Minimum Computer Hardware Requirements

• a personal computer for each participant (Mac or PC) with a recent version of the operating system (Mac OS 9.2 or later; Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP) and a CD-ROM drive that can read a CD-Recordable disc
• access to a scanner or digital still camera (to digitize images)
• microphone on the computer (to digitize sound)
• A method of publishing the e-portfolio (either web server, CD-Recorder, VCR, DVD -- see Module 3 on the class website)

Minimum Software Requirements

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher - Adobe dowload page
• QuickTime Player 5.0 or higher - Apple download page
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• other software that can be downloaded from the web (see Module 2 on the class website) including a low-end video editor (iMovie for Macintosh or MovieMaker2 for WindowsXP or others)

Minimum Internet Connectivity

• Network connection to the WWW (faster than a dial-up is recommended)

Technology Skill Pre-Requisites

• File Management Skills (naming files, organizing in folders, able to move and copy files, search and find files on a hard drive or CD-ROM)
• Module 1: Use the following software on more than an elementary level:
  • Microsoft Word and Excel (no formulas required)
  • E-Mail Program, including attaching files
  • Web Browser, including downloading and installing trial versions of software
  • A simple graphics editor to scan and/or resize images
• Module 2: Use the following software on an elementary level:
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• A simple digital video editing program (Apple's iMovie, Microsoft's MovieMaker2, Pinnacle Studio, others listed on the Module 2 website)
• Other software (trial versions may be downloaded from Internet)
• Module 3 : Use the following software on an elementary level:
  • Software to make a CD-Recordable disc
  • OR Web publishing and FTP software to upload files to a web server
  • OR DVD recording software

Dr. Helen Barrett, Workshop Designer

Syllabus

Getting Started

Module 1
Module 2
Module 3