • Web Browser
  3. Net Search Engines & Web Site Evaluations
     • General List
     • Info Seek & Web Crawler
  4. Net Interactive Opportunities: Netscape Chat

• Lab Work
  1. Subscribe to:
     • Class E-Mail
     • Class Listserv Accounts
  2. Review Net Design, Use & Development Information
  3. Review Essential Net Technology Information
  4. Examine Current K-12 Net Sites
  5. Review Use of Web Search Engines & Netscape Chat
• Student Presentations & Questions
  1. Baseline Assessment
  2. Personal Net Plan
• Class Summary & Planning

Day 2:

• Web Design Considerations
• Introduction to "Hotdog Pro"
• Basic HTML Commands
• Initial Web Development of Newbie Web Sites
• Lab Work
• Student Presentations & Questions
• Class Summary & Planning

Day 3:

• Web Design Considerations (cont.)
• HTML Commands (cont.)
• Newbie Web Sites Development (cont.)
• Lab Work
• Student Presentations & Questions
• Class Summary & Planning

Day 4:

• Exploration of the Use of Netscape Chat w/in K-12
• Exploration, Design & Initial Development of Internet
  Training Web Sites
• Completion of Newbie Web Sites
• Lab Work
• Student Presentations & Questions
• Class Summary & Planning

Day 5:

• Completion of Internet Training Web Sites
• Completion of the Design for Netscape Chat's Use w/in K-12
• Identification & Design of Individual Net Training Protocol
• Lab Work
• Student Presentations & Questions
• Class Summary & Planning