USCG Auxiliary Distance Education Technology Training (Basic)

AUX-04 Pre-Class Assignments

NOTE: Students MUST bring a laptop with them to this course. If  you don't own one, you must arrange to borrow one in order to attend the AUX-04 C-School!!!


Assignment One - Aux website visits

You are to visit your Flotilla, Division, and District web sites and examine those sites as a critic.

Evaluate both the positives and negatives of each website.  What do you like?  What do you dislike?  If the web site was under your control, what would you change?  What would you add that is not there?  Does the web site provide a service to the unit, the public, or both.

Write this information down and bring it to class.

Assignment Two - Copy needed images/graphics

You need to obtain images, graphics, photos, clip art, etc. and compile them on a CD for use in the course.  Bring it to class and you can use it as you build your web pages.  

If you do not have the ability to burn a CD, then you can use the CD supplied at class or obtain what you need online.  Be sure and bring your two blank CD's for materials from class.

Assignment Three - WOW   Websites withOut Webmasters

You will be learning to use the new WOW web site development system.

Download and read the WOW II Users Guide.

Log on to your flotilla's WOW site - see page 6 of the Users Guide to determine your proper URL.