LECTURE Monday through Thursday 2:OO-6:00 (14:00-18:00) June 17-27
One Credit Hour (Undergraduate = $95.55; Graduate = $150.55)

Instructor: John Nkemnji, Ph.D. Office Hours: My Office hours and by appointment.
Office: Doudna 209 Other times by appointment.
Phone: 342-1244 E-Mail: NKEMNJI@UWPLATT.EDU

Course Description
Computer Applications for Teachers is designed to introduce students/workshop participants to the worldwide connection of computer networks. Participants will be given individual accounts and passwords on the UW-P computer network for on-line connection into electronic mail, Gopher and listserv. The course will instruct students/participants on accessing, managing, evaluating and sharing a vast array of information products like shareware and services for k-12 educators. This course will be a fast and sure way for participants to secure and learn to use an internet account.

Prerequisites
None

Textbooks
A variety of textbooks in addition to the WEB will be used for this course.


Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Log on to the campus network from: either Off campus or On campus
2. Recognize the differences between "$ system prompt" and "> Mail prompt."
3. Correctly set or change initial E-Mail settings--personal name and password.
4. Correctly set up Folders and Directories of Folders
5. Know how to D[elete], R[eply] to, and FORWARD messages to another user.
6. Use HELP at > Mail prompt, at $ system prompt or at other times.
7. Use special features available in modem software like fetching and downloading shareware from the network. (Uploading or Downloading to personal computers)
8. Know how to subscribe to a LlSTSERV (electronic discussion groups)
9. Know how to explore the network using gopher and netscape
10. Know regulations for maintaining and using an account on the UW-P network.


EVALUATION:
* Exchange information via global communication links
* Retrieve information for use in the classroom (or anywhere else) - develop a unit
* Add to the body of human knowledge (potential of being able to publish instantly)
* Have a lot of fun browsing the ideas, thoughts, and creations of others
* Evaluating the Internet. present ideas to class
* List reasons to get your class on the information superhighway
* Set up a homepage

Unit 1
Registration and assignment of network accounts and passwords
Regulations on maintaining and using an account through UW-P campus
Introduction to Mail and the Internet
Why network - mail or other activities on the net
Personal intentions dreams, and capabilities
Logging on to campus network from: (Off or On campus requirements)
Recognize network usernames (On campus or Off campus Names)
Know how to set passwords
Recognize differences between $ system prompt and Mail > prompt
Differentiate between Newmail, Mail, and Wastebasket Folders
Learn to use Directories of Folders
Set up Folders and Directories of Folders
Learn how to put Newmail in a different Folder, D[elete] the message,
Query for mail addresses using "Whois?"
Learn to send mail to on and off campus accounts
R[eply] to the message, or FORWARD the message to another E-Mail user.
What Is This Internet, Anyway?

Unit 2
Gopher Connection - what is Gopher
Local, State, National, Global sites
Know how to navigate using gopher, menus, and Bookmarks
Use HELP at > Mail prompt or at $ system prompt.
Telnet and FTP - remote log on - the internet hunt
Uploading or Downloading shareware from the net to your computer
Text, Graphics, Sound, Freeware, Shareware
Preparing files for use - decompression? Virus ?
Mailing Gopher information to yourself or to other users
Printing out the Gopher Help screens [Enter ? to get those screens]

Unit 3
Gopher Connection
Classroom applications - the virtual classroom
Processing k-12 shareware or other resources for use in applications
Pressing Ctrl-C to exit to the $ prompt if there are problems.
Take note of online help and instructions
Subscribing to LlSTSERVs (electronic discussion groups)

Unit 4
Closer look at LlSTSERVs (electronic discussion groups)
Advantages and Disadvantages :Bitnet/Internet Groups/
Examining the LISTSERVs in the AskERIC Gopher Server.
How to subscribe, how to set nomail, how to signoff
Difference between LISTSERV computer address and name of the LISTSERV
IRC: Techno-Talk Shows
Other Network Services: BBS, First Search, American Online, Prodigy

Unit 5
Netscape - URL, Html, Homepages
Log On: The Internet in Education
Why Use the Internet in Schools?
On-Line Services and the Internet
The Right Tool for the Right Job
Sites That Are Educational, Interesting, Fun, or Great Places to Begin

Descy, Don E., "All Aboard the Internet," Tech Trends, (Jan./Feb. 1993): 29-34.

Eisenberg, Michael B., "Networking K-12," ERIC Digest, EDO-IR-92-10: Dec. 1992.

Harris J (1992) "Mining the Internet." The Computing Teacher, (Monthly column started Aug/Sept 1992)

Kehoe, Brendan P. (1993) Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide to the Internet. 2nd Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Krol, Ed. (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..

LaQuey, Tracy (1993) The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

Noonan, D. (1992) A Guide to Internet/Bitnet. Minneapolis, MN: Metropolitan State University.

Polly, Jean Armour, "Surfing the Internet: An Introduction," Wilson Library Bulletin, (June 1992): 38-42.

Tennant, R. (1992). "Internet Basics." Eric Digest. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources.

Tennant, R., Ober, J., & Lipow, A.G. (1993). Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook. Berklely, CA: Library Solutions Press..

Tenopir, Carol, "Online Databases: Online Searching with Internet," Library Journal, (Dec. 1992): 102,104.