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 helpdesk@yorku.ca (416) 736-5800 Computing Commons,William Small Centre

Telecom Yorkwww.cns.yorku.ca telecomm@yorku.ca (416) 736-5611 York Lanes,

Unit 10

Schulich Computing Serviceshelpdesk@schulich.yorku.ca

(416) 736-2100 ext. 66356

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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