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2002 schedule
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computer platform skills 101
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| monday |
10 AM - 12 PM |
| wednesday |
9 AM - 10 AM |
| friday |
9 AM - 10 AM |
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weekly details
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date
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week
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day
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topics
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01
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computer
basics |
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9/30/02
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01
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review of keyboard, display, mouse interaction.
talk about hardware and software. Talk about operating systems, CPU's,
VPU's, communications buses, modem, PCI, USB, firewire 1394, serial ports,
parallel pots, SCSI ports, RCA jacks, balanced audio, MIDI, s-video,
and component jacks.
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02
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review operating system differences (find
macintosh versus windows video), file management, software installation,
desktop. find mouseworks.
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03
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system IO. learn the importance of document
backup using lacie.com silverkeeper. store information on CD-R, CD-RW,
floppy, remote file server. external storage.
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02
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audio |
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10/07/02
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01
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general introduction to digital audio.
sampling rate 44 kHz at 16 bit. compression. MP3 and MPEG4 AAC. consider
quicktime pro license to encode audio. using simplesound record 30 second
voice note.
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02
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get portable CD player to sample sound
using opcode visionDSP or apple.com itunes. save sound file in AIFF and
MP3 160 bps format. make a playlist and custom CD title.
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03
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using a serial MIDI interface and MIDI
keyboard, interact with beatnik.com editor and record notes using opcode
visionDSP. learn about key velocity, pan, pitch changing.
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03
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video |
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10/14/02
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01
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HDTV. recording formats VHS, beta, 8
mm, VHS-C, DV, DVCAM, DVD-R, MPEG-2, DVD. 30 frames, 60 cycles, interlace
and progressive scan. black burst generator. connect video camera to
computer and capture 30 seconds at half frame.
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02
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discover encryption. learn about video
track and audio track. replace audio track with music track of previous
week.
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03
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use video and audio from last session
to tell a story or inform.
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04
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internet
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10/21/02
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01
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general introduction to the internet.
watch triumph of the nerds II. IP, TCP, URL, HTTP, FTP, e-mail, &
IM. work with microsoft.com outlook express to create new e-mail, configure
e-mail (mail server (POP, IMAP, SMTP), and to send secure e-mail PGP.
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02
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explore web browsers. internet explorer,
netscape, opera, icab, windows media, real media, quicktime, and other
internet browsers.
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03
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investigate various ways to transfer
information to internet with FTP panic transmit, fetch, idisk, and HTTP
transfers. exchange documents and back-up files.
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05
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internet
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10/28/02
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01
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using what we know of TCP/IP networking,
build a usable uploadable picture site using kalleboo.com photosite timesaviour.
then publish other items like documents, backups, and other files.
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02
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the world wide web (HTTP) is built on
standards as defined by the W3C. web browsers and editors understand
these standards, which allows the publication of information via simple
tools like adobe.com golive, macromedia dreamweaver, microsoft frontpage,
and symantec visualpage.
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03
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the TCP/IP network extends via various
flavors of networking technologies including token ring, ethernet, WAN,
LAN, ADSL using hardware like routers, switches, hubs, and other interfaces.
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06
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business
documents |
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11/04/02
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01
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prepare a spreadsheet. learn how to organize
by sorting, copying formulas, formatting boxes, and printing.
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02
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understand documents and fonts. make
a two column newsletter and business letter. paginate text and control
widows and hyphenation.
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03
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learn about vector graphics. the history
of elegance of PDF and postscript technology.
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07
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print publishing |
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11/11/02
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01
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using a document layout program like
corel.com wordperfect or adobe.com illustrator, compose text and graphics
into a multi-column newsletter.
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02
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expanding on simple microsoft.com excel
spreadsheet, takes fields, records, and text input boxes and generate
database documents from filemaker.com.
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03
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leveraging all that we know about documents,
print to various media like cardstock, envelopes, and legal size paper.
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digital
photography |
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11/18/02
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01
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learn how digital solid state imagers
work. examine the limitations of single chip versus three chip RGB imagers.
investigate the current technologies of CMOS (foveon.com) and CCD (sony.com
and kodak.com).
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02
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using adobe.com photoshop, take an image
and replace colors, apply an ICC colorsync profile, crop, rotate, and
print out a digital image.
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03
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further enhance a digital image by layering
the photo using other media and applying filters.
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09
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digital
hub |
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11/25/02
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01
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using globalvillage.com globalfax or
simple PDF, attempt to electronically fax a document, and also retrieve
a fax document from a remote source.
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02
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using megaphoneco.com phonepro, turn
an ordinary phone line into a powerPC answering machine using a geoport
phone interface.
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03
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explore handheld computers like danger.com
sidekick, apple.com newton, and palm.com, and see how computer PDA integration
works using serial connectivity.
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10
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troubleshooting |
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12/02/02
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modern OS's are self repairing, but legacy
OS's have disk errors. learn how to maintain your hard drives using apple.com
disk utility.
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02
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every OS is command line, however vendors
use GUI's to mask the underpinnings. learn about apple.com finder and
look behind the screen using apple.com resedit.
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03
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when problems happen, know the key command
to restart the machine, along with simple commands like rebuilding the
desktop file and zapping the PRAM.
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