Week+of+8.29.11

Topics

 * Acceptable Use
 * Email

Activities
We will begin class with a discussion of email and instant messagng - who uses it, what email provider, IM services, etc. Brianpop has a fun learning video that shares the "behind the scenes" of email - how it is sent and received - and will introduce terms such as STMP, POP3, server, DNS, client, host, etc. so we will watch that as part of our discussion.

We will compare / contrast email and IM, map the path an email takes from sender to recipient, and will end the week with a solid understanding of the ins and outs of email and IM as communication tools.

Assessment

 * Informal assessment of participation and on task behavior.
 * Quiz on terms and processes