SPCOM 199
Introduction to Communication Technology
Instructor: Cecelia Merkel
Spcom 199, Introduction to Communication Technology, offers an overview of new communication technologies and the process of adoption of new technologies in groups, organizations, and communities.
Here are some fun & useful sites to visit (updated
every few days).
send your suggestions (c-merkel@students.uiuc.edu)
Take a look at the final course projects for students in spcom199 - Spring 1997 - Final Projects
Here is a site listing lots of e-zines for written assignment # 7 - Nerd World : ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES contains a list of e-zines. Other lists of e-zines inlclude WWW VL Electronic Journals List: Magazines, Computer Magazines - Top 100 Computer Magazines: ABC (may be some sources here for your papers).
For those of you about to graduate - a list of internet service providers - The List (Internet Service Providers) and some tips on choosing an ISP Choosing an Internet Service Provider, Finding an Internet Service Provider , Internet Service Providers
We will use these links in class 4/22/97 Welcome to netWorkPlace , NetMath Campus Area, Welcome to CyberProf , Welcome to Mallard! , Complete List of First-Year SCALE Courses, Introduction to Virtual Classroom Interface (WSI)
Windy thought these urls were cool - The Oracle of Bacon at Virginia (Play the Kevin Bacon game) & This just in from Comedy Central...
Sharon suggested this site E-MAGAZINE - Your source for information locally and abroad - Good info about the local area (Sharon worked here too so ask her about it!)
We will visit this place in class on 4/17 The Open University in England - on on-line university
Read about What Spcom 199 students think about the future of education on the Internet - Future of Education in a Networked World
Considering User Differences: An Alternative Web Design Guide - We will use this tutorial in class (4/10/97)
Here are instuctions for getting your Windows 95 computer hooked up to the internet- PPP Setup For Win95 & UIUC (DRAFT) Version 2.4 Here is a list of the computer programs that i have on my machine at home and places to find software - Internet Programs
Here are the sites created by the cult in the news recently. This one is the company they started in which they created web pages Higher Source - Web Site Design And Programming and this is the site tellling about their beliefs SunSpot - Heaven's Gate. It's a scary world - be careful out there! On a lighter note April Fools on the Net
HTML Commands - A nice listing of the html commands available.
Web Design Guide by the Students in Spcom 199 Here are suggestions about web page design by the students in Spcom 199. Be sure to check out their assessment of the Good, the Bad, and the down right ugly on the web.
Going somewhere
for Spring break? Find lots of information about your destination
at City.Net Some tips for surviving
spring break can be found at Cootie
and Schaeffer's Health Beat - Spring Break Survival Tips or News
Flash-Safety on Spring break.
Some Saint Patrick's day links
....The Virtual Irish
Pub, About
St. Patrick's Day, Access Ireland
-> The Smartest Link to all Things Irish , Green
Pages , St.
Patrick's Day and Ireland on the Internet and St. Patty's Day Clip
Art at Top
O the Day to You ... St. Patricks Day with Billy Bear
Celebrate Cyberfest on campus. Look at Cyberfest 1997 for a listing of activities on campus to celebrate the birthday of HAL.
Show someone
you care by sending them some virtual flower at the Virtual
Flowers Homepage . suggested by Kara <kskowron@students.uiuc.edu>.
Other sites to try out: Awesome
Cyber Card's , Send An Electronic
Greeting Card, Welcome
to Warner Bros. WeB Cards.
Looking
for a job? Here are some sites that might be of interest:The
Definitive Guide to Internet Career Resources, YPN:
Jobs: Pounding the Cyberpavement: NetJobs Classifieds , THE
MONSTER BOARD , J.O.B.S.
Database , and a class project from last semester How
To Find a Job On the Internet
Reference.COM MailingList Search This link will let you find mailing groups of interest. Listserv tutorials: Listserv Tutorial
Happy Valentine's Day! You
can see if you and your sweetheart are compatible at The
Love Calculator. Send your sweetheart a virtual kiss at Thekiss.com
-- wanna' kiss? Check out some other valentine's day links at The
Happy Valentine Site Send your valentine an e-card
from one of these sites. There is also a posting on the class newsgroup
to valentines's day sites!
Welcome to Life on the Internet! We will use this site for the next writing assignment (#2).
We will be using these links in class (2/11/97). To find a newsgroup that you may be interested in try: Reference.COM Search. To check if that group has a FAQ (list of frequently asked questions) try Utrecht CS News.Answers FAQ Access Methods.
For all
you Disney lovers visit Disney - Disney.com
Home Page
InterNIC 15 Minute Series (we will use this in class 1/30/97)
The
80s Server I found this site over the summer and it provided hours
of entertainment. I found many things that reminded me of my childhood
growing up as a child of the eighties. www.80s.com There are a lot of different
links off of this page: music, games, movies, t.v. shows, etc. (suggested
by Meredith Sieben m-sieben@students.uiuc.edu)
BMG
Music Service A music service where you can purchase CDs (suggested
by Tori Nicolle vnicolle@students.uiuc.edu)
All-Music Guide Main
Page An on-line database of recorded music (it gives a biography of
an artists or group, discusses their influences, & lists and rates
their albums)
NFL.COM: Green Bay Packers Official web site for the Packers or The Official Brett Favre Fan Club Web Site