New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards Covered:
Through the use of technology and critical thinking teachers will meet the following NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, and 7 and all of their sub categories. Teachers will be able to show their students how to utilize the Internet and it's numerous sites to locate information on Visual and Performing Arts, Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, Language And Arts Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages.

Course Content:

1. Get Online
2. Decoding URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
3. Entering Site Address
   1. In the Location or Address field enter the site address you wish to view.
   2. Enter: www.stockton.edu to view Richard Stockton College's home page.
   3. Press the Enter key on the keyboard to view the site.
   4. Enter: ettc.stockton.edu... to view Atlantic County ETTC home page.
4. Introduction to a Browser's navigation

• Back: displays the previous page in the history list (contains the pages viewed in order).
• Forward: displays the next page in the history list.
• Stop: stops transfer of page information.
• Refresh: reflects any changes made to the current Navigator page since the initial page retrieval.
• Home: displays the set home page. To select a home page, choose View/Internet Options and enter the desired home page.
  · Make Stockton's page the home page.
• Search: takes you to search engine.
• Print: prints the contents of the page currently displayed.

5. Hyperlinking in a html document

• Click on hypertext links (Blue text on this page)
  1. When the cursor becomes a hand, click on the link.
  2. It will automatically take you to the specified web site.
  3. View the various links from the Stockton's home page.
• Favorites
  1. A favorite is a shortcut to a specific internet page.
  2. Go to www.pbs.org
  3. Choose Favorites/Add Favorite on the menu bar to add PBS's Home page to your list of favorites.
  4. Click on the hyperlink to return to Stockton's home page.
  5. To go to the PBS favorite you created, choose Favorites/PBS Home Page.
  6. To edit favorites, choose Favorites/Organize Favorites.
  7. To create a new folder click on the new folder button (0*) and enter the new folder name. For our example call the new folder Educational Sites.
  8. Now drag and drop the PBS Home page favorite into the Educational Sites folder. To view the contents of a folder, double click on the folder name.
  9. To delete a favorite/folder, right mouse click on the favorite/folder and click Delete.
  10. Create 3 folders called: lessons, teacher resources, personal
  11. Click on this hyperlink to look for some good sites. ETTC's Top Ten
  12. Add 3 favorites into each folder.

6. Using Search Engines

1. Search engines assist is finding information on the web.
2. Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google and Excite are examples of search engines available.
3. Enter your search criteria. Here are some tips:

• A search for lesson plans will return pages containing the word lesson and/or plans, preferring pages with the phrase lesson plans.
• A search for "lesson plans" will return pages containing the word lesson next to the word plans
• A search for +lesson plans will return pages containing the word lesson and maybe pages containing the word plans.
• A search for +lesson +plans will return pages containing both lesson and plans, but both words do not necessarily have to appear next to one another.
• A search for +lesson -plans will return pages containing the word lesson and pages containing the word plans are ranked lower.
• A search for Bill Clinton will return pages containing the name Bill Clinton (Proper nouns much be capitalized).
• Use the pipe (|) option to narrow down the search. For example: weather|natural disaster|hurricane
• A search on: title:books will result in pages that contain the word books in the title of the Web page.
• A search on : URL:Stockton will result in pages that contain Stockton in the URL.
• A search on : link:www.stockton.com will result in pages that are
  linked to that particular site.

7. Sites of Interest

• The following is a location where educational sites are listed:
  • Go to http://ettc.stockton.edu
  • Choose Resources For Educators/Workshop Materials/Wonders of the Internet
  • OR Resources for Educators/ ETTC's Top Ten
• Other sites for teachers.
• World Wide Web Research Tools
• Library of Lessons for Internet
  
• www.netlingo.com :online dictionary that defines technology terms.
• The following is a list of job hunting web sites:
  • www.wnjpin.state.nj.us
  • www.tenspeedpress.com/parachute/front.htm
  • www.jobweb.org
  • www.hslc.org/slanj/jobs.html
• The following is a list of resume writing web sites:
  • www.provenresumes.com
  • www.eresumes.com
  • www.liglobal.com/b_c/career
  • www.resumsbycpr.com
  • www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/resres.html
  • www.golden.net/~archeus/reswri.htm
  • www.jobweb.org/catapult/guenov/restips.html

 

DAY 2

8. Creating a free e-mail account

1. Yahoo and Hotmail are examples of providers of free e-mail.
2. Log onto their sites, and fill out the questionnaire to receive a free email account.
3. Each individual has a unique e-mail address, which identifies you on the Internet. Therefore, no two people have the same e-mail address.
4. Every e-mail address follows the following format:
username@subdomain.hostname.first level domain
For example: amee@yahoo.com

9. Creating and sending a message

1. To create a message, click on Compose located on the left panel on the screen. This will pop up the New Message Window ready for you to enter a new message.
2. In the To, Cc (Carbon Copy), or Bcc (Blind Copy) fields, enter the e-mail address of each receiver, separating each e-mail address with a comma or semicolon. In the Subject box, enter the title of the message.
3. Enter the message, and then click Send to send the message. A message will appear indicating that your e-mail has been sent to the receiver.
· Send a message to your neighbor called Test.

10. Reading messages

1. To read a message click on Check Mail, located on the left panel on the screen.
2. The Inbox will appear, where all messages sent to you will be displayed with sender, date, size, and subject fields displayed.
3. To begin reading a message, click on the subject of the message you want to read. This will display the message and it's properties.
4. To read messages without being connected to the Internet, on the menu bar click File/Work Offline. This will enable you to read messages without tying up the phone line.
· Read the message from your neighbor called Test.

11. Replying to a message

1. In the Inbox, click on the subject of the message you want to reply to. This will display the message.
2. Click on Reply. If multiple people received the message and you want to send a message to all the addresses, click on Reply All.
3. A Compose Mail window will appear with the e-mail of the receivers and subject automatically filled in. The subject field will be preceded by "Re:", signaling that this message is a reply. Enter your message text and click on Send to send the message.
· Reply to your neighbor's Test message.

12. Forwarding a message

1. Forwarding a message will send a message that was sent to you to someone else.
2. In the Inbox, click on the subject of the message you want to forward. This will display the message.
3. Click on Forward. A Compose Mail window will appear with the subject automatically filled in, preceded by "Fwd:", signaling that this message is being forwarded.
4. Enter the e-mail address for each receiver. Separate each e-mail address with either a comma or a semicolon.
5. Enter the title of the message in the subject field.
6. Enter your message text and then click on Send to send the message.
· Forward your neighbor's Test message to yourself.

13. Sending Attachments

1. An attachment is a file sent with a message.
2. Once you have entered the text of the message, enter the file name you would like to attach with the message (For example: C:/budget.doc). If you do not remember the location or name of the file, click on Edit Attachments and then under attachments click on Browse. The File Upload window will appear. The "Look in" list box displays the drives on the machine, select the drive where the document is stored. Click on the document you want to attach and then click Open. The path of the document will appear in the field next to the browse button. Click on Attach this file to attach the file with the message. The file name will now appear on the window. You can attach up to three files by following the above procedure. Once you have selected all the files to be attached to the message, click Done. The attachments you selected will appear in the attachment field at the bottom of the message.
The receiver will receive the e-mail message with the file(s) you have attached.

14. Deleting Messages

1. To delete a message(s) click on Check Mail, located on the left panel of the screen.
2. The Inbox will display all new and old messages.
3. Click in the box preceding the sender field of the message to select the message to be deleted. This will place a check mark in the box flagging its deletion. Repeat this for all messages to be deleted. Once all messages have been checked, click on Delete to delete the message(s).
4. This will place the message(s) in the Trash Folder, which is automatically emptied by the system on a periodic basis. Therefore, if you deleted a message that you did not intend to delete, it can be retrieved from the Trash Folder.
· Delete both Test messages.

Sites for exploring:

ThinkQuest - http://www.thinkquest.org/index.html
Educational Index - http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html
Awesome Library - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Page - http://school.discovery.com/
Ask Eric - http://ericir.syr.edu/
WebQuest - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
Michigan State University College of Education's collection of math lessons.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/NoFrames/Subjects/index.html