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Follow this link to get to the eTextbook for this class. The eTextbook is an online textbook that you purchase for a limited amount of time. It is the same textbook as the paper copy. Link will open in new window.
Social Networks: You can use these sites to keep up to date with P200 and communicate with each other.
Class Presentations: Presentations will be posted when needed.
- Hardware
- Windows 7
- Software
- Internet
- Access - 2010
- Podcasting
- Audacity
- Windows Movie Maker
- Dreamweaver
Use the Navigation Pane to search and move around in your document - From Microsoft.com - Use this to better understand the Navigation Pane in Microsoft programs. Movie length: 2:39.
History Reimagined - Microsoft takes important events in history and shows how using technology would have made these events happen. (Check out the Declaration of Independence - length 1:57.)
Further Study Links - Note: The desktop pictures in this presentation will not look like the desktop in the STC labs.
- Introduction to computers
- Parts of a computer
- The desktop (overview)
- The taskbar (overview)
- Working with windows
- Working with files and folders
- Using programs
Internet Resources
- Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist with many fun Internet videos.
- Internet World Map 2007
- How the Internet Works - from Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist
- History of the Internet - from Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist
- How Does the Internet Work? - A paper posted online
- Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2008
Windows 7 & Office 2010 Information
Windows 7
Office 2010
From Microsoft - Links open in a new window.
- Search for support - Search Microsoft's Website
- First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 - This is a book you can download to help you learn more about the programs.
Word
- Word 2010 Home
- Getting your users started with Word 2010
- Basic tasks in Word 2010
- Create a bibliography
- Make labels for a mass mailing
- From YouTube - Footnotes and Endnotes in Word 2010
- In Addition -
Excel
Access
- Access 2010 Home
- First Look: Microsoft Office 2010
- Guide to the Access 2010 user interface
- Comparing Access and Excel
- Choosing Between Excel or Access
- What Are the Differences Between Microsoft Access and Excel? Why Would You Use One as Opposed to the Other? by John Chancellor
- Using Access or Excel to Manage Your Data
- Using Access or Excel to Manage Your Data by Emma Nelson Note: This refers to the 2003 versions, but the information still applies to the 2007 versions
- What is the Difference Between Access and Excel?
- Difference Between Microsoft Access & Excel by Katherine Sanger
PowerPoint
- Microsoft Suite Chapters Web Site - Table of Contents - Note: Use the drop down arrow at the top to select the chapter you want.
- Student Data Files for Microsoft Chapters of Class Textbook
- Microsoft Suite Chapters Glossary - Good Resource for Studying - Make sure to select the correct chapter glossary
- Complete Computer Term/Office Suite Glossary - Larger and more comprehensive than textbook online glossaries
Download podcasting-student-files
Podcast Resources Sites
- Creative Commons
- CCMixter
- IU Ware Online - Use to download Audacity
- Lame (download if you are installing Audacity on your computer)
- Audacity Online Tutorial
- Internet Archive
- Cocoon Software
- CamStudio
- For Future Use (do not use in class projects): Music Clips for Podcasting
Sites for Media Conversion
Podcast Examples
IU Podcasts
- Podcast.iu.edu - IU's own server holding podcasts
- Note the words iTunes.iu.edu on the page. Click that to open iTunes on comuter and subscribe to podcasts in the iTunes library.
- The UITS Weekly Update Podcast - Updates on the latest IT news for IU
- IT Help Podcast - Features tips on using technology
- it2go Podcast Series - Discusses IT Training services and workshop offerings at IU
- IUSportcom.com Podcasts - Podcasts created by students about sports and sports at IU
General Podcasts
Humor
- Ask A Ninja: Special Delivery 1 "What is Podcastihng?" (This is strictly for humor and is not for educational purposes.)
Internet/Web Sites/Dreamweaver
Download Weekly Project Images - http://www.indiana.edu/~hperp200/images/iu-images.zip
Download Hello P200 Student Document
Instructional Video:
- Linking a document to your Webpage - Demonstration Video
Resources:
- Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist with many fun Internet videos.
- Internet World Map 2007
- How the Internet Works - from Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist
- History of the Internet - from Ms. Lion's HPER P200 Playlist
- How Does the Internet Work? - A paper posted online
- Worldwide IP Address Ownership by Country in 2008
- Internet Safety: How do I keep my computer safe on the Internet?
- University Information Technology Service
- The UITS Weekly Update Podcast
- Welcome to NU2IT@IU - Information Technology at Indiana University
- AskIU
- Oncourse
- PDF tutorial for students on using Oncourse
- OneStart
- OneStart Tutorial
- Passphrase Maintenance
- Account Management Services
- Knowledge Base
- IT Training & Education
- IU Search
- IUB Home Page
- IU Find People
- Registrar - Schedule of Classes
- Student Technology Centers
- List of Labs for Student Use - Student Technology Centers
- IUware Online
- Preparing Our Campus, Protecting You
- Visual Identity for IU
- IU Web & Multimedia Community (Facebook)
- Emergency Preparedness at IU
- Official IU Calendar - Fall 2011
- Federally Required Disclosures
- Student Legal Services
- Services - Sexual Assault Crisis
For Class Study Aids
Student Support
- Writing Tutorial Services
- Students: Learning and Study Skills
- Disability Services for Students
- Student Academic Center
UITS Support Center
Walk-in Support |
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- Computer Hope
- Webopedia - Operating System -
- Operating System from Wikipedia -
- How to help someone use a computer
- Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
From Microsoft Web Site - Windows Help and How-to series
The below links were created by Microsoft for its users. Remember that some of the pictures used in these sites may look different than your computer.
- Windows Basics (This is the portal to the rest of the below pages.)
- Introduction to computers
- Parts of a computer
- Using your mouse
- Using your keyboard
- The desktop (overview)
- The taskbar (overview)
- Working with windows
- Working with files and folders
- Using programs
- Using WordPad
Lynda.com is a great place to find online software training. Lynda.com and Indiana University are piloting a new project together. IU faculty, staff, and students can access for free the Lynda.com trainings. Below are trainings that would be excellent for students to use for further study.
Note: You may need to log into your IU Account first. Go to IT Training & Education - Lynda.com Online Training to access the login portal.
- Word all courses - be sure to select 2010 only
- Excel all courses - be sure to select 2010 only
- Access all courses - be sure to select 2010 only
- PowerPoint all courses - be sure to select 2010 only
- Dreamweaver all courses - be sure to select 2010 only
Sitting at a computer can make you stiff. Do the exercises from the Websites below to help you stay loose and fit.
- Computer & Desk Stretches (a video)
- Daily Office Stretches from Navy SHAPE
- IU Health Center
- IU Health Center - Counseling and Pcychological Services (CAPS)
- Center for Human Growth - Offers counseling; located in the School of Education
- Library of the Living Dead - A PDF comic book on how to use the library - and survive. Created by the Miller Library at MacPherson College.
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