Educational Technology & Design Page 1 of 6 Intro to Lab, eLearning & Delicious.com Spring 2010 Introduction to Lab, eLearning site & Delicious.com I. Welcome to the Course 1) Studentsʼ Intro: Quick poll of major (elem/sec) and standing (soph/junior) 2) “Name tents” (bring with you each week) 3) Pass around seating chart for attendance. 4) Nature of the Lab a) Complement to lecture & hands-on tutorials for assignments b) Attendance is required c) Lab Rules ⇒ No food or drinking (observe IRTS rules) ⇒ Respect equipment ⇒ Leave a clean environment for the next group 5) IRTS website: http://www.uni.edu/coe/irtsweb/ a) Point out the operating hours, including weekend hours II. Ed Tech & Design lab Expectations 1) Lab handouts are available on the Resources page each week. Students are encouraged to print these out before arriving to class (optional, but recommended). 2) Students are encouraged to ask questions, help other students, and participate in class. 3) If lost or confused just raise your hand to get teacherʼs attention. 4) If additional help is needed, use consulting/ office hours. 5) Follow along with lab activities. Off-task behaviors (see course syllabus) may result in the student being asked to leave and being marked as absent. III. Working with Software Applications 1) Macintosh a) Dock along bottom of screen (indicates application is open) ⇒ Dock position & hiding (Apple menu > Dock) ⇒ Adding & removing dock icons b) Sidebar (Macintosh HD > Finder Sidebar > Applications) c) Go menu > Applications Included in this outline… • Lab expectations • eLearning login & features • Content of Mail message to your course instructor • Instructions for submitting the first assignment (quiz) • For Next Lab • Delicious.comEducational Technology & Design Page 2 of 6 Intro to Lab, eLearning & Delicious.com Spring 2010 2) Windows a) Start Menu (including Search) b) Quick Launch bar next to Start Menu 3) Exiting applications a) Win: Close last open window or use File menu > Exit command b) Mac: Closing the last window of an application does not exit the program, so always use the applicationʼs menu to Quit the program (or Control-Click its Dock icon) IV. Special Features 1) Minimizing, zooming, & closing windows 2) Mac: collapse button (top-right corner of Finder windows) 3) Resizing & moving windows 4) Icon and list views (other view options) 5) Contextual Menus a) Win: Right–Click b) Mac: Control–Click (see System Preferences > Mouse) c) Options include rename, delete (move to trash), properties (Get Info), etc. 6) Application switching a) Win: Alt–Tab b) Mac: Command–Tab (⌘–Tab) c) Last app vs. cycling through apps 7) Exposé (Mac) a) F9 tiles all open windows b) F10 tiles current appʼs windows c) F11 hides all windows, exposing the desktop (customize mouse settings for Exposé features (System Preferences > Mouse) V. Finding Files 1) Searching a) Windows: Start Menu > Search (WinXP users go to Start > Find Files or Folders) b) Mac: Spotlight Search (top-right corner of screen and Finder windows) 2) Documents or My Documents in the sidebar, Start menu or on the desktopEducational Technology & Design Page 3 of 6 Intro to Lab, eLearning & Delicious.com Spring 2010 VI. Showing File Extensions 1) By default both Mac/Win computers hide 3-letter file name extensions 2) Show these to better identify file types (we suggest you do this at home too) a) Mac: Finder menu > Preferences > Advanced tab > Show all file extensions (check) b) Windows: My Computer > Organize > Folder and Search Options > View tab > Hide extensions for known file types (uncheck) c) Win XP: My Computer > Tools menu > Folder Options > View tab > Hide extensions for known file types (uncheck) VII. Troubleshooting and Closing Down the Computer 1) Application stops responding (crashes) a) Win: Control–Alt–Delete > Task Manager > End Task b) Mac: Command–Option–ESC > Force Quit 2) System crash (no applications seem to respond) a) Press and hold the power button for 5-10 seconds. Press again to restart. 3) Your help is appreciated! a) Remove files from desktop, empty trash and restart computer for the next lab VIII. UNI eLearning (formerly WebCT) 1) Login a) Go to www.uni.edu/elearning (the URL printed on our syllabus) ⇒ Note UNI eLearning News and Quick Links (login instructions, browser info) b) Click on the MyCourses button under LOGIN c) Username = first part of your UNI email address (before the @ sign) d) Password = CatID (same as your email & MyUniverse password) ⇒ Your username and password are case sensitive! ⇒ Do not interrupt the browser check (pop-up window) if it appears. ⇒ Trouble with login? See your course instructor before you leave today. 2) eLearning Overview (Opening Page) a) My Courses homepage b) Course news icons (mail, discussions, my grades) c) Campus announcements (including student workshops)Educational Technology & Design Page 4 of 6 Intro to Lab, eLearning & Delicious.com Spring 2010 d) Customizing the My Courses page ⇒ My Settings • My Profile > Edit Profile (add your photo, check Public) • My Tool Options (i) Calendar (preferences) (ii) Mail (forwarding) (iii) Paging (number of items per page = 200) >Save ⇒ Edit course list (pencil icon) ⇒ Channels link – Decide what you want displayed. (Remember to Save.) ⇒ Layout link – Determine what you want in each of your columns. (Save.) 3) Educational Technology and Design Course Page a) Syllabus, Agenda & Assignment Pages with links ⇒ Quick introduction to the assignment description page format b) RWLD, Resources and Contacts & General Info pages ⇒ Review the contents of each of these pages prior to next week ⇒ Panopto – lecture recordings (requires http://silverlight.net ) • Observe notes, play full screen, search 4) Course Tools (Left Column) a) Announcements ⇒ Look for course news icons on the My Courses page ⇒ New announcements will also pop-up when you enter the course b) Assignments (Dropboxes) ⇒ Observe due date & directions for each assignment submitted electronically ⇒ Note Inbox, Submitted and Graded tabs c) Assessments (Quizzes) ⇒ Observe availability dates of quizzes ⇒ Results will be released after the due date ⇒ Help menu (upper right corner) d) Mail (under Course Tools) ⇒