MECA 1997
14th Annual Conference of Technology Leadership
The Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics
of Mississippi State University was represented at the 1997 Conference of
the Mississippi Educational Computing Association by:
Michael E. Newman
Matt R. Raven
Gena Roberts
Celeste M. Brignac
Presentations
Using Powerpoint as an Instructional Planning Tool
Web Design and Maintenance
Types of Files on the World Wide Web
HTML - Level 1 Basic Authoring
* References for Basic HTML Authoring *
HTML - Level 2 Intermediate Authoring
* References for Making Tables *
HTML - Level 3 Advanced Authoring
* References for Making Frames *
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Poster Sessions
The Influence of Learning Styles on Student Achievement
and Attitudes
in World Wide Web and Traditional Classes
The Influence of Instructor's Computer Proficiency on Achievement and
Student
Attitudes in World Wide Web Based Writing Courses
A Comparison of World Wide Web Based Instruction and Traditional
Instruction
in University Technical Writing
The Effects of World Wide Web Instruction on
Student Achievement and Attitudes
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Focuses on how to develop and use PowerPoint slide presentations as an instructional tool. The
presenters use Powerpoint as it is an easy to learn, yet powerful presentation package, that can be
used to develop professional appearing visual aids for instruction. Additionally, the presenters will
show how PowerPoint can be used to organize lecture notes as well as produce hand-outs for
students. Finally, the presenters will demonstrate how PowerPoint slides can be converted to
universal visuals for websites through the use of the program Adobe Acrobat Exchange.
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Introduction of basic principles and concepts for designing websites to meet the designer's
goals as well as tp provide for ease of maintenance.
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A great deal of information found on the World Wide Web is in text
format. However, many
other types of files can also be used. Sound, pictures, and movies can be incorporated into Web
documents, providing for more interesting websites.
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HTML Level 1 includes all the basic tags plus several physical format elements that dictate
the appearance of the test. Participants will construct a web page.
References include:
HTML
Frequently Asked Questions
Beginner's Guide to HTML
HTML Extensions
Writing HTML
World Wide Web Course Development Home Page
Hypermedia and the Internet
Color
Maker
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Tabels, fill-in
boxes, radio buttons, checklists, and several new character definitions.
References include:
Table
Maker
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Due to the incredibly rapid growth of the World Wide Web, expectations have changed and more
is being demanded of HTML. One indication of this is the pressure to add more tags. HTML Level 3
builds on Level 2 and adds several new features. Frames are one of the most requested features
of HTML Level 3 and will be the main focus in this laboratory session.
References include:
Netscape's Guide to Frames
Frame
Shop
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