Schulich Fall 2004
Computing Orientation
Prof. Ron McClean
Director,
Academic Computing &
Technologies
Agenda
I.
Who is who (also where and what) at YorkU
Computing
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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
York University
•YorkU CNS
•Telecom
York
SSB
Schulich
Computing
Services
York University CNS
(Computing and Network Services)
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Internet Access
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AirYork, wireless 802.11b network
(Manual pg. 85)
YorkNet, Campus Ethernet network
Dial-Up, V.90 modem access
Computer Labs, Kiosk machines
Accounts
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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
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Residence phone lines
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Residence high-speed Internet
(YorkNet)
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Cable TV
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Cell phones
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Phone equipment & accessories
Schulich Computing Services…
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Student portals (Beowulf, Athena, Grendel)
Student Domino email (Web & Notes)
Lotus LearningSpace
Lotus Sametime
601 (MGMT6100) IT infrastructure
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Teamrooms and Discussions
New Mindsets (MGMT5150)
Waitlists
Schulich Student CD, Student Manual
…Schulich Computing Services
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Faculty & Staff Support
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Student Computing Helpdesk
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Schulich Student Computer Labs
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General Computing Help
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Course Material Databases
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Maintenance of course authentication groups
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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
telecomm@yorku.ca
(416) 736-5611
York Lanes,
Unit 10
(416) 736-2100
ext. 66356
SSB-W354
Telecom York
www.cns.yorku.ca
Schulich Computing Services
helpdesk@schulich.
yorku.ca
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
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Athena portal
Athena.ssb.yorku.ca
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Beowulf portal
Beowulf.ssb.yorku.ca
Accessing LearningSpace
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Athena portal
Athena.ssb.yorku.ca
Accessing Course Material
Databases
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Athena portal
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Schulich Intranet
Using “User Tools” on Athena and
Beowulf portals
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User Information
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Troubleshooting
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Changing Web Password
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Mail Forwarding
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Creating Discussion
Database for team work
II. SSB Computing Survival Basics
Q&A
III. SSB Software Applications,
Documentation and Web Resources
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Schulich Student CD 7 (Fall 2004)
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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
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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
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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
Demo 1: Notes Installation and Configuration
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First Installation (Manual – Chapter 4.1 Page 27)
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Upgrade from Previous Versions
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Notes Initial Setup and configuration (Manual –
Chapter 4.2 page 37)
Demo 2: Notes Interface Basics and
Using Email in Notes
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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
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Every resource is a database
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From web to Notes and back
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Access restrictions
Demo 4: Using LearningSpace
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Opening LearningSpace database
(Manual Page 68)
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Standard LearningSpace
components:
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Schedule
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Media Center
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CourseRoom
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Profiles
More LSpace documentation
(Manual –Part III)
Demo 3 & 4: Using LearningSpace
Q&A
Demo 5: Conducting Online
Meetings with Sametime Connect
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Client Installation
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Adding buddies and working with groups
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Starting a meeting and inviting others
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Meeting tools – Text Chat, Voice Chat,
Application Sharing
Demo 5: Conducting Online
Meetings with Sametime Q&A
V. Schulich Computing Policies
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Email abuse
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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
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Understanding Notes ID
Notes vs. Web password
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Changing Notes password
Email Encryption & Signing
Avoiding spam
Personal information in SSB PAB
Using Schulich resources from public
terminals
Final Q&A