Links of Interest for Computing Skills

 

Word 2007 ideas - for tutorials, possible class project

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Graduate Student Unmasks Wikipedia Aug, 2007

Wikpedia Scanner

Tracking who makes the changes on Wikipedia

Terms: IP Address, Computer Security, Podcast

Good for discussion on blog

 

CIA, Vatican 'editing Wiki pages'

tags: social software, wikis

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Trinity Computer Setup

Macintosh

XP

Vista

 

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Photo Editing on Web

Picnik

 

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Wired Blog Networkcollege student fined for using camera to take short video of movie in theater.

 

tags: copyright, blogs

 

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Academic Plagiarism

 

Many students lack a clear concept of what plagiarism is, and why it

matters, so this site will be useful for both teachers and librarians

trying to train them in academic honesty. It not only illustrates various

forms of plagiarism, but in each instance shows how to use the

misappropriated material responsibly.

 

 

 

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~hexham/study/plag.html

 

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Setting Up a Home Network

 

Nice video. Great for understanding and choosing routers and network adapters.

 

Network Basics (Learning Center for linksys)

 

Glossary of Network Terms

 

Network Hardware - what equipment you need to set up a home network - simple

 

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Wikipedia - See links at bottom of home page, Wikimedia Commons is source of free pictures

Wikimedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style

Manual of Style - should we have our students use a manual of style or have rules for format?

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Manual_of_Style