Internet for Dummies, Wednesday 9/13, 3rd Period

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

The lab is set up with four computer stations in the middle of the room and desks in the back.

"Last week we talked about what the internet is, and this week we're going to learn how to get to the internet." Abby smiled and turned to a list on the white board behind her. "The main kind of connections we're going to study and try out today are dial-up, cable, DSL, and Wi-Fi."

After explaining each of those in more detail, Abby walked to the stations. "You're going to get a chance to try each of these to see the pros and cons. Each station has a different internet service providers or ISP. They offer varying levels of help, annoyance and in some cases, a lot of shiny CD's mailed to your house. Station one and four will be ones you will have to connect to, station two and three you'll already be connected to the internet. I'd like for you to work alone at the first station for my own sanity and with partners for the other three."

"Feel free to ask myself or Mac any questions." Abby walked back up to the front and pointed to a spot on her desk. "I'd like a written paragraph from you about what you liked and hated. Doesn't have to be long or spelled right, just have it on my desk by the end of class."

[Wait for OCD please. OCD up! I'll be playing the part of AOL today, which is why you're working alone on that station. Ping into the thread and then I'll guide you through connecting. I should be on all day give or take time for eating and stuff.]

Comments

Sign In

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Collapsy if you please!

Re: Sign In

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Cindy Mackenzie.

Station One - AOL ISP

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"Dial-Up. Extra points if you sing along to the connection song!"

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky approached the first station cautiously. He looked at the computer and tried to figure out how to connect.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[notajar]

Door sits down at the first station wondering just how she's meant to connect to the internet - will she have to attach the cables herself? Because good luck with that one.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

Ray took a seat at the first station and tapped the keyboard experimentally.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac just looked at the dial up with a frown of distaste. Ew.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[forgottenpants]

Pete sat down, and was immediately distracted by the shininess of the AOL CD.

Eventually, he got around to poking at the mouse. Having gotten Joxer to the internet (which he was convinced contained exactly one site), Pete was feeling pretty confident.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[chasingangela]

Angela sat down at the first station and spun the CD to see the light dance across its surface before putting it into the tray and waiting for the program to load.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie sat down at the station, happy to be trying new computer things!

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[greenmagebriar.livejournal.com]

Briar decided he liked the method of hitting random buttons.

Re: Station One - AOL ISP

[section9-togusa.livejournal.com]

Togusa sat down and frowned at the slowness of dial-up, but mananged to get things going. "No wonder it was phased out," he mutters.

Station Two - Yahoo ISP

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"DSL. Best part about DSL is the shiny blinky lights on the modem."

Re: Station Two - Yahoo ISP

[notajar]

They do indeed blink. If Door's reading the information correctly, the blinking lights don't actually have much to do with her, but if they help the internet to show up the second she clicks on the wee picture of the globe, which it does, she's all for them.

Re: Station Two - Yahoo ISP

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

This had to be better than AOL. Even if it was Yahoo. "Okay computer, it's just you and me and whoever sits down next to me. No My Little Ponies this time."

Re: Station Two - Yahoo ISP

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

As soon as Ray sat down, he started looking for running men. "Don't give me that crap about my password being incorrect."

Re: Station Two - Yahoo ISP

[section9-togusa.livejournal.com]

"What do you mean connection timed out?" Togusa huffed at the station and used what knowledge he had of obsolete connections.

Station Three - Comcast ISP

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"Cable. Don't you think this should come with a remote?"

Re: Station Three - Comcast ISP

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

"Now this is cool," Ray said, zipping through websites. "I want one of these at home."

Station Four - No ISP

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"Wi-Fi. Starts with a W for wonderful! Once you've connected, walk around with the laptop since that's a huge part of using wi-fi."

Re: Station Four - No ISP

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac likes the being-able-to-wander thing, so she pulls out her laptop, flips it on and starts scanning for wireless networks in range.

Re: Station Four - No ISP

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie is starting to really like her computer, so she faithfully follows the instructions for getting onto WiFi, and then once it tells her she is connected, picks up her laptop and starts walking around the room.

"Ow!"

That was pretty inevitable.

Turn in your paragraph

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Why doesn't spelling count? Probably because Abby doesn't think Pete can spell. Not that she's going to say that out loud, of course.

Re: Turn in your paragraph

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac drops a piece of paper on Abby's desk at the end of the class. It's more an incoherent ramble about the evils of AOL and little yellow men than anything else. There may be one half a sentence about the pretty of wireless.

In-Class Chatter

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Talk to each other, Abby, Mac, yourself.

Re: In-Class Chatter

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac is trying to out-smart NotPr0n (http://www.deathball.net/notpron/), if you hear her muttering at her laptop. That'll be why.

She is also working. Of course. Ahem.

OOC

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

My friend and I sang the modem connection song during our 11th grade talent show. Sadly, we didn't win.

Re: OOC

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

You totally should have won.