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Chapter 10

Chapter 10. Making the Most of Technology. P.O.W.E.R. Plan. P repare : Identify distance learning course possibilities O rganize : Obtain access to technology W ork : Participate in a distance learning class E valuate : Consider your “classroom” performance

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Chapter 10

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  1. Chapter 10 Making the Most of Technology

  2. P.O.W.E.R. Plan • Prepare: Identify distance learning course possibilities • Organize: Obtain access to technology • Work: Participate in a distance learning class • Evaluate: Consider your “classroom” performance • Rethink: Reflect on what and how you have learned

  3. Technological advances increase your opportunities to achieve success in college.

  4. A “digital divide” separates students who have easy access to computers prior to college from those for whom access is difficult.

  5. The Divide • Homes without computers • Homes without internet access • Older students who did not have computers in school

  6. Computer Basics • Hardware - physical part of computer • Display • Mouse • Keyboard • Computer unit (CPU) • Software – tells the computer what operations to carry out • Operating system • Application programs perform specific kinds of functions • Word processing, Presentation programs, Spreadsheets

  7. Word Processing • Creating text documents • Inserting graphics or symbols • What else can a word processing do? • Spell-check • Correct grammatical errors • Correct style of writing

  8. Presentation Programs • PowerPoint-common software • Animates graphics • Moves text on and off the page • Sound clips • Movie clips

  9. Getting the Most out of PowerPoint • Pay attention primarily to what is said and second to what you see on the screen • Don’t copy the entire slide • Key points are on slide • Ask if presentation is available online • Note-taking is still important

  10. Spreadsheet Programs • Excel: common software • Calculations • Formulas • Create graphs or pie charts

  11. The “Net” • Email • Newsgroups • Listservs • World Wide Web • Telnet (requires name and password)

  12. Using Email • Username • Password • Abbreviations • AFAIK (as far as I know) • BTW (by the way) • CYA (see ya) • OIC (oh, I see) • WTG (way to go)

  13. Spam Management • Junk mail • Use filter if available • New response to spam: Do Not Click on Link

  14. Email Emoticons • (:-& angry • :,( crying •  frown • :-D funny • :^D happy • * kiss • ;) wink

  15. Netiquette • Email is not private • Tone is hard to convey • Don’t use all capital letters (shouting) • Don’t send email when you are angry

  16. Distance Learning • Internet • ITV-through television • Some courses and degrees are not from accredited colleges, so check before you take an internet class over the web • Online courses may be self-paced • Online courses may improve your writing skills

  17. Disadvantages of Distance Learning • Prisoner of technology • No direct, face-to-face instructor contact • Immediate feedback not likely • Requires discipline, personal responsibility, and time-management

  18. Prepare • Identify distance learning possibilities • Make sure your college will accept credit • Check course requirements

  19. Organize • Obtain access to technology • Computer • Internet • Check settings

  20. Work • Back up all work on CD-rom or disk • Makes hard copies of work • Have alternate plan if your computer crashes • Be sure you check in with instructor frequently

  21. Evaluate Use basic principles of classroom civility when receiving or providing feedback

  22. Rethink • What have you learned? • Would a classroom setting be better?

  23. Finding Facts • Library • Periodicals • Indexes to periodicals • Encyclopedias • Government documents • Musical scores • Reserve collections • Online databases

  24. Where is It? • Library catalog • Use call number, a code that tells you exactly where to find information • Stacks - shelves of books • Recall - library contacts person to return a book

  25. Where is It? • Interlibrary loan - system by which libraries share resources • If you can’t find it - consider interlibrary loan

  26. WWW • Browser-Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator • Browser is a program to help you find information • URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies a unique location on the web • Web pages: document • Links: embedded addresses • Search engines: index

  27. Yahoo AltaVista Excite Google Ask Jeeves Dogpile Fast Search Hotbot LookSmart Lycos Northern Light MetaCrawler Search Engines

  28. Evaluate Information on the Web • Consider the source • Unregulated information • How current is the information? • Don’t copy without citing source • Nothing is private

  29. PREPARE Identify distance learningcourse possibilities ORGANIZE Obtain access totechnology WORK Participate in a distance learning class EVALUATE Consider your“classroom” performance RETHINK Reflect on what and howyou have learned P.O.W.E.R. Plan

  30. Career Connections Explore career opportunities on the web.

  31. Resources Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computers by Michael Miller (Que, 2005) The Distance Learner’s Guide by Western collaborative for Educational Telecommunications (Prentice Hall, 2004)

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