Objectives
- Edit Profile using Dashboard
- Edit Settings
- Edit Content with a Peer Editor
Class Activities
- Choose your computer you will use for the semester. The TA will create a seating chart based on the computer you choose today.
- Discuss Class Evaluations
- No late work - timestamps, computer logs
- Plan for the unexpected - discussed in Syllabus
- Contact TA or instructor immediately if you have a technical problem.
- Have web site bookmarked (personal computer, Tiger's Lair, iPhone, etc.) http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~cmccollu/cs1300/
- Have alternate web site bookmarked http://www.blockwerks.com/trinity/cs1300/
- Know your TAs name & contact information. It is found in several places on the web site. Put this information in your address book on your computer & phone.)
- Know your instructor's contact information. It is found in several places on the web site. Put this information in your address book on your computer & phone.)
- Call or e-mail the help desk.
- Edit Blogs - Profile & Settings
- Peer Evaluation & Editing of content (~10 minutes) - Pair up and critique each others' blogs. Look at the introductory entry as if you are a professional person such as a professor or employer looking for an intern or new employee to hire. Make any changes to both blogs (edit text, change language, add elements, etc).use the self-assesment form as reference.
- Appropriate title, description, display name
- Description of hometown
- Brief background about you & your interest
- Secret Fact
- Computer background, skills, & needs
- Correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization
- Complete sentences
- No slang or non-standard usage
- Appropriate photos
- Download image from web from one of these sites:
- http://idisk.mac.com/cjmac-Public - all classes
- You will need a compression/decompression utility. See the Hardware & Software section of the syllabus for more information.
- http://gallery.me.com/cjmac/#100132 - 9:55 a.m. class
- http://gallery.me.com/cjmac#100157 - 3:35 p.m. class
- http://gallery.me.com/cjmac#100149 - 12:45 p.m. class
- TU network
- Start...Computer
- N:\ ----> cmccollu
- Open folder for your class & find your photo
- Right-click & copy
- Paste in your Y: network drive
- Save your photo to your Y: network drive
- Right-click & copy
- Start...(My) Computer
- Navigate to your Y: network drive
- Right-click & paste.
- Mac users: drag & drop
- Upload your photo to your blogger.com
- Add your photo to your Blogger Profile.
Hands-on Assignments
Assignments may be started in class, but finished and submitted by the due date. No late assignments will be accepted.
- Assignment 02: Editing first blog entry
- Due Date: Thursday, September 04, 2008 before class.
- Edit your blog content & design.
- Bookmark class page & alternate on your computer.
- Put contact information for the TA and instructor on your phone and/or computer.
- Refer to Computer Security (Day 01 Reading)
Reading Assignments
Students are responsible for outside reading and information from the list below. If a reading is recommended, it wil be preceded by ***
- Re-read Computer Security. Be prepared to ask the guest speaker at least one of your questions that you submitted.