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Tyrone L. Adams, Ph.D.
Tyrone L. Adams teaches human communication theory and new communication technologies in the Department of Communication at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Adams holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from The University of Florida (1990) and an M.S. (1992) and Ph.D. (1995) in Communication from The Florida State University. Dr. Adams is the recipient of the 2000 Southern States Communication Association Outreach Award; the University of Louisiana's 1999 Excellence in Communication Education Award; and, the 1998 Outstanding Contributions to New Communication Technologies Award presented by the American Communication Association. He is the Founding Editor of the American Communication Journal, the communication discipline’s premiere online multimedia journal [http://www.acjournal.org/]. As well, he is the co-author of over 25 journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, editorials, and product bench-marking test reviews. Professor Adams and his wife Brenda have one son named Alexander and one daughter named Cecilia.
Sharon Scollard, B.Sc.
Sharon Scollard has been teaching at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since 1989. She earned a B.Sc. in Mathematical Science and Computer Science from the University of Toronto (1985) and is currently completing a Master of Arts in Education through the University of Phoenix (2005), specializing in Curriculum and Technology. She teaches adult learners and full-time students and teaches a wide variety of courses including computer literacy, software engineering, and Web applications development courses. Professor Scollard has extensive experience in course and program development, pioneered the first adult education Internet courses at her college, and has developed many computing hands-on courses suitable for self-paced learning, distance education, and instructor lead lab and tutorial classes. When she’s not absorbed in the latest technology craze, she often enjoys time with her children Angela, Robyn, and Andrew.
Norman Clark, Ph.D.
Norman Clark’s interest in computers started the Christmas he got a Commodore VIC-20 instead of the compound bow he wanted. Since then, Dr. Clark has gone through numerous computers, and earned a B.A. (1990) and M.A. (1992) in Speech Communication from The University of North Dakota, and a Ph.D. (1998) in Communication Studies from The University of Iowa. He has written several publications on subjects ranging from classical rhetoric to campus portals, and done extensive research on computer-mediated communication pedagogy. Currently teaching a wide range of courses at Appalachian State University, including Internet Communication, Dr. Clark is periodically pulled away from the Internet and reminded of the real world by his wife, Dr. Heather Clark, and their two daughters, Kehvon and Ashlyn.
| Welcome to the Internet! | |
| Letrsquo;s Get Online, Already! | |
| What Do People Do Online? | |
| Connecting to the Internet | |
| Dial-up Services | |
| How Communications Satellites and Satellite Internet | |
| Access Works | |
| Wi-Fi | |
| How a Wireless Home Network Works | |
| SPrsquo;s for Travelers | |
| Connecting to Work | |
| Acceptable Use Policies and Privacy Policies | |
| Hand-Held and Other Devices | |
| Internet Software | |
| Security Risks | |
| Summary | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| The Development of the Internet | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Welcome to the Internet | |
| Development of the Internet: From the 1940rsquo;s to the Present | |
| Communications Tools | |
| TCP/IP and Inter-networking | |
| Request for Comments (RFC) Documents | |
| Arpanet Goes Public | |
| U.S. National Science Foundation to the Rescue | |
| Internet 2 | |
| Internet Development Around the World | |
| Convergence of Efforts in the U.S | |
| Domain Names | |
| The World Wide Web | |
| Summary | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| Utilizing the World Wide Web | |
| Finding Resources on the World Wide Web | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Advanced Browsing Plug-in Features | |
| Whatrsquo;s Available on the Web? | |
| Online Research Tools | |
| Searching Strategies | |
| Understanding Evaluation Criteria | |
| Citing Internet Resources | |
| Finding Software | |
| Summary | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Brief History of Email | |
| Getting an Email Account | |
| Email Basics | |
| Sending a Message | |
| Smileys and other Emoticons | |
| Netiquette | |
| Return Receipts | |
| Importance Indicator | |
| Address Book Feature | |
| Receiving | |
| Replying to an Email Message | |
| Reply All, Forward and Redirect | |
| Deleting Email Messages | |
| Managing Email Using Folders | |
| Additional Email Features | |
| SPAM | |
| Email Trackers | |
| Web Bugs | |
| Email and Personal Information Security | |
| Encrypting Email | |
| Summary | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| Doing Business on the Web | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| E-business and E-commerce | |
| Summary | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| Designing Information for the World Wide Web | |
| An Introduction to HTML | |
| Definition and Evolution of HTML | |
| Creating Web Pages with HTML | |
| Browser Specific Issues | |
| Optimizing for Search Engines | |
| Uploading Your Website to a Web Server (FTP) | |
| An Introduction to CSS, XHTML, and Advanced Web Development Concepts | |
| Style Sheets | |
| Javascript | |
| Java Applets | |
| XML and XHTML | |
| Database Driven Web Applications | |
| Backup and Reload | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| HTML Editors | |
| Text Editors | |
| WYSIWYG Editors | |
| Backup and Reload | |
| Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises | |
| Images and Multimedia on the World Wide Web | |
| Basic Design Principles: CRAP | |
| Image File Types | |
| Creating Rollover Images using Macromedia Fireworks | |
| Creating a Transparent Image | |
| Techniques for Working with Larger | |
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