WebReady

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Course Information  

 

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WebReady has been written to help you !

Use as a resource or take as a 1-unit course!    It is independent of the Multimedia course series at the College of San Mateo.

Web Competency - downloading and exchanging documents and information on the Web

  • troubleshoot common problems with email and downloading documents on the Web.
  • streamline your exchange of documents using compression programs.
  • improve your ability to search the Internet and apply search-criteria to the returned pages.
  • trouble shoot login problems, and learn how to collaborate effectively, on forums.
  • spend less "futz time" and more time on being successful on the Web.

Information Literacy Resource - locating, understanding, using and communicating information
            (not part of course work)
  • develop your critical thinking skills to select and zero in on a fascinating topic.
  • adopt "fair use" strategies enabling you to fairly incorporate others' ideas into your research.
  • learn how to use in-text and bibliographic citations for web resources.
  • explore your college's online library and the World Wide Web for resources.
  • advance your Internet search skills by improving your knowledge of how search engines work.

 

Self Assessment - How ready are you?
 

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Web Competency Lessons

apply computer, browser, email program, text and graphic application skills to communicate and transfer information via the Web

 
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Orientation

Studying Online - What's Involved?

  • "Online Courses" Beware! What you should know
  • Scheduling work time & reserving access to a computer
  • Managing files and folders
  • Adapting learning style to the Web environment
  • Finding resources to deal with technical & access barriers

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Customizing Your Browser

  • Updating Your Browser
  • Locating Pages - Understanding URLs
  • Understanding What Your Browser Does for You
  • Learning Your Toolbar and Button Features
  • Customizing your browser and using its timesaving functions
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WWW

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Searching the Internet

  • Locating Web resources on Internet; understanding what the Internet is - background and history
  • Understanding and using the features and tools in your browser
  • Zeroing-in on desired search returns and maximizing reuslts
  • Applying evaluation criteria to returned pages in your search
  • Understanding how your campus library's data base resources can assist your academic searches
 
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Receiving and Sending Email

  • Finding out how a browser or an email client interact with a server to send email.
  • Determining the pros and cons of web mail vs. client email
  • Checking your email client / Web mail account's compatibility with web page forms
  • Sending an email with a properly filled in "subject line"

 
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 Receiving and Sending Attachments

  • Reading background information about issues related to opening email attachments
  • Demonstrating the ability to receive and open email with attachments
  • Determining the file format that will work best in any given situation
  • Selecting the best file type for sending an attachment

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Decompressing and Compressing Files

  • Discovering the advantages to decompressing and compressing text and graphic files
  • Using web resource sites for decompression and compression programs
  • Demonstrating the ability to download and open compressed files
  • Compressing and send files using online trial versions of compression software

 
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Using Acrobat Reader to Receive Course Materials

  • Getting the latest version of Acrobat Reader
  • Discovering the many uses of PDF documents
  • Finding out how Acrobat PDF documents are commonly used in the online classroom
  • Receiving and read a PDF document

 

People Conferencing

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Collaborating with a Discussion Board

  • Locating the topics, threads and messages on a discussion board
  • Reviewing techniques for keeping a discussion going
  • Responding to a message in a manner that will promote the dynamics of the discussion
  • Posting a resource link with an image
 

 
 Resources
Information Highway  

Information Literacy Resource Modules

These learning modules are for staff, faculty and their students
and are not part of the 1-unit WebReady course work.

"recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information"

(American Library Association)
 

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 The Research Process - Getting Started

  • Scheduling time for research tasks
  • Selecting a subject and narrow it down to a topic
  • Identifying and determine types of information needed

 

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 Ethics

  • Discriminating between fair and illegal use
  • Adopting strategies to avoid plagiarism
  • Using MLA citation standards in your bibliography
Printed Resources  

Research Using Library Resources

  • Determining whether to go to the library or use its online resources (databases)
  • Identifying the various types of print resources
  • Locating printed resources tithing the library's organization system
 
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Research Using Internet Resources

  • Locating pages on the web and understanding how a URL works.
  • Locating information on the Web using Web Directories and Search Engines.
  • Applying evaluation criteria to web pages and determining whether information should be included in your research.
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Web Ready!
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WebReady Benefits
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Prepares You to Do Research on Line

If you are prepared to communicate, exchange files and collaborate online, you have better chances of succeeding in courses that use Web-assisted learning

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Frees Your Instructor to Teach the Discipline not the Technology

Why should instructors spend the first two weeks of each semester teaching Web skills when they could be spending time teaching their course subjects. Learn the basics in advance so that you can concentrate on the subject not the use of technology.

 

 
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Prepares You with Skills for the Job Market

Learning effective ways to research, communicate and collaborate using the Web, will prepare you with skills used in the workplace
 
 

 

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Developed by

Centers for Teaching and Learning    San Mateo Community College District San Mateo, CA, USA  

CTL:  Julie Sevastopoulos , Peter Bruni , Jasmine Witham, Jim Petromilli , Anyta Archer; Library Consultant:  Eric Brenner