1.
How do I attach a hotlist page to my webpage?
After you have created a hotlist
(see number 17 below), you need to either include directly on one of the
pages on your website or create a link to it if you keep it as a
separate page.
If you choose to keep it as a separate
page, you will need to link to it from your main page. The page
should already be on the web, in your appropriate folder. On the
page you want to link from, simply type a recognizable title, such as
"animal hotlist". Highlight your title, right click,
choose HYPERLINK, and where it says URL, type the file name of the page
you want to link to. Click ok and you should be all set.
2. How can I teach basic Power Point
to students?
If you are going to be teaching
an entire class, it would be best to demonstrate first using a
presentation TV or boxlight projector. Walk the class through the
steps and then allow small groups and individuals to practice at a
time. Here are some of the basics you will need to know and you
will need to show them to create and complete a Power Point
Presentation:
To use an Auto Wizard:
(thanks to the IT dept. at Lincoln
Christian College and Seminary for the screen captures) - Yours
will look slightly different since we have PP 97 and these were made
with PP2000.
- select Auto Content Wizard
- Again, likely this will be on-screen
and choose if you want to print handouts or not.
- You can add information for your title
slide here
- click finish to get started with the
actual presentation - just type in the information slide by
slide until you are finished
- If you choose the template option,
then Power Point will let you choose the background from it's list
of background schemes - everything else will work the same as with
the "blank presentation" option.
Blank Presentaitons:
- Choose the blank presentation option
(if you want PP to give you the background scheme, choose template
option as stated above)
- Now you can choose the
layout of your first slide. These are pretty
self-explanatory. Select the layout you want and then click OK
- you will do this each time you add a new slide to your
presentation.
- now the layout will appear larger and
you can add your content - just follow the directions by clicking
the area given to you and type in your content - you can change the
font size and color by using the icons on the toolbar. When
you want to add a new slide, go to INSERT and select new slide and
follow the same process as before. When you are done simply
save the presentation by a recognizable name. While you are
working you can move between slides using the scrollbar on the right
so you an edit any slide at any time. You can also view the
order of the slides by choosing VIEW at the top and then choosing
SLIDE SORTER. Go back to the main view by double clicking the
slide you want to work on in the slide sorter. You can view
the show by choosing VIEW, SLIDE SHOW or by going to SLIDE SHOW,
VIEW SHOW - move between slides using the up and down arrows or
clicking the mouse.
- You can add sound and animation
effects by clicking on the part you want animated and going to SLIDE
SHOW, CUSTOM ANIMATION and you can choose the sound and animation
effects to add while there. You can do this for as many pieces
of your show as you like.
3. How can my students get pictures
off the Internet to use for various curricular needs?
If you are using Internet
Explorer and find a picture you want, you can right click the picture,
select COPY, and then open a document (in Word) and PASTE it into the
document. In Netscape or IE you can right click the picture and
select the SAVE PICTURE/IMAGE option and save it to any drive on your
computer - be sure to name it something you will recognize and know
where you saved it so you can use it later. You might want to
create a folder on your H Drive for images and clipart or keep images in
subject/curricular folders.
You can find images all over the
Internet. You can get great clipart from Microsoft's site (when in
Word or Power Point, go to INSERT, then choose PICTURE, then choose
CLIPART, when you are in the ClipArt window, click the globe to go to
the Microsoft clipart site and follow the directions there.)
You can search for images as well using
search engines and web portals, like Google
and Yahoo.
4. Do we need a password for the
online subscriptions found on the unit 5 site?
My understanding is, no.
You can access and use the online services available on the Internet
Gateway from the Unit 5 site without a password. There are other
online programs that you can subscribe to as an individual that do
require passwords.
5. Concerning web page guidelines, how
do we decide on too many graphics, font sizes, etc.?
This is somewhat of a subjective
issue, meaning it really depends on whom you ask. A basic rule of
thumb is to keep information and content more dominant than images and
graphics. Graphics highly increase the download time and can often
look unprofessional. A great book is "The Non-Designer's Web
Book" by Williams and Tollet.
The amount and type of images as well as
font size largely depends on your purpose and audience. A page for
a first grade teacher should be different than that of a sixth grade
teacher!
A good rule of thumb is to keep a page's
download time to 12 seconds or less. You can do this by limiting
the number of graphics, manipulating graphics to be best for the web,
and by repeating graphics on several pages.
6. How do we use all these
applications that we are looking at? Specific directions?
7. How do you plan computer
time? Hardware? IMC time? Daily or depending on
projects?
With only 2 computers it is
difficult to plan computer time. We do have laptops available to
use, however our IMC is always booked and never available for extra
computer time. I generally have a schedule set-up for computer
time, where students get to work in blocks of minutes, say 10 minutes
each. Often we are working in groups or partners, so you can get
them on there with their group or partner for their allotted time.
There are other instances where we are working on self-paced projects
and some students get done or ready for the computers before
others. I also have several students who choose to do the
technology portion of the product at home - or at least partially at
home.
8. How do you make graphs on Power
Point?
When you choose the layout for your
slide, as above, choose one with a chart/graph on it. Double click
when it tells you to once the slide is in the large view and you will
get to input your figures for your graph. To change the graph
type, right click the chart/graph and choose the type you desire.
9. How do you create a jeopardy type
game to use for review?
Using Power Point you can create
review games of all types. Simply type the question on the slide
and then type the answer, but have the answer appear on a mouse-click or
when you hit the down arrow. The more comfortable you get with
PowerPoint, the more advanced and intricate you can get with games like
these - even having text on one main slide link to other slides, etc.
10. How do you delete e-mail?
When you are in Groupwise you
have some options for deleting emails. You can select the email
you want to delete (click it once so it is highlighted). Now you
can drag it to your Trash, right click and choose DELETE, go to EDIT at
the top and choose DELETE, or click your "DELETE" key.
With the email highlighted, all of these will move the email to the
Trash bin. Then you will need to empty the trash to get rid of it
- the easiest way is to right-click the trash and choose Empty Trash.
You can also delete several emails at
once by holding down the SHIFT key and then clicking emails or using
your up and down arrows to highlight several at once. Then choose
one of the options listed above.
You can delete all the emails in a folder
at once by using your Control (Ctrl) key and the "a" key and
then choosing one of the options listed above.
11. How do you create an address book?
To create a new address book:
- When you are in Groupwise go to Tools,
then select Address Book
- When the address book open, go to File
and select NEW BOOK
- Name the book whatever you want to
call it
- Now it will be across the top with a
tab like the other books
- You can now add to the book using the
ADD button at the bottom of the address book - it allows you to add
addresses and information to those contacts in that address book
To create a GROUP:
- Select individuals you want to send
the email to - they can be from the unit 5 address book or others
that you have created.
- When all the addresses/people are on
the right hand side where it says "TO" of the address book
window, select the button at the bottom that says "SAVE
GROUP"
- You can now name the group what you
want and from now on you can just type the name of the group in the
TO window and it will send the mail to all those people in that
group
12. How do you attach things to
e-mail?
When you have typed your email,
click on the attach button in the bottom right hand corner of the
screen. Now go to the drive where the file you want to attach is
located, find the file, click it and choose open or double click it and
it should be attached - you can also drag and drop the file into the
attachment window from this point. Click send and the file is
attached - just make sure the people you are sending it to have the
applications/software to open and view your attachments!!! You can
attach several files at once by repeating the process before sending the
file.
13. How do you send e-mail quickly to
several people?
See the second part of the answer
to number 11 if you want to create your own group to send to.
Otherwise you can use groups that have already been created by Unit
5. These groups can be found in the Novell address book in
Groupwise. Either find the name of the group you want or if you
already know it you can just type it into the TO line of the
email. You can also edit the groups - when you are in the address
book and find the group you want, right click the group and select EDIT
GROUP - all the members of the group will appear in the right side of
the window under "TO" and you can remove members if you want
to and then select MAIL to send to your newly edited group.
14. What is a WebQuest?
I could not put it any better than this
synopsis provided by one of the best sites on the subject - the WebQuest
Page : A WebQuest is an
inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used
by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use
learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking
for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis,
synthesis and evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San
Diego State University by Bernie
Dodge with Tom March,
and was outlined then in Some
Thoughts About WebQuests.
15. What legal issues are there
concerning getting and using graphics from the Internet?
Pictures and images on the
Internet are all technically copyrighted. All information on the
Internet is protected by "intellectual property" rights and
copyright law. Some images are provided to you for free by their
creators, while others are public domain and can be used by
anyone. Some pages will simply ask for credit for using their
images, some will ask you to pay a fee, while others will let you use
them for free unless they are for commercial use. Be sure to read
the fine print carefully. Of course if you create your own you are
fine! While you may never be caught using someone else's work,
there is an issue of integrity there and the creator likely spent a lot
of time working on the image - so don't rip people off. If in
doubt, give credit to where the image came from.
16. How do you use web sites in
bibliographies?
Again, it depends on whom you
ask. If there is an author or editor provided you will include
that. If there is a title of an article or portion of the site you
will include that as well. You need to always included the address
and name of the site. Often a publishing date is provided that you
should include as well. One example might look like this:
The WebQuest Page.
edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html.
Nov. 17,
iiiii2000. The Educational Technology
Departmet of San Diego State
iiiiiUniversity. San Diego, CA.
17. How do you create hotlists?
To create a hotlist that can be
published and used on the web, you will actually be creating a web
page. There are a couple ways to do this:
Start a new page. Add any topical
or subject headings you want, though you can do this later if you
choose. Then begin adding links to the hotlist. It is best
to offer a little annotation with each entry, though this is not
necessary.
The best way to do this it to have your web browser open as well.
When you find a page you want to use, highlight the address in the
window at the top of the browser, right click and select COPY. Now
go to your web page/hotlist, place the cursor where you want it and
select PASTE. The link to the webpage should appear as a link on
your page. Repeat this until you finish your list. Then save
the page - use 8 or fewer letters to name the page and use no spaces and
all lower case. If you have access to the web server you can
upload the page, or you can have the building webmaster do it. If
all else fails, contact Pat Cox, the Unit 5 Webmaster and have him help
you get it on the web.
You can do the same as above in Word
instead of FrontPage. You can also type in the complete
URLs/addresses and they should appear as links. Then go to File,
Save As HTML and again name the file with 8 or less lower case
characters and no spaces. The rest of the process works the same
as above.
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