Download - Schulich Fall 2004 Computing Orientation
Schulich Fall 2004Computing Orientation
Prof. Ron McClean
Director,
Academic Computing & Technologies
Agenda
I. Who is who (also where and what) at YorkU Computing
II. Walkthroughs: SSB Computing Survival Basics
III. SSB Software Applications, Documentation & Web based Resources
IV. Demos: Installing, Configuring and Using Lotus Notes Client; Using LearningSpace; Conducting Online Meetings Using Sametime
V. YorkU and SSB Computing Policies, and Account Security
I. YorkU Computing Infrastructure
•YorkU CNS
•TelecomYork
SchulichComputing Services
York University SSB
York University CNS(Computing and Network Services)
Internet Access– AirYork, wireless 802.11b network
(Manual pg. 85)– YorkNet, Campus Ethernet network– Dial-Up, V.90 modem access– Computer Labs, Kiosk machines
Accounts– Manage My Services (previously MAYA)– Passport York– @yorku.ca email– Sirius, Acadlabs (Steacie)– Phoenix (telnet, FTP)– Student webpage account
www.cns.yorku.ca
Telecom York
Residence phone lines
Residence high-speed Internet
(YorkNet)
Cable TV
Cell phones
Phone equipment & accessories
Schulich Computing Services…
Student portals (Beowulf, Athena, Grendel) Student Domino email (Web & Notes) Lotus LearningSpace Lotus Sametime 601 (MGMT6100) IT infrastructure
– Teamrooms and Discussions
New Mindsets (MGMT5150) Waitlists Schulich Student CD, Student Manual
…Schulich Computing Services
Faculty & Staff Support
Student Computing Helpdesk
– Schulich Student Computer Labs
– General Computing Help
Course Material Databases
Maintenance of course authentication groups
Schulich website (www.schulich.yorku.ca)
YorkU Computing Contacts
Web Email Phone Location
York University CNS (Computing and Network Services)
www.cns.yorku.ca [email protected] (416) 736-5800 Computing Commons,William Small Centre
Telecom Yorkwww.cns.yorku.ca [email protected] (416) 736-5611 York Lanes,
Unit 10
Schulich Computing [email protected]
(416) 736-2100 ext. 66356
SSB-W354
I. Computing Infrastructure Q&A
II. SSB Computing Survival Basics - Walkthroughs
1. Accessing Schulich email through student portals on Beowulf and Athena Servers
2. Accessing LearningSpace through Athena portal
3. Accessing Course Material Databases through Athena portal or Schulich Intranet
4. Using “User Tools” on Athena and Beowulf portals
Accessing Schulich email using Web Browser
Beowulf portalBeowulf.ssb.yorku.ca
• Athena portalAthena.ssb.yorku.ca
Accessing LearningSpace
Athena portal Athena.ssb.yorku.ca
Accessing Course Material Databases
Athena portal Schulich Intranet
Using “User Tools” on Athena and Beowulf portals
User Information – Troubleshooting
Changing Web Password
Mail Forwarding
Creating Discussion Database for team work
II. SSB Computing Survival Basics Q&A
III. SSB Software Applications, Documentation and Web Resources
Schulich Student CD 7 (Fall 2004)– Lotus Notes 6.5.2 Client– Lotus Sametime 6.5.1(IM and Web
Conferencing)– Symantec Antivirus 9.0 Client– Java Plug-in 1.4.2 for the Web Browser– Document Viewers, Archivers, etc– Web Browsers – IE 6.0 and FireFox 0.9.2– Installation Instructions and Student Manual
Manual– Schulich Applications Set-up and Access,
Notes step-by-step and Learning Space Student’s Guide
– CD Installation Instructions (Manual page 3)
SSB Software Applications, Documentation and Web Resources
Lotus Domino/Notes– Domino vs. Notes– Web-based
Lotus LearningSpace– Notes & Web access
Lotus Sametime Course Material Databases TeamRooms Student Portals – “My Schulich” Single Schulich Account
III. SSB Software Applications, Docs and Web Resources Q&A
IV. Lotus Notes R6 Installation and Configuration and Usage Demos
First Installation (Manual – Chapter 4.1 Page 27)
Upgrade from Previous Versions
Notes Initial Setup and configuration (Manual – Chapter
4.2 page 37)
Demo 1: Notes Installation and Configuration
Demo 2: Notes Interface Basics and Using Email in Notes
Creating new email messages Addressing and using PAB Formatting the message Checking email Replying, Replying to All, Forwarding Deleting messages, Trash Working with folders ‘All messages’ view Views vs. folders HTML vs. text-only email
Demos 1&2: Notes Install, Setup and Usage Q&A
Demo 3: Accessing other Schulich Databases
Every resource is a database
From web to Notes and back
Access restrictions
Demo 4: Using LearningSpace
Opening LearningSpace database (Manual Page 68)
Standard LearningSpace components:
– Schedule
– Media Center
– CourseRoom
– Profiles
More LSpace documentation
(Manual –Part III)
Demo 3 & 4: Using LearningSpace Q&A
Demo 5: Conducting Online Meetings with Sametime Connect
Client Installation
Adding buddies and working with groups
Starting a meeting and inviting others
Meeting tools – Text Chat, Voice Chat, Application Sharing
Demo 5: Conducting Online Meetings with Sametime Q&A
V. Schulich Computing Policies
Email abuse– Unsolicited broadcast to a public group– Reply To All– What to do if you need to email to a group?– Offensive content– Penalties (Manual pg. 86)
Keeping up-to-date Policies for other resources
Schulich Account Security
Understanding Notes ID Notes vs. Web password
– Changing Notes password
Email Encryption & Signing Avoiding spam Personal information in SSB PAB Using Schulich resources from public
terminals
Final Q&A