Subject: JavaAcademy: Instruction for TA

From: Roman Markowski <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 10:41:58 -0500

Instruction for TAs:

dagger:
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    connect and test microphone/headset. If not attached
        to dagger, move it from brickyard.   Test audio:
           start "apanel",  settings should be:
              Analog In Microphone, 8 kHz, Meter checked
              Analog Out SpeakerLine, 8kHz, Mute NOT checked
           when you check "monitor" you can test functionality
              of microphone and headset 
   login:teacher
      password:!GoOrange
      % netscape
        Saturday Java Academy is (should be) in Personal Toolbar
          http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/k12javaspring99/
          press "Join the class!"
          press "Join the class as audio workstation operator"
      Login to Tango:
          Session Manager: javaAcademy: Audio workstation
          Collaboration server: JavaAcademy class server
             kopernik.npac.syr.edu:11020
          UserName:  audio
      Start:  BuenaVista
      Join:   Teacher's Chat and Support Chat

    If BuenaVista cannot start, reboot dagger
    Start 'to'p and check CPU utilization. If significant
       %of CPU is taken by somebody else, reboot dagger

witch:
=======
   login to NPAC domain
       Start communicator
          http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/k12javaspring99/
          press "Join the class!"
          press "Join the class as the teacher"
       Login to Tango:
          Session Manager: JavaAcademy: teacher workstation
          Collaboration server: JavaAcademy class server
             kopernik.npac.syr.edu:11020
          UserName:  teacher
       Start: teacher's Simple Chat
              Shared Browser
       Join : support chat

knothead:
===========
    connect and test microphone/headset. If not attached
       to knothead, move it from merkury. Test audio 
       as for dagger
    login:teacher
      password:!GoOrange
      % netscape
        Saturday Java Academy is (should be) in Personal Toolbar
          http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/k12javaspring99/
          press "Join the class!"
          press "Join the class as a support person "
      Login to Tango:
          Session Manager: javaAcademy: Audio workstation
          Collaboration server: JavaAcademy class server
             kopernik.npac.syr.edu:11020
          UserName:  support
      Start : Support Chat, ChitChat
      Join: BV, Teacher's Chat, Shared Browser

    If problems, like frozen monitor, reboot knothead

Projector: connect to 2 PCs
===========================
   can be connected to
      bashfull and grumpy 
       or
      bashfull and doc      

PCs in 3-201 and in 3-216
===========================
   Login
      User Name: guest
      password: guest
      domain: ~local~

   'tonto' should join BV and display on Barco   
   'happy' usually runs linux. Reboot (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
           to start Windows NT 5.0

   ***   NOTE: if Tango does not work
   ***    execute: d:\Program Files\WebWisdom\goti102.bat
   ***    ( a few computers do not have disk D. In this case
   ***      you will find the procedure on disk C)
   ***    You do not need administrator password to do this

Suns in 3-201
==============
   login: guest
      password: guest
      netscape starts automatically
      text editor is on desktop
      terminal: javac file.java

Contacts and participants:
=========================
    MSU:  MS Schools for Math and Science
       Aubrey Knight <[email-masked]>
       Janet Hugo <[email-masked]>
       David Thompson <[email-masked]>
         phone: (601)325-2068
       Computers:         *.ERC.MsState.Edu
    University of Houston (UHD)
       Shankin, Robert <[email-masked]>
       Yash Pralhad Gad <[email-masked]>
       Computers:          *.DT.UH.EDU
    Boston (2 classes)
       Raquell M Holmes <[email-masked]>
       Mary Benson <[email-masked]>
       Bryant York <[email-masked]> at Northeastern
       "Roscoe C. Giles" <[email-masked]>
       "Linda Grisham" <[email-masked]
        Phone: (617) 353-6266
       Computers:       *.LESLEY.EDU
                        *.BOSTON.K12.MA.US

    Usually about 50 participants

During the class
===================
   - check how many people connected ('Users' in Tango Session 
     Manager)
   - convince people to use ChitChat for not java related 
     discussions. people cannot join ChitChat if they do not 
     login and students
   - contact support people via support Chat, if any remote
     problems
   - register all problems and report to Tango tema
-- 
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