Tonight's
class will take place in ScienceMOO
and BigBlueButton
Make sure to read through the instructions on how
to
use
ScienceMOO and BigBlueButton
BEFORE class. Also test the computer and web browser you will be
using BEFORE our online class. BigBlueButton tips: Try to
make sure that your computer can play sound, that way you will be able
to hear me speaking. You can use the speakers in your computer or
plugin earphones or headphones. If you have a microphone you will
be able to ask questions and talk in BigBlueButton.
I recommend that you open up at least four tabs in
your web browser (you can do this by pressing the CTRL T keys). (You can check out
this screencast if you aren't sure about this.) (Higher resolution
screencast in avi format)
In the first tab you can have the class website, http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~bmurfin/classes/fall2010/seys753/course-outline-seys753-fall2010.html#week10
Part 1 - Login to ScienceMOO (Please use Firefox or Chrome). If you need your ScienceMOO account information, email me at brian.murfin@qc.cuny.edu. If you cannot login with your account, you can login as a guest without a password.
Go to classroom 4. Take a look at the seating plan. Once you find your table use the command, sit table1, sit table2, sit table3, sit table4, depending on your group's table. Remember, you should have the "Normal" radio button selected to enter commands like sit, stand, etc. When you want to chat, select the "say" radio button. When you want to chat with everyone in the room, either use the stand or speakup commands.
For this activity,
post your group's
responses on the discussion board in BlackBoard. Read and skim
through the four links below:
The instructor will give a short introduction to tonight's topic using the MOO web projector. After the presentation, work in your groups to answer the following questions
What is linux? How is it different from Windows and the Mac operating systems?