Wednesday Nov 27 - Web Site and Blog should be almost complete. You should have practiced your word processing skills and be ready for the final on Monday December 3.
December 3 - We will post to Foliotek AND have the word processing exam.
Have you submitted the following:
1. PowerPoint Presentation
2. Trifold Brochure
3. Google word processing documents (shared)
4. Google data base (address book spreadsheet shared)
5. Google spreadsheet (shared)
6. Web site (completed)
7. Your blog (completed)
Monday, November 26, 2007
Final Blog Assignment (Due Wed December 5)
Your final blog assignment is to:
1. Think about the many things we covered in class. Did you learn anything in this class this semester. If so, list what you learned and comment about it if appropriate. List as many things as you can think of. If you did not learn anything from this class, say so. I hope, however, that was not the case.
2. Are there things you would like to have learned in this class but did not?
3. Create a new post titled. My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete.
In the message area, write a brief note to your fellow classmates.
1. Think about the many things we covered in class. Did you learn anything in this class this semester. If so, list what you learned and comment about it if appropriate. List as many things as you can think of. If you did not learn anything from this class, say so. I hope, however, that was not the case.
2. Are there things you would like to have learned in this class but did not?
3. Create a new post titled. My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete.
In the message area, write a brief note to your fellow classmates.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Blog Assignment Due Next Week (11/18)
The competition for the best 2007 Blogs is currently underway.
To complete this assignment, do the following:
Go to the Education category of the nominees for Best 2007 Blog. The link to the page which has links to the ten blogs nominated for the top prize can be found at the end of this assignment. Go to one of the ten blogs. The one you are to go to is determined by the month in which you were born. Count down until you reach the nominee that matches your birth month. For example, if you were born in June, you would click on the 6th blog in the list. October would be the 10th month in the list (the last one on the list). And so on. If you were born in November, go to the first blog on the list. If you were born in December, go to the last month in the list.
1. Read some of the blog and skim the entire blog enough so that you are able to:
a) write a brief description of the contents and approach of the blog
b) identify who in the education world might find this blog useful
c) find one important idea in the blog and comment on it
d) how good or useful do you think this blog is
e) Include the name of the blog you visited and a link to it.
CLICK HERE for the ten Education Blog Nominees. This is where you will find the link to the blog you must review. SPECIAL NOTE: For some reason the 3rd blog cannot be reached from the page linked to below. So, f you were born in March, CLICK HERE.
If you want to check out all of the blogs nominated for this award (by category), CLICK HERE.
To complete this assignment, do the following:
Go to the Education category of the nominees for Best 2007 Blog. The link to the page which has links to the ten blogs nominated for the top prize can be found at the end of this assignment. Go to one of the ten blogs. The one you are to go to is determined by the month in which you were born. Count down until you reach the nominee that matches your birth month. For example, if you were born in June, you would click on the 6th blog in the list. October would be the 10th month in the list (the last one on the list). And so on. If you were born in November, go to the first blog on the list. If you were born in December, go to the last month in the list.
1. Read some of the blog and skim the entire blog enough so that you are able to:
a) write a brief description of the contents and approach of the blog
b) identify who in the education world might find this blog useful
c) find one important idea in the blog and comment on it
d) how good or useful do you think this blog is
e) Include the name of the blog you visited and a link to it.
CLICK HERE for the ten Education Blog Nominees. This is where you will find the link to the blog you must review. SPECIAL NOTE: For some reason the 3rd blog cannot be reached from the page linked to below. So, f you were born in March, CLICK HERE.
If you want to check out all of the blogs nominated for this award (by category), CLICK HERE.
Web Site Requirements As Discussed in Class 11/7
1. Your website must be organized in a tiered fashion as shown on the white board in class. If you have a good reason for organizing your site in another way and you show it to me and I approve, you are exempt from this requirement.
2. Your site must have a minimum of 14 pages (including the Site Map - see #6 below) which you create yourself. You may have as many links to outside pages as you wish. It is recommended that you create these pages to open in a new window so that the viewer does not leave your site. To do this include the target modifier within the a tag. It should look exactly like this: target=”_blank”
3. Your site must have a link to:
a) a Web page generated by Picasa containing at least 4 photographs. Note that this does not produce a single page but rather a folder of items including pages and two folders. Once created, you must open the Caption page (or, if there is no Caption page, the index page) in Notepad and change the header (the text that appears at the top of the page) to something other than the default text produced by Picasa. To open the caption.html or index.html page, right click on the page and then Open with Notepad. Then find the header and change it to what you want it to be. Save. Then change the name of the folder created by Picasa to YourLastNamePicasa (substituting your last name for YourLastName). Then give Dr. Strange the folder. Since Google does not provide a way in which you can add folders to the web site you create with Google Page Creator, we must resort to another method to make use of this technique. After Dr. Strange gets your folder, he will put it on his web site. You will then use this URL in a link on your web site to access the "Web Page" created by Picasa: http://www.johnstrange.com/edm310fall07mw2/YourLastNamePicass. Note: If you are in the 4 oclock class, change the 2 to 4. You are encouraged to use pictures that are appropriate for your site. If necessary, complete this assignment using other appropriate photographs.
b) a link to a “Web Album” created in Picasa and made available to the public at large. The web album should have at least four photographs. It is recommended that you limit the number of photographs in the public gallery to four or just a few more photographs. You will have to copy the URL for the web gallery and paste it into one or more of your web site pages as a link.
4. All photographs must have alt and title modifiers in the IMG tag that displays the photograph (or graphic). Your first task will be to an IMG tag. You will then add a TITLE modifier and an ALT modifier to the IMG tag. These modifiers can be placed anywhere within the IMG tag as long as there is a space in front and after them AND they are placed between other modifiers. The title modifier will look like this: title=”Source: National Geographic (or your source for your picture)” The alt modifier will look like this: alt=”kangaroo” Do NOT put periods after the text you write. Do not use spaces with in the modifiers but DO put a space before and after the modifier. Repeat these steps for every IMG tag in your project. There will be an IMG tag for every photograph you display! So this will take some effort on your part.
The title displays the text in quotation marks over the picture when the cursor is over the picture. The alt tag contains the text that will be read to a blind person using a special computer for blind users of the internet. One can look at the source code to verify the alt modifier.
5. You must have a link that facilitates a user sending an email to you. There is a built-in tool in Google Page Creator that allows you to do this.
6. You must have one page which is your site map. This can be a simple page with a list of all the pages in your site. This list should be set up as links to the page specified.
These instructions may be modified. A post will be made calling your attention to any changes that are made.
2. Your site must have a minimum of 14 pages (including the Site Map - see #6 below) which you create yourself. You may have as many links to outside pages as you wish. It is recommended that you create these pages to open in a new window so that the viewer does not leave your site. To do this include the target modifier within the a tag. It should look exactly like this: target=”_blank”
3. Your site must have a link to:
a) a Web page generated by Picasa containing at least 4 photographs. Note that this does not produce a single page but rather a folder of items including pages and two folders. Once created, you must open the Caption page (or, if there is no Caption page, the index page) in Notepad and change the header (the text that appears at the top of the page) to something other than the default text produced by Picasa. To open the caption.html or index.html page, right click on the page and then Open with Notepad. Then find the header and change it to what you want it to be. Save. Then change the name of the folder created by Picasa to YourLastNamePicasa (substituting your last name for YourLastName). Then give Dr. Strange the folder. Since Google does not provide a way in which you can add folders to the web site you create with Google Page Creator, we must resort to another method to make use of this technique. After Dr. Strange gets your folder, he will put it on his web site. You will then use this URL in a link on your web site to access the "Web Page" created by Picasa: http://www.johnstrange.com/edm310fall07mw2/YourLastNamePicass. Note: If you are in the 4 oclock class, change the 2 to 4. You are encouraged to use pictures that are appropriate for your site. If necessary, complete this assignment using other appropriate photographs.
b) a link to a “Web Album” created in Picasa and made available to the public at large. The web album should have at least four photographs. It is recommended that you limit the number of photographs in the public gallery to four or just a few more photographs. You will have to copy the URL for the web gallery and paste it into one or more of your web site pages as a link.
4. All photographs must have alt and title modifiers in the IMG tag that displays the photograph (or graphic). Your first task will be to an IMG tag. You will then add a TITLE modifier and an ALT modifier to the IMG tag. These modifiers can be placed anywhere within the IMG tag as long as there is a space in front and after them AND they are placed between other modifiers. The title modifier will look like this: title=”Source: National Geographic (or your source for your picture)” The alt modifier will look like this: alt=”kangaroo” Do NOT put periods after the text you write. Do not use spaces with in the modifiers but DO put a space before and after the modifier. Repeat these steps for every IMG tag in your project. There will be an IMG tag for every photograph you display! So this will take some effort on your part.
The title displays the text in quotation marks over the picture when the cursor is over the picture. The alt tag contains the text that will be read to a blind person using a special computer for blind users of the internet. One can look at the source code to verify the alt modifier.
5. You must have a link that facilitates a user sending an email to you. There is a built-in tool in Google Page Creator that allows you to do this.
6. You must have one page which is your site map. This can be a simple page with a list of all the pages in your site. This list should be set up as links to the page specified.
These instructions may be modified. A post will be made calling your attention to any changes that are made.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Assignment for Mr. Tashbin's EDM 310 Class
1. Search for iTunes University on the Internet. Post on your blog two or three paragraphs describing what you found about iTunes University. Think about how you might use these technologies in your classes when you start teaching.
2. Watch the video "Shift Happens" which can be found by clicking HERE.
Post in your blog two or three paragraphs you have written describing your reaction to that video. Think about it in terms of your teaching career.
2. Watch the video "Shift Happens" which can be found by clicking HERE.
Post in your blog two or three paragraphs you have written describing your reaction to that video. Think about it in terms of your teaching career.
No Blog Post Assignment for 11/11
BUT you MUST practice spreadsheets. Use the handout distributed in class.
Additional Blog Post assignment will be given for 11/18 next Monday.
PRACTICE!
WED 11/7 - ADD LINKS TO WEB PAGES.
Additional Blog Post assignment will be given for 11/18 next Monday.
PRACTICE!
WED 11/7 - ADD LINKS TO WEB PAGES.
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