Class Background, Startup, Evaluation and Related Documents

• Important! Getting Your Kielo UNIX Account
• Digital Literacy Foundation Skills Checklist
• PK5 Course Background
• PK5 Examination Procedure
• PK5 Exam Outline
• PK5 Basic Competency Objectives
• PK5 Internet Usage Survey Form
• PK5 Kielo Configuration Tips and 'Survival UNIX'
• PK5 Macintosh Software Equivalents (Raine Lehtinen)
• Creating a Simple Backup Procedure Using Xcopy
• Students Who Have Completed PK5 During the Current Year (with links to past years)

E-mail Configuration, Etiquette and Tools

• Basic E-Mail Configuration and Etiquette
• Installing and Configuring PuTTY on your Home Computer
• Brief Background on Pine and Pico
• Creating and Using a .forward Command

Mailing Lists and List Commands, WinSCP (FTP), ASCII Conversion, and E-formatting

• FAST Program E-mail Lists
• How to Subscribe to a FAST E-Mail List
• An Introduction to Listserv Commands (especially for the FAST lists)
• Introduction to E-Mail Lists: Listserv, Listproc & Majordomo
• Using E-lists and E-mail to Obtain Research Data
• A Primer on Electronic Communication (Hargittai)
• Using WinSCP (FTP) For File Transfer Between Kielo and Your Micro
• Installing and Using WinSCP for File Transfer
• Converting Word-Processor Files to ASCII Text
• Guidelines for Formatting Electronic Texts

HTML: Creating Web Pages and Web Papers; Images and Tables. (see also Other Web Resources)

• Creating Your Home Page on Kielo
• Copy of default index.html template page created by Kielo's luokotisivu command
• Recommended Text/HTML Editors for Home Use
• The HTML Coded Character Set
• Quick HTML Primer
• Using Images in Web Pages
• Optimizing Images to Reduce Load Times
• Using Tables in Web Pages
• First-Aid Checklist for Images in Web Pages
• Basic Principles of Good Web Page Design
• Model HTML Template File for Student Papers

Web Searching, Search Tools, and Evaluation of Search Results

• PK5 Basic Search Operators (& exam requirements)
• Internet Searching: Guides and References
• Boolean and Proximity Searching
• Web Reference Evaluation Checklist
• Internet-wide Search and Lookup Tools
• Search the FAST Website

RTF, PDF and Audio Files, Viruses and Attachments

• Why Should One Use RTF (Rich Text Format) Files?
• Creating and Using "PDF" Files
• Creating and Editing Audio Files (multiple files)
• RealAudio and QuickTime Overview
• Understanding Viruses and Attachments (Dvorak)

Web Feedback and Survey Forms

• PK5 Webform Exam Requirement
• Sample Web Feedback Form (using Mailaa)
• PK5 Quiz Form Example
• PK5 Quiz Form Example #2
• Sample Quiz Form Customized 'Thank you' Page
• Simplified Quiz Form Customized 'Thank you' Page
• Brief Finnish Instructions For Using Mailaa

HTML, Web Design Tools and PK5-related References Elsewhere on the Web

• The HTML Tutorial
• W3Schools.com Web-based E-learning Tutorials (HTML, DHTML, Javascript, SQL, etc.)
• 'Boogiejack' HTML Tutorials
• 'Fonttester.com' list of web-safe fonts and 'safe' font previews
• 'Ampsoft.net' 'Safe' fonts common to all Windows and Mac versions
• GIF Animations
• ICON Bazaar (gif & jpg images)
• Mike Qaissaunee's 'Sources for Copyright-Free Photos'
• OpenClipArt.com (free, but requires registration)
• 'w3schools.com' HTML Color Names and Codes Supported by All Browsers
• 'Generating Colors in HTML' (University of Texas-Austin)
• Internet Connection Speed Tests (check your upload & download speeds)
• Jakob Nielsen's Guide to Usable Information Technology
• 'Digital Best Practices' (Washington State University)
• Managing Web Resources for Persistent (long-term) Access
• GIS Guide to Good Practice in Creating & Preserving Digital Archives
• W3Schools HTML Validation Tool (and the W3Schools Index)
• Understanding HTML Validation

Online Software Sources For HTML, Java and Javascript Tools, etc.

• 'HTML Goodies' Freeware/Shareware HTML Development Tools
• Java-based Web Tools (see also) Javascripts

Online Information Technology Tutorials

• 'LearnThat.com' Free Online Computer Tutorials and Courses
• 'Short Courses' in Digital Cameras, Photography and Image Editing