Difference between revisions of "Evergreening Technology - workshop for Hop On Pop"
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* [http://academic.evergreen.edu/ academic.evergreen.edu] - to find your program webpage | * [http://academic.evergreen.edu/ academic.evergreen.edu] - to find your program webpage | ||
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* Questions about iGoogle demo? | * Questions about iGoogle demo? | ||
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* [http://delicious.com Delicious] - everybody sign up for an account | * [http://delicious.com Delicious] - everybody sign up for an account | ||
| + | **Firefox tools for making adding bookmarks to delicious even easier | ||
* RSS - what is this, how can I read RSS feeds? | * RSS - what is this, how can I read RSS feeds? | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 7 October 2008
What you need to know about Evergreen's technology resources
- my.evergreen.edu
- account settings
- adding personal file space
- forwarding your email
- personal web space
- creating an academic blog at evergreen
- academic.evergreen.edu - to find your program webpage
- Computer Labs and Classrooms
- where do I get help with technology stuff?
- computing wiki
- Computer Center
What are some additional technology tools that you should know about as a student?
- Questions about iGoogle demo?
- Calendar
- Notebook
- Google Docs
- Delicious - everybody sign up for an account
- Firefox tools for making adding bookmarks to delicious even easier
- RSS - what is this, how can I read RSS feeds?
Technology fundamentals
How does the internet work
All these tools are on the web. Do you really know how the internet works?
- What does a web browser actually do.
- Anatomy of a URL
- protocol > domain > directory > filename
- deep links, how do I navigate a website when there's no navigation?
How do search engines work?
- html tags of interest: <title>, <meta>, <h1>, <h2>
- what ever happened to the meta tag?
- Check a page using SEOmoz
- Why do you care? Google yourself and marvel at the results.
