WEEK TWO – Homework
Every student
must have an email account (regardless of whether or not you have your own
personal computer). We use e-mail to communicate from student to student, and
to mail your homework assignments.
E-mail
review:
1. Connect to www.hotmail.com.
2. Type your
User Name and Password to sign-in to your email account.
3. Click “Check
E-Mail”.
4. Click “Inbox”
to read the mail in your mailbox.
5. You will see
a list of messages in your Inbox. To read individual messages, click on the
underlined subject of each message.
6. Important:
When you are ready to leave your e-mail inbox, click “Sign-Out” or “Log Off”
and wait for the next screen to appear. Click “Sign out completely”.
Home or
In-class assignment
Part One: (You can repeat this part of the
assignment as many times as you wish):
1. Write down
the e-mail address of one of your classmates.
2. Click
“Compose” (on the left-hand side of your screen)
3. Press TAB to
move into the subject line and type “Hello from your classmate (your name)”.
4. Press TAB to
move into the cc line and type: birdesq@ix.netcom.com
. (This will send a copy of your message to me, the instructor.)
5. Press TAB to
move to the large composition box, where you can type a brief message to your
colleague.
EXAMPLE: Hi! I’m in your class
sitting (right next to you...in the front of the room...across the aisle,
etc.). This is my email message to you. I hope you like it! Bye!!! (your name)
6. When you are
satisfied with your message, press SEND.
Part Two:
Describe SPAM,
and explain how you can prevent it.
E-mail your
response to birdesq@ix.netcom.com.
Type “Internet Research Methods” Assignment Two in the Subject field. And,
don’t forget to type your name at the bottom.
Part Three:
1. Create at
least 5 bookmark folders in Backflip.
2. Locate some
of the World Wide sites listed on the “INTERESTING SITES” handout, and add them
to the appropriate folder.
3. Create a
bookmark folder tentatively labeled “My Project” and a folder labeled
“Classmate Emails”.