About Online Instruction

ONLINE COURSE SUCCESS

• General Information
• Are Online Courses Right for You?
• Being Successful Online
• Online Success Survey
• Explanation of Online Success Factors
• The Importance of Communication
• Getting Comfortable With Online Learning

USING BLACKBOARD

• Using the Course Software
• Using the Course Tools

REFERENCES

• Code of Conduct
• Appendix A - Net Etiquette
• Appendix B - Terminology
• Appendix C - Common File Extensions

Appendix C - Common File Extensions

(you do not need this information to be successful in the course)

	Name	Readable in Browser / File Type
.htm or .html	hyper-text mark- up language	YES, html format allows web pages to be seen
.txt	Text only	YES, any word processing document without formatting. Also known as ASCII
.doc	document	NO, will open only if application is already on computer. Could be MS Word document.
.ppt	PowerPoint	NO, will open only if application is already on computer.
.gif	Graphical interchange format	YES, standard graphical format for the web.
.jpg	Joint Photographic Experts Group	YES, this graphic format is especially good with photos and millions of colors.
.png	Portable Network Graphics format	YES, PNG is a new graphical image that is only supported by the newest browsers
.avi	Microsoft's video for Windows file format	NO, will open only if application is already on computer.
.wav	Microsoft's audio format	NO, will open only if application is already on computer.

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