Class 4 Notes

Class 4 Notes

(notes are in progress and are subject to change)

Objectives:

Review screen shots - demo Snagit
Clean up Groups folders - check for loose documents
Set up personal Grades folder in Groups (backup for Blackboard)
Download and use non-copyrighted photos from Internet
Edit photos in Word and Picnik
Advanced practice using MS Word Drawing tools
Understand homework assignments

Discourse

Minimize Discourse

Copy 4TUNetwork from Class to Groups

Screen Shots - show Snagit as a commercial alternative - demo edge effects, etc

Capturing a Menu with Snipping Tool - Thanks, Maddy!

Check Your Groups Folder for Correct File Placement - no "loose" documents should be visible

All assignments should be saved with the correct name in the correct place

BlackBoard - sometimes assignment will be posted before grading is done

Setting Up Your Personal Grades Folder

Copy MyGrades folder from class folder to your computer skills shared folder. The file in the folder is named Spring09.xlsx. Open the File

Be sure the highlighted cells are filled in.
Fill in your grades. To see your grades, click on Grades in Blackboard (see below) - example on sheet 2

Open BlackBoard and Excel Grades Fall07 worksheet:

Insert cells for the next grade that you receive.

If the grade equivalent cells split, right click on the "extra" rows, go to delete, and select Shift Cells Up

Click on cells B14 and C14, to see the formulas entered.

Downloading Photos from the Internet:

Find the web page that has the picture you want to use - check for copyright!!!

Right-click on the picture and choose Save Picture As (do not Copy):

Save the picture to a file, preferably the same folder that you are working from. In other words, if you are working on the Network Diagram, save the picture in that folder. You can rename the picture when you save it.

Use the Insert command to put the picture in your document and resize it as needed.

Working with Photos in MS Word 2007 and in Picnik - see the practice photos folder in 4TUNetwork

Re-coloring Pictures or Clip Art

Resizing Pictures in MS Word 2007

New Picture Features in Word 2007

Adding a Caption to a Picture

Picnik

Using the Drawing Tools (Continued)

Drawing basic shapes in Word 2007

Cropping Pictures in Word 2007

Adding Clip Art in Word 2007

Create shortcuts (Review)

Shortcuts - Use help menu in Windows and look in the index for creating shortcuts.

Homework: Part One
Diagram of the Trinity Network
Examples (1&2) - for Good or Evil JL

Directions:

Assume you are in a dorm room and your computer uses a cable to connect to the Trinity network. Make a diagram that shows how information from your computer gets to and from the Internet.

Use the drawing tools in MS Word and your notes.
Type your name, computer number, and class time in the upper left hand corner or your document.
Show how your computer connects in your dorm (name the wiring, show the port on the wall, the wall, and the data closet).
Connection between your dorm, Ruth Taylor, Cobb-Racey and/or Halsell (name the wiring).
Show/name the servers that provide you basic resources such as: your email, your Y: drive folder, groups folder, Ms. Belisle's class folder, Quest, the Trinity web site.
Show how the Trinity local area network connects to the Internet. Include the name of the Internet Service Provider, the connection speed, and the type of cable.
Don't forget - you can use the Wiki and the network notes from previous semsters

Use text boxes, autoshape connectors, color, clip art, downloaded photos and any drawing tools that will make your diagram easy to understand. Be consistent in your design. You will find it helpful to make a pencil sketch before creating the diagram on the computer. Save you work when completed - do not move the document or change the title.

Hint: There is a folder called Netpics in your 4network folder. You may use these photos, but make sure you know what each picture represents.

Part Two -Read Chapter 4 in text - pay particular attention to the techniques used to design, format and produce a newsletter (tables, columns, etc. - pp. 164-165)