Internet Workshop Schedule

Week 1
July 28 - August 1

Monday, July 28
9:00-10:30 Welcome and Introduction to Workshop
Overview of course
Introduction to campus facilities (public computer labs, coffee shops, etc.)
Activation of MSUnet ID's
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50-12:00 Tour of MSU Library
Introduction to MAGIC
(Accessing MSU Library catalogs via online computer system)
Tuesday, July 29
9:00-10:30 Introduction to the Internet
History of the Internet
How to connect to the Internet
TCP/IP and internet addressing
URL's
Internet skills check list
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50-12:00 Overview of Internet "tools" (gopher,ftp,telnet, Usenet News, e-mail,WWW)
Wednesday, July 30
ALL DAY FIELD TRIP: LANSING
Thursday, July 31
9:00-10:30 Electronic Mail
The basic concepts of all e-mail communications programs
Introduction to Netscape Navigator mail
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50-12:00 E-Mail etiquette
POP (Post-Office-Protocol) Client-Server software (Eudora)
Friday, August 1
9:00-10:30 Electronic Mailing Lists
Participation in group discussion via e-mail
Listserv-an automatic discussion list service
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50-12:00 Open Forum: group discussion on role of mailing lists in teaching and research

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