IID Workshop: Using the World Wide Web to Enhance Your Classroom Teaching

 

A)      Welcome and Introductions

B)      Procedures and Objectives

1)       Where? Internet vs. the WWW

2)       What? Web Applications vs. Web Servers

3)       How? Client-Server Model

4)       Why? Search Engines and Locations

5)       When? Now try this!

 

Virus Protection Software

Before you download any files, make sure that the latest version of a Virus checking software program is actively running on your computer.

Question

Answer

What is a computer virus? (Remember: You can use the online Web encyclopedia to find information.) WWW.pcwebopedia.com

Definition:

What is name of the virus checking software on your machine?

Name:

When was the last time the Virus checking program scanned all files for viruses?

 

 

Date:

Go to the Web site: http://www.mcafee.com

Find the links to Mcafee's Virus Information Library. What is the most recently discovered virus?

Name:

 

Assignment : Do you have your tax forms?

 Do you need copies of some of those IRS forms and publications? Just point your browser to the IRS web site for the latest documents.

A. Copy part of a publication and print it.

1.       Type the URL www.irs.gov in the address bar of your web browser.

2.       Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Forms & Pubs.

3.       Click Publications Online.

4.       Scroll down and click  Publication 575.

5.       Click Important Changes.

6.       Select the first two paragraphs using the mouse and copy the text to Word Pad. (You will need to open Word Pad from the Start menu. Then select Programs, Accessories, Word Pad.)

7.        Paste the first two paragraphs into Word Pad and save them as a text file on your computer.

 

B. Download a copy of the form and print the form.

1.       Type the URL www.irs.gov in the address bar of your web browser.

2.       Click Forms and Pubs.

3.       Click Forms and Instructions.

4.       Read the first paragraph under Select a File Format and click the words, "freely available" to download the Adobe Acrobat reader. After the Reader is installed on your computer, you will be able to retrieve, read, and print forms fairly quickly.

5.       Follow the instructions on the Adobe web site to install the Acrobat Reader on your computer if it is not already installed.

6.       Return to the IRS web site at www.irs.gov by clicking the Back button on your Web browser.

7.       Scroll down the web page listing the forms and make sure the PDF file option is selected.

8.       Click the arrow to the right of the list of files and forms until you  5305 E, Education Individual Retirement Trust

9.       Click Review Selected Files at the bottom of the page.

10.     Double-click the name of the file to download the file to your computer. 0100 Form 5305-E Education Individual Retirement Trust Account ( 22K) Adobe PDF

11.     Store the file in the My Documents subdirectory.

12.   Double click the file to open it. It should automatically open the Adobe Acrobat Reader so that you can view the file. (If not, you may not have downloaded and installed the Acrobat Read, available free from www.adobe.com.)

 

 

 

Assignment : Web Resources Evaluation Criteria

 Write the criteria for Web resources that you would use in a paper you are writing for a College course or that you would include on a Web site that forms part of a class assignment. Several suggestions are already included to help you get started with your list. (hint: Look at the Web Site: http:\\members.tripod.com\LDodge and click Web page design strategies.)

 

Evaluation Category

Description of Category

Verification Procedure

Author

Is the name of the person publishing the page an authentic person?

Submit the name to a search on an author or book publication page, e.g., the Gutenberg press. (The goal of Project Gutenberg is to distribute 10,000 books on the Web by the end of 2001.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

Is the information accurate within limitations that you specify?

According to the Customer Satisfaction Index Web Site at ACSI.ASQ.ORG, did the institution receive high ratings?

 

Is the information current? (How current do you need the page to be for your project?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope and Coverage of Topic

What is the declared purpose of the Web page (or is a purpose missing or not clearly stated)?

Does the author state the exact purpose at the beginning of the page?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional information, see the Web Site at  - https://members.tripod.com/LDodge for detailed evaluation criteria and information.