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Computers in Horticultural Management
H&CS 560
Winter Quarter, 2005

A. Getting Started on the Internet

  1. Useful information regarding campus services Office of Information Technology

  2. What's inside a computer - Click-N-Learn from Kids-online.net

  3. Online Courses at OSU: WebCT offerings

  4. ILC Glossary of Internet Terms

  5. History of the Internet Hobbes' Internet Timeline

  6. An Overview of the World Wide Web - WebMaster Magazine

  7. The Ohio State University: net.TUTOR

  8. The List - A searchable database of Internet Service Providers (ISP)

B. Getting Started with FileMaker Pro

  1. Getting Started with FileMaker Pro:
    1. Atomic Learning Library - Requires QuickTime plugin for your browser - Download for free
      1. Beginners Guide
        1. Template info (1:35 - 356K)
        2. Creating a new database from a template (1:23 - 300K)
        3. Creating a new blank database (1:38 - 268K)
        4. Creating a new record (1:36 - 184K)
    2. The VTC Online University - Requires QuickTime plugin for your browser - Download for free
      1. FileMaker Pro 6
        1. Introduction - 3 topics
        2. FileMaker Basics - 12 topics
        3. Using Databases - 28 topics

C. Basics of HTML - Creating a Web Site

    1. OSU net.TUTOR Resources for Web page creation

    2. Case Western Reserve University HTML Tutorial

    3. WebMasters - Texas A&M tutorial

    4. HowToWeb - Great Collection of links

    5. HTML Quick Reference, Academic Computing Services, University of Kansas

    6. Dreamweaver Tutorials: - Search Google for more Dreamweaver tutorials

      Rochester Institute of Technology at: http://wally.rit.edu/instruction/web/drw3/

      University of California at Berkeley: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/currents/computing/dreamweaver/index.shtml

      Intranet Design Magazine is available at: http://idm.internet.com/articles/200002/dream_index.html

    7. VTC Online University - Internet and Web Design
      1. Dreamweaver 4
      2. Dreamweaver MX
      3. Dreamweaver MX Advanced
    8. Atomic Learning Library - Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics

D. Graphic Design & Digital Photography - Search Google for Photoshop Elements Tutorials

    1. OSU net.TUTOR Resources for creating and manipulating images

    2. Digital Photography Review

    3. Adobe Photoshop Elements:

      1. Jay Arraich’s Photoshop Elements Tips - ***


      2. Photoshop Elements Tutorials

        • Creating a postcard or online photo album
        • Create a background image for your Web page
        • Color correcting a scanned image


      3. VTC Online University - Internet and Web Design
        1. Adobe Photoshop 5/5.5
        2. Adobe Photoshop 6
        3. Adobe Photoshop for the Web

E. Video Technologies

    1. QuickTime from Apple Computer

    2. Creating a Slide Show with QuickTime Player

    3. QuickTime VR - Ramses - OSU Poinsettias - QuickTime VR Turorial

    4. QuickTime SMIL movies - Documentation - SMIL Tutorial - SMIL Options - HCS200d

    5. Editing Video - iMovie - Final Cut Pro

F. DVD

    1. Jim Taylor's DVD FAQ, a source of great generalized DVD Info
    2. Apple’s Website support resources for IDVD (beginners) and DVD Studio Pro (Advanced)

    3. DVD Creation - A DVD Resource Center.

    4. Creative Planet Communities for the Digital Filmakers Resource Site - this is a great resource for all kinds of discussion groups

    5. Sonic Solutions - info on DVD Creator, Fusion, DVDIt, My DVD, Scenarist, ReelDVD for the PC user

    6. DVD Insider - General News and Information

    7. The DVD Association (DVDA) - DVD Industry's worldwide trade association

G. Distance Education - Search Google for web delivered courses

    1. Ohio State University
    2. Cornell University

    3. University of North Carolina - In the Garden with Bryce Lane
    4. American Distance Education Consortium
    5. University of Nebraska - Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture
    6. Ohio Learning Network
    7. University of Phoenix
    8. United State Distance Learning Asociation
    9. Atomic Learning - Wide variety of software tutorials

    Learning Software

      1. Camtasia
      2. Caststream - Presentation Delivery System
      3. Moodle Course Mangement System (login as Guest)
      4. ReadyGo Web Course Builder
        • Click on Web Course Builder (top left), click on Demo Courses- check out Demo Courses
        • Click on eLearning Courses - Compare Learn the Net course to OSU netTUTOR
        • Click on Download link (from Web Course Builder page) to try the program for 20 days - if you like


H. Handheld Technologies

    1. OSU PocketGardener
    2. PocketPC by Microsoft
    3. Palm
    4. PDA Street
    5. ZDNet Handheld SuperCenter
    6. Handango
    7. WideRay
    8. Clarinet Systems
    9. AvantGo
    10. Mazingo
 

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