Essential Information Technology 1300

? Essential Information Technology 1300

SPRING 2010

8:30 Class Blog
11:20 Class Blog
2:10 Class Blog
Belisle Blog
Class WIKI
2010 Summer Flyer

Teaching Assistants:
Amy Braid 8:30/11:20
abraid@trinity.edu
Note: Amy is our TA Coordinator and is available to all CSCI students as a resource for questions. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT CLASS YOU ARE IN WHEN YOU EMAIL HER.
Brittany Flores 2:10
bflores1@trinity.edu
Belisle Contact Infoortfoli

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INFOLINKS &
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1 01.14

Add/Drop Begins

Introduction to Course
Logon/Logoff
TMail for Students Info

Making a Weblog for this class - guidelines
Setting up a Blog on Blogger
Blogger Help
You Tube: Blogger Tutorial (general setup info)

**1blog (homework directions)

Note: because this is a special introductory assignment, your blog setup, first entry and email to TA will be due Friday, January, 15th before 12:00 midnight

Syllabus
Course Outline

ITS - Student Resources

Trinity University Computing Policies, Including Voice Mail and Email
Academic Honor Code
Copyright Policy
Plagiarism

2 01.19
1blog

Choose computer for semester

Discourse
TLearn
Coates Library Mobile Site
Network Folders
Class
Groups
Shortcuts
Screen Shots

Taking Screen Captures

2scavenge

3 01.21
2scavenge

Add/Drop Ends

Joe Hatch - Computer Survival Skills

Screen Shots

Drawing Tools in Word

Network Folders Diagram

3netdrives

Drawing Basic Shapes in MS Word 2007

Read Chapters 1-3 in the textbook. In Ch. 1, pay particular attention to how the new Office applications work together.

4 01.26
3netdrives

Tour of Trinity's Server Room
Jared Pack, Systems Administrator
Information Technology Service -notes form provided

Review screen shots - demo Snagit

Clean up Groups folders - check for loose documents

Set up personal Grades folder in Groups (backup for TLearn)

Download and use non-copyrighted photos from Internet

Edit photos in Word and Picnik

Advanced practice using MS Word Drawing tools

4TUnetwork

Intro to MS Word 2007 Ribbon
MS Word 2007 Tutorial

**Word 2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide

Drawing basic shapes in Word 2007

Cropping Pictures in Word 2007

Adding Clip Art in Word 2007

5 01.28
4TUnetwork

Update the Excel 2007 spreadsheet of each individual student's semester grades
Understand effective elements of professional-looking document design for formal and informal publications

Continue to explore MS Word 2007 as tool for formatting newsletters and other publications

5photoword

wordle
Belisle's Easy Design Tips for producing professional looking documents (without a degree in Graphic Design)

Formatting in Word 2007

Citation Machine

Jan. 31: Deadline Student Research Awards, Info Literacy

6 02.02
5photoword

QUIZ 1: The quiz will cover everything we have done so far this semester, including hands-on assignments and practices in class, homework assignments, readings, information from Joe Hatch and the Server Room tour.

Formatting Documents in MS Word, Continued

6wordextras

FYI - Newsletter/Publication Templates in Word 2007

Setting Tab Stops

Creating Tables

Formatting Tables

Add a drawing to a document

Mac guide

7 02.04
6wordextras

Word Advanced Formatting, continued from class 6

Formatting with styles and themes

Dividing a document into sections

Using tables

Creating a table of contents

7wordspread

Volcanos - textbook, Chapter 4, pp. 137-184

Creating a Simple Table of Contents

Text: Chapter 5: Using a Spreadsheet, pp 185-242

Microsoft Excel 2007 Training

8 02.09
7wordspread

Beginning Spreadsheets/Excel, continued

Excel operations
absolute and relative references
running balance

8balance

Another Good Link for Excel Basics

Read: Textbook, Chapters 6 & 7

Functions and data organization
Creating charts

9 02.11
8balance

Jason L. Hardin
Manager of Access Services
Coates Library

9copyright

U.S. Copyright Office FAQ: http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/

Trinity University's Appropriate Use Policy for Students: http://iraa.trinity.edu/iraa/x118.xml

How to remove questionable file-sharing software from your computer: http://iraa.trinity.edu/iraa/x540.xml

Fifty-seven resources for LEGAL file downloading: http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/LegalDownloading/33381

The 'Fair Use' Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material is Acceptable: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30100.html

Creative Commons: http://iraa.trinity.edu/iraa/x540.xml

10 02.16
9copyright

Benjamin Harris
Assistant Professor
Instruction/Liaison Librarian

10harris

Trinity Library Homepage

Locating books and articles in the Coates Library
Finding answers through the Library website
Using academic databases to search
Where to go to get help

Be sure you have read Textbook, Chapters 6 & 7

Functions and data organization
Creating charts

11 02.18
10harris

Meet in HAS 227

Visit to the AT&T Center for Learning and Technology - all classes

11CLT

Robert Chapman
Instructional Support Manager
The AT&T Center for Learning and Technology,
Trinity University

12 02.23
11CLT

Excel Quiz
Understand and identify Excel operations
- formulas
- labels
- functions
Know when to use absolute and relative cell references and be able to create them in the Excel formula window
Be able to produce a complex custom graph from Excel spreadsheet data
Intro to design with PSE

12worksheets

Charts in Excel

Photoshop Elements Resources

Spreadsheets from Textbook

Pictures that Lie

13 02.25
12worksheets

Graphical Formats

Animated GIFs

13digital

Photo Corrections

Brain in a Bottle

Hands-on: Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements

14 03.02
13digital

Chris Nolan
Assistant University Librarian
Coates Library, Trinity University
Searching the Internet
Evaluating Web Sites: Intro to PowerPoint

14webeval

Topics from Mr. Nolan's Presentation

Finding Better Information on the Web

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools (Cornell U.)

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques (UC Berkeley)

15 03.04
14webeval

Mid term Exam

16 03.09

Analyze midterm grades on spreadsheet
Linking Data Between Office Applications -
(Excel and PowerPoint)

Photoshop Practice with Best Pix

Animated GIFs

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Linking Information from Excel to PowerPoint

Photoshop Elements 30 Day Free Trial

How to Download the Trial Version of PSE8 (Windows)
PSE8 Mac Trial Version

Intro to Photocollage, continued

Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements

17 03.11
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Photoshop Elements - Hands on
animations
layers
filters
saving for web

17animate

Secret Link

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/adobereg/pse5/?sdid=IIFW&uid=0e35245e628d9fa487567920acccd93f

The Best Link on the Internet for Photoshop Elements:

http://www.easyelements.com/basics.html

Mid-term grades due 3/16

Spring Break March 13-21

18 03.23
17animate

Twyla Hough
Assistant Director, Career Services
www.trinity.edu/careers
http://www.linkedin.com/in/twylahough
3/23 @ 9:00am
3/23 @ 11:30am