Week 2 Introduction to the Internet and issues in Media and Technology

Week 2 Introduction to the Internet and issues in Media and Technology

Tasks

(homework) Add classmates email addresses in both gmail and hotmail and create a group contact list.
(homework) create a greeting, closure and signature for emails
(In class) Group work: Find out the meanings for 

 Netiquette

Internet v.s World Wide Web 

Digital Native vs. Digital Immigrant

 Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Communication 

Google Search

Advance Search and Bookmarking

Creative Commons

 Open Educational Resources and Fair Use

Viruses, Malware and Antivirus 

(homework) go to creative common website and bookmark the pages that contain the different types of licences 

Steps 

(for contact list)

For Gmail

1. Go to account and click 'Gmail.' Then select 'Contacts' as displayed below:

2. When on the Contacts page, scroll to the left side of the screen and click 'Create label'.

3.   Give group a name then click 'ok' 

4.   Scroll to the left and click 'Contacts' then select whichever ones you want in the group.

5.   Following this, scroll to the right side and click the second icon (the arrow pointing right). A list will show the group names or labels created. Click whichever group desired.

Then for Hotmail,



1.  Go to Hotmail and click the people icon at the bottom left of the screen.

2.  Go back to Gmail and click 'Export Contacts.'
3.  An option that suggests switching versions will come up. Click "GO TO OLD VERSION'

4.  select the chosen contacts, then go to the 'More' option at the top and click 'Export Contacts.'
5.  Choose the 'Outlook CSV format.'

6.  The contact list will be downloaded to your computer.

7.  Now go back to Hotmail, where you left off.
8.  Click the second option 'Manage.'
9.  Click 'Import contacts.'

10.  Select the Gmail option.

11.  Click 'Browse.'
12.  Select the downloaded contact list on your computer.
13.  Click 'Upload.'

14. Go to 'My contacts' on the left to open the list of contacts.
15. Select names.
16. Click 'Lists' at the top and type a name.

(For Definitions)

1. Go on www.google.com.
2. Type in the selected topic. 
3. Brainstorm ways to presentation information.
4. Present to class.

Netiquette

1. Write a greeting (hello, hi).
2. Write a closure (thanking you, best regards).
3. Create a subject that is related to the content.
4. Have a signature.

Challenges

For contact list

• I was not familiar with the task at hand.
• Tutorials online were not the same for every device
• Hotmail was a little more complicated as contacts could not be stored automatically 

For definitions 

• Limited time to attain and produce information 

Solutions

For contact list

I went on YouTube and Google to look and read different tutorials displaying how to make a contact list. I also looked around Gmail and Hotmail and clicked different icons until I found the desired one.

For definitions

I researched the definitions for a better understanding.

New Benefits & Discoveries

I am now able to send one e-mail to an entire group and I now have a better understanding of the different computer terms. Also, I can recover pages easier with bookmarking and I now have an example of netiquette in my e-mail by creating a greeting, closure and signature.

Results

I will use e-mails to send information and requests to students faster and easier with a created contact list, as well as bookmark important pages.