CALS 085 Lecture Outline Week One, Thursday Sept 3, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:

Welcome! 

No Labs this week!  Labs begin next week on Tuesday 8 September.  Bring a data stick (thumb-drive USB flash memory stick) to lab next week.

Log into Blackboard, begin weekly postings: reactions to my technology posting, questions for me or TAs, reactions to other postings, etc.

Know the course pages:  Read Syllabus carefully!
       http://www.uvm.edu/~agri085/fall2009/labook.html

            http://www.uvm.edu/~agri085/fall2009/85syllabusFall2009.html

Reading:
Google article from Newsweek, How Search Engines work from Sci Am.  Use your zoo/netID login and password to read online with Adobe Acrobat.

LECTURE:

Preview of Lab Next Week: PowerPoint PresentationExample

Knowledge Quiz