• Introductions
• Our Goals
• On-line pretest

• Basic items you need to get started 
• Launch Netscape Navigator and Notepad 
• Look briefly at Communicator's toolbar 
• Practice moving from Netscape to Notepad 
• Setting up Netscape as a mail program

Directory & File Structure

• File Managing

• Folder Structure
• Images
• Lessons
• Practice
• Windows Explorer
• filestructure.doc  handout

• Homepage Template
• Helpful HTML Sites

• HTML 4 for the World Wide Web
• What is a Web Page?
• Build and test a simple page by hand. Tags you will learn about are:  HTML, DOCTYPE, HEAD, TITLE, BODY, Hn, P, BR, B, I, U, CENTER, OL, UL, LI
• On your Own: convert a printed handout into an HTML document and view it through your browser.

• Read and send a 1-paragraph response to  lanius@rice.edu. about this article

"IT Worker Shortage": http://www.mainfunction.com/IT/workershortage.asp
• also cc: the response to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@rice.edu .
• Mandatory Reading:  Art and the Zen of Web Design
• Complete your personal web page, in HTML format. 
• Save your page as an .html file, then mail a copy of it (as an attachment) to yourself (at your Rice address), and CC your master teachers at msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu 
• Design a 3-page lesson in a subject related to your discipline.  You can use the GirlTECH Lesson Template or check out these examples.    example01     example02
• Check out these Image Archives.  Warning!  This is a lot of fun.  It could jeopardize your sleep cycle  :)

• Show web page that you did for your homework.
• Class discussion regarding your web pages

• Introduction of Copyright issues -- we'll also go into depth on this later 
• Saving a graphic from the Web
• Inserting an image on a webpage

• How to create a link to another webpage using HTTP
• How to create an Anchor
• How to create an e-mail link

• Gif, jpeg or png?
• Editing Images

• Examples of past GirlTECH lessons
• Other uses of the Internet
• Lesson Template

• Work on lessons

• Directions will be given in class for some e-mail practice.

• Load the FTP program, WS_FTP, onto your computer at home.  Directions are in your notebooks.
• Writing Assignment:  Describe your observations of how boys and girls use computer technology.  Do you see any differences?  If so, what are those differences, and what do you think are the causes?  Do you see ways of promoting more effective use of computers by all students?
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .
• E-mail us if you have questions at msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu 
• Continue to work on your homepage and your lesson pages.  E-mail your changes to your lesson file by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday  6/20/01
• NOTE:  Class will meet in Duncan hall tomorrow.  Lab will resume on Thursday.

• Lesson Presentations

• More File Structure (how your folders should look)
• Using WS-FTP (PC) or Fetch (Mac)
• Absolute vs. Relative URLs

• Too much information
• Techniques
• Search tools
• Searching the smart way

• Basic Home Page
• Tables and their attributes 
• Orienting graphics on the page
• Colors

• What Makes a Good Webpage 
• How to Publish 4-Star Webpages

• The hard way
• An easier way
• The easiest way

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Read about Counters and Credits
• Java Goodies: Some nifty stuff for your website
• Writing assignment: Form an action plan.  What do you think you could do to implement some of the ideas you learned during the Diversity Day sessions at Duncan Hall yesterday? 
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .


For those of you who wanted to download the free HTML editor, W3e2000, here's the link.

http://acd.ufrj.br/~cracky/w3e/


...and here is the link to the Trial Version of Dreamweaver, with

Directions for Downloading it. 

Feed your mouse to the lion to get your pictures: 
        (...psst, party at Susan's tomorrow night ...pass it on)

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained 
• Copyright Laws and the Internet
• The Columbia Guide to Online Style 
• Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic sources on the Internet

• Helper Apps 
• Other Cool Stuff

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Writing Assignment:  Describe the major barriers to more effective use of computer technology in your classroom practice.  Identify possible strategies for overcoming these barriers.
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .
• E-mail us if you have questions at sboone@cs.rice.edu and msirois@rice.edu
• Continue to work on your homepage and lesson plans

• We'll look at your pages and answer questions

• How to Use the Web in the Classroom

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Simple Forms

• Reading Assignment:  Read this page about the national technology standards. Write Cynthia and tell her how you feel about the standards. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/standards/nat.html 
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .
• E-mail us if you have questions at sboone@cs.rice.edu and msirois@rice.edu
• Continue to work on your homepage and lesson plans

PICNIC LUNCH TOMORROW

"POT-LUCK" SALAD

• Discuss National Technology Standards
• We'll look at your pages and answer questions
• Make sure file structure is correct

• Hot Potatoes 
• E-Quiz
• QuizLab
• Puzzlemaker

Create On-Line Quiz

• Class-time to work on Quiz

• Meta Tags:"a must!"
• A nice explanation from Bravenet Web Services
• Promoting Your Web-Site

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages
• In preparation for Friday's presentations.
• Scan in last-minute photos
• Do final info searches
• Anything else you need to do

•  Read and respond to The Gender Gap in High Tech by Nelson King,

 Computer User Magazine, June 2000.
 http://www.computeruser.com/articles/1906,3,6,1,0601,00.html 
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .
• E-mail us if you have questions at sboone@cs.rice.edu and msirois@rice.edu
• Continue to work on your homepage and lesson plans

• Discuss the The Gender Gap in High Tech
• Write an e-mail message to the girltech@cs.rice.edu introducing yourself.
• We'll look at your pages and answer questions

• Grants are NOT about the money
• Suggested sites to visit to help with grant writing

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages
• Hilena will work with you to change your password and create a .forward file.

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Click here tonight to get your homework assignment! (Either print this assignment from home or first thing in class tomorrow. It will be discussed in class!)
•  Reading Assignment:  Read this page about the Texas state technology standards. 

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/standards/state.html
Write Cynthia and tell her how you feel about the standards. 
• send your response to lanius@rice.edu. 
• cc: to msirois@rice.edu  and sboone@cs.rice.edu .
• E-mail us if you have questions at sboone@cs.rice.edu and msirois@rice.edu
• Continue to work on your homepage and lesson plans

• You will present your lesson tomorrow, so please practice with someone now

• Time to work on your webpage and lesson pages

• Be sure that you have completed ALL writing and reading assignments .
• Prepare for lesson presentation first thing tomorrow.
• E-mail us if you have questions at sboone@cs.rice.edu and msirois@rice.edu

• Post-Test (take this, then work on your pages)
• Make sure all links work
• Check over your lesson
• Select Presentation Position

• Congratulations

• Lunch in Duncan Hall, Room 3092

• Meeting in Duncan 1070