Week 4

Lecture: We learned about communication. There are four types of communication: Place Dependent synchronous (chat rooms), Place Dependent asynchronous (bulletin boards), Place Independent synchronous (MSN messenger) and Place Independent asynchronous (e-mail). ICT used are e-mails (Outlook Express, Pegasus Mail, i.Scribe), instant message (MSN messenger, ICQ, AOL, Trillian), discussion board (Bulletin Boards), Internet relay chat (Chat rooms), podcast (Pod lounge, SBS, ABC) and social networking (My Space, Face Book). All of these ICT uses have great benefits to people because every thing is available to everyone, if you have a task or interest it can be done by using one of the above. There is great choice now compared to five years ago.

Workshop: We learned how to set up an e-mail account, make folders for certain e-mails to be stored into, sending and receiving e-mails. We also went to Google site to look up a topic that we like, and visit two different podcast sites to see what they are all about.

After visiting Podcast sites I found it is an excellent way to listen to all sorts of information from the news to music to comedy etc. I found it to a good thing to get into for a lot of people, but didn't really interest me, for I have other ways to interest my self or get info from.

Week 3

Lecture: We learned about presentation strategies. The types of presentations: self contained (web page, cd-rom and video), written (essay and paper), stand and deliver (oral). I learned that structuring the presentation well, means that a person will learn more from the presentation. It has been proven that a presentation of text, pictures or diagrams and speech is the ultimate way to present something, than just using one of the above. To have a good presentation you must have an Intro, Body and a Conclusion. We then were taught about the content of the intro, body and conclusion, as well as audience involvement (eye contact, knowing your audience, clear speech etc).

Workshop: We learned about using PowerPoint. How to enter data, text and pictures into a slide presentation. We had to select a topic and then make up a 6 slide presentation.

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WEEK 2

Lecture: This week was on Microsoft Office and it's applications, this involved file handling using Windows Explorer, word processing using MS Word, spreadsheets using MS Excel, presentations using MS PowerPoint, Internet access using Internet Explorer, e-mails using Outlook Express and viewing PDF's using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Workshop: First we ran through a set of instructions for the weeks activities on Office Word and Excel. There were three activities that we had to do, two on word processing and one on excel. We were then left to do the activities on our own with help if we needed it.

The two Word activities were on editing text by moving text borders, line spacing, text sizing, headers/footers, cutting and pasting etc.

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The Excel activity was on creating a timetable like the one show, then enter in data and edit it.

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Readings: Learn the difference between the most common types of graphical file formats, and when to choose which format to use.

Week 1

Lecture: The lecture this week was on the course outline for this semester. It briefly involved issues with learning outcomes, unit description, unit content, assessments and references. The learning outcomes are on: accessing and using the ECU web page, to produce a range of university standard documents using common computer programs, accessing and evaluating data and info from a variety of sources and team work. The unit content that I have to do this semester is about the tools I have to be familiar on and be able to use easily.






Workshop: The workshop this week was on learning how to use simo briefly but more so how to create screen shots and how to set up a blog and to use it.

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Resources: first there is a intro on how the PC has evolved in our society to become a very dependable tool and to let us know that this module can develop better PC skills for the student.The workshop instructions is were I found out what is involved with the weeks tasks, and how to perform these tasks. Task 1, how to create screen shots using image shack. Task 2, how to creat a blog. setting up an account and learning about the different tools. There is also 2 extra reading materials on the basics on PC hardware and on how a PC works.