Course Outline

Introduction and orientation to lab computer accounts
  • Lab computers vs. BYOD (bring your own device) lab computers belong to someone else
  • Locative vs mobile computing (mobile goes with you, locative stays in one place)
  • UCaPP (ubiquitously connected and pervasively proximal) people always have access to the internet and to their own network of connections. 
Goals and Philosophy
  • Digital literacy is as important as language literacy
    • Applications and practices that support language literacy
    • ICT is social - it is a conversation 
    • Layers of data amplify effort
  • Essential attitudes for a digital world
    • Tolerance for ambiguity - perpetual beta
    • Courage -you can't break it
    • Tenacity- you can make it work
    • Curiosity - self-directed learning
    • Generosity, reciprocity, collaborative, participatory
    • User generated  - cognitive surplus
  • Teach you how to teach yourself empowerment
  • Learning occurs in your brain but also in your networks 
  • Personal learning environment 

Google everything. (or Apple everything or Microsoft Everything) working in digital environments
  • Chrome
  • Gmail
    • addressbook
    • Compose
    • reply/replyall
    • Spam vs bacn ggatin+whoever@ggatin.com 
    • Folders and filters
    • Boomerang
  • Calendar
    • meetings
    • time management
    • YouCanBook.me
  •  Blogger 
    • Setting up and customizing
    • posts vs pages
    • WYSIWYG vs HTML editor
    • embed codes and iframes
  • Maps 
    • GeoGuesser game
  • Docs 
    • Docs 
      • addons
    • Spreadheets
    • Presentations
    • Drawings
    • Forms
  • YouTube
Safety online
  • passwords and password stategies
  • CCleaner
  • Malwarebytes
  • https
VOIP
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • Skype
    • contacts
    • chat
    • groups
    • desktop sharing
Global Information Systems
  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps
    • Custom maps
    • KMZ KML files
Podcasts
  • Vocaroo 
  • Audacity
  •  Soundcloud
  • Internet Archive
Video
  • YouTube
  • Screencastify
  • Screencast-O-Matic
  • Jing
Web Browsers


  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Maxthon
  • Vivaldi
  • DuckDuckGo
  • Tor
Social Media
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
For Academics
  • Google scholar
  • Zotero
  • Wikipedia

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