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Week One

Be Ready for the start of class!

1. Tour the class website.
2. Make sure you are registered for the class forum, digital culture. If you did not receive an email invitation to join the forum, contact me: o'sullivanm@westerntc.edu
3. Make sure you have been subscribed to ewrite. If you did not receive a welcome message from the list, please contact me immediately at: o'sullivanm@westerntc.edu
4. Check the class email page to make sure your name and email address are listed.

Read the following

1. 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Internet. This is a fast 20 short pages of reading) way to learn all about how the internet works and how to avoid malware. It will really help you all through the semester.
2. When the Web was New, by Wade Roush.
3. The IBM Personal Computer's 25th Anniversary
4. Computer History Museum Timeline
5. At 40 Years, What is Next for the Internet?
6. Next, check your internet IQ with this short, just for fun, quiz.

Write the following

• Introduce yourself to the class using our list, ewrite. Wait to do so until more explicit directions are emailed to you through the list.