ETSEO's and SEOVEC's - Workshop to Train Internet Access
Trainers
Porter Building Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Goals- Week 1 - Saturday 13 May 1995
1. Participants will acquire and/or demonstrate basic
skills in using computer mediated communications:
a. They will log on to the SEOVEC and SEORF systems;
describe what is meant by User_Name and Login;
explain rules of thumb associated with password
entry and choices; identify the options available
to users at the first login screen and how to get
help.
b. They will describe features of the user interface
on each system - how to move from screen to
screen, menu structures, how to make selections,
how to quit.
c. They will possess the following skills related to
e-mail on the SEOVEC and SEORF systems:
i. Describe the information displayed in the
message listing.
ii. Read, reply to, and send mail messages.
iii. Save and delete mail messages.
iv. Explain the basic structure of e-mail
addressing.
v. Create and use aliases.
d. They will discuss characteristics of the
electronic discussion forums, News and Listservs.
e. They will show how to locate and access
information on remote computers using for locating the
information -
i. Browsing the menus
ii. Subject oriented servers - Yahoo, Yanoff's,
Rice University's, LC Marvel, UC Irvine, etc.
iii. Search engines - Webcrawlers, Jughead,
Veronica, etc.
iv. Interesting site services - Info-Scout, UMich
and for getting at the information -
v. Gopher and Lynx browsers
vi. Telnet
vii. Direct entry of URL's
viii. Printing, downloading, and screen captures
f. They will describe real-time chat activities.
2. Participants will discuss the issues surrounding access
to telecommunications services in their schools and
communities and the evolving infrastructure.
3. Participants will discuss and create a model for
training their staff, students, and community members
to use computer mediated communications.
Goals - Week 2 - Saturday 20 May 1995
1. Participants will acquire and demonstrate more advanced
skills using computer mediated communications. These
will include
a. File management on a remote computer
b. Customizing their user interface
c. Mastery of uploading and downloading text and
binary files
d. Designing and creating simple HTML documents
2. Participants will discuss and create 'cases' for
educators' using computer mediated communications.
3. Participants will discuss the issues relating to
telecommunications access in their schools and
communities and create model 'acceptable use policies.'
4. Participants will refine and practice using the
training model created over the course of this
workshop.
5. Participants will discuss and plan for addressing the
issues of continuing user support.