English 2073 Online Communication
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Contact Information:
Dr. B. Keith Murphy, Ph.D. (The
Universal Life Church's Patron Saint of the
Internet)
Office: Bond 013 "The Morgue"
Phone: (messages only) 478.825.6392
Fax: 478.825.6110 (Must be marked "Attn. Dr. Murphy")
Email: Sophist@Bigfoot.com
Yahoo! Instant Messagenger I.D.: docsophist
Email or Yahoo!IM are the best ways to contact me and get a quick response.
Office Hours: vary by semester and are posted on my office door.
Or you can ask Ms Sharpe in the English Office (478.825.6392).
Virtual office hours are also posted...however, if you have Yahoo!IM, you can
tell whether or not I am online and if I am online, I am usually available for
questions. Not necessarily for chit-chat, but certainly for class-related
questions. If you aren't sure ask. Even when the M.S. has me out
sick, I am generally available online.
Course Materials
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Links related to works referenced in course
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Unit One: History |
Unit Two: EMAIL |
Being an Internet Detective |
| What is the Internet? (direct link to file) podcast | An
Introduction to E-Mail article: Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Email from 1995 (The Onion) |
Power Searching |
| Hobbes' Internet Timeline | Understanding E-mail Addresses | Search Engine Math |
| Net-geek Jargon | Sending Email | |
| Email Jargon | ||
| An overview of Networks | Email Do's and Don'ts | |
| TCPIP, IP Addresses, and IPX routing | Email Netiquette | Lies, Damned Lies, and Web Pages |
| sex-dot-com: a DNS case study | ||
| Link: More Etiquette | ||
| Link: What is the Internet? | Link: The History of Email | Treasure Hunt Assignment |
| Link: The Living Internet | Link: How Does Email work? | |
| Link: How Does the Internet Work? | Link: Rules for Email Users (PDF file) |
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Blogs, Chats, IRC, Muds and MOOs |
HTML |
Issues |
| WTH is HTML? | Ethos and the Web | |
| Getting Started with HTML | Blogs are a Mistake | |
| HTML Assignment 1 | Is Electronic Communication the end of real writing? | |
| HTML Basics | article: 'Minority Report' Ads are coming soon | |
| HTML Guide | article: Fox Tries to Thwart fast-forwarding through commercials with TIVO | |
| HTML Assignment 2 | video: TruthSeekerTV | |
| HTML Assignment 3 | ||
| Link:
Defining Blog site: Odeo, blog search engine. |
Publishing HTML Documents to the Web | |
| HTML FAQ | Wired magazine (read it religiously this semester) | |
| HTML Assignment 4 |
General or Course related information
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Etexts of many of the classics from the Great Books series. Includes Shakespeare's plays. Alex: A
Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet The Otis
Index The On-line Books Page The Etext Archives |
That's me, second from
the left. Cool, huh?
Atlas. (2) Dark
Horse Comics, 1992.
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