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1: At a Glance
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Learning at
a Distance
Welcome to our online class.
For some of you, this is probably your first distance learning class. Learning at a distance
can be a very different environment for some of you. You will not miss the class just
because you have to be out of town as long as you can access the Internet; you will set your own
schedules, participate in class activities at your convenience, and work at your
own pace. It is a new experience for all of us.
Are you Ready for
Online Learning?
This week's lesson aims to
help you get ready for using online technologies by giving you a
self-appraisal checklist of issues to consider. It also contains a number
of useful strategies and helpful hints that I summarized from the article
I found at the WebCT web site. So, check this out
before you start...
Course
Objectives
After completing this course, you
will be able to:
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Define terms associated with computer use and application.
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Use the operating system to perform simple operations on files such as copy, rename, and delete.
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Use word processing software to create documents such as letters, memoranda, resumes, and research reports.
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Use presentation graphics software to create a presentation or slide show.
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Use spreadsheet software to solve problems in areas such as manipulating budgets and financial plans.
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Use database software to create, query, and maintain a
database.
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Understand computer-based communications including LANs, the Internet, and information services.
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Discuss the use of computer in various areas of human endeavor.
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What
You Will Learn This Week
This chapter presents a
broad survey of concepts and terminology related to computers. The
idea of computer literacy is introduced. You discover what a computer
is and what it does. You learn about the components of a computer, the
power of computers, computer software, and networks and the Internet.
Categories of computers are identified, including personal computers,
minicomputers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers.
You discover how people
employ computers, from home users to large business users. Finally,
you learn how people use computers to provide information. Reading and
understanding the material in this chapter should help you better
understand these topics as they are presented in more detail in the
following chapters.
You will learn the Microsoft Windows XP graphical
user interface. In part 1, you will launch Windows XP, log on to the
computer, learn the parts of the desktop, and learn to point, click,
right-click, doubled-click, drag, and right-drag. You also will learn
to open, minimize, maximize, restore, and close a Windows XP windows, as
well as learn how to launch an application. Using the table of
contents, Index, Search, and Favorites, you will learn to obtain Help
about Microsoft Windows XP and bookmark important Help topics. You will
log off from the computer using the Log Off Command on the Start menu
and then shut down Windows XP using the Turn off computer link on the
Welcome screen.
In part 2, you will have a brief overview of Microsoft's
Office 2003 product, such as Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
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Lesson
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you
will be able to:
- Describe Microsoft Windows XP
- Explain operating system, server, workstation, and user interface
- Log on to the computer
- Perform the basic mouse operations: point, click, right-click,
double-click, drag, and right-drag
- Identify the objects on the Microsoft Windows XP desktop
- Display the Start menu
- Identify the My Computer and My documents windows
- Add and remove a desktop icon
- Open, minimize, maximize, restore, and close a Windows XP window
- Move and size a window on the Windows XP desktop
- Scroll in a window
- Understand keyboard shortcut notation
- Launch an application program
- Use Windows XP Help and Support
- Log off from the computer and turn off the computer
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Activities
for This Week
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Picture - Digital
picture will be taken at the orientation for our class homepage.
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Tour the course
Web site
- Syllabus, Calendar, Assignments, Course Notes, and FAQ. You can find your
weekly lesson from the Calendar page by clicking on the date of the week.
You can't access WebCT if Internet is down at PJC. Fortunately,
the course content is hosted on two different servers, one at PJC and the
other one at UWF. You should be able to access the weekly lesson
except that you may not be able to post your assignments if WebCT server
located at PJC is down. Please bookmark both sites and hope that there is
always one site that is up and running while the other site is down.
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Create your myWebCT account
and enter the course - To
enter this course, use your last name followed by your first initial and
followed by the last four digits of your social security number as your username and
the last four digits of your social security number
as your password to login to WebCT, all in lower case without any space. For
example, Mary Jones's login username is jonesm6789 and password is 6789.
Remember to change your password after your initial login.
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Bulletin
Board - Introduction: Let's Get to Know Each Other in the Class
In
WebCT Threaded Discussion, click on
Week 01 - Introduction: Let's Get to Know Each Other in the Class
posted by your instructor and post your messages by replying to your
instructor's main message. Remember to include
your
biography, personal email address and your AOL
Instant Messenger screen name in your reply and send your
digital photo as an attachment if you did not have it taken at the
orientation.
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Biography &
Photo - Let's get to
know everybody in the class. Please tell us something about you. For
example, tell us who you are, what you do, why you are taking this online
class, what you expect to learn from this class, anything that you'd like to
share with the class.
Also, we are going to make a course homepage. Please
send a digital picture of yourself as an attachment with your biography, if
you didn't have your picture taken at the orientation. Remember, this is a part of class participation.
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Personal
Email Address and AOL Instant
Messenger Screen Name - Get a screen name from
AOL Instant Messenger. Make sure to include your personal email address
and your AOL Instant Messenger screen name with your biography on the
Bulletin Board
in WebCT.
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Reading Assignment
- Essential Introduction
to Computers and
Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2003
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Assignment
#1 -
Complete 3 Labs in Interactive
Labs after you finish reading the chapter. Save your file as Assignment1.
Then email the assignment as an attachment to
llemley@pjc.edu using your personal email
account. Please remember to type "Your section #, Assignment 1, Your name"
in the Subject.
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Conclusion
At the end of this lesson, you have learned:
Understand the concepts of computers
Master the fundamentals of using Microsoft Windows XP
Work on the Windows XP
desktop
Understand Microsoft Office 2003
Assignments
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Orientation and
have your digital photo taken.
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Add this course to your MyWebCT account.
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Post your biography,
digital picture, personal email address, and IM screen name in WebCT..
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Read Essential Introduction to Computers.
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Read Windows XP
and Office 2003
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Assignment #1 and email it as an attachment.
What we will do next week: Microsoft Word 2003.
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Test #1
(Windows XP) -
Thursday, 7/6/06, at 6:00 p.m.
in Building 21, Room 2146
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Assignments #1, #2, and #3.
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