Class 3 Notes are in progress and are subject to change

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What is visual literacy?

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Review of accessing network folders:

Path for Windows (type in search/run window on lower left of monitor)
 \\tucc-tiger\groups\computerskills\belisle

Path for Macs (go to the Go Menu at the top of the monitor, pull down, and go to connect to server - or use shortcut) Make SURE you are logged in to TU Secure and type in window:
smb://tucc-tiger/groups/


Watch
Pop Chart Lab's Infographic Poster Design: Start to Finish, a seven-minute video about the development of an infographic. You will be using this style of visual information presentation in your next assignment to illustrate network folder permissions.

 

Word Clouds are a form of Infographic - make your own Word Cloud with Wordle based on your blog intro:

Challenge - make a clear, understandable Infographic on one page using only MS word.

What do you know about the network folders?
Good info+Good design=$$ or A's - PPT

Screen Captures

Note: Screen captures are extremely useful for tutorials, diagrams, and for troubleshooting problems with your computer. Once it is on the clipboard, it can be pasted into other applications besides Word, including outlook and Excel.

  1. Open Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Snipping Tool.

  2. Press ESC, and then open the menu that you want to capture.

  3. Press CTRL+PRINT SCREEN.

  4. Select the type of snip you want, and then capture the menu.

Working with MS Word Drawing tools


HOMEWORK

Part 1 - Complete the setup for the following accounts and have a record of your passwords in you Master Account folder on your Y drive (no one but you can see in this drive):

Lynda.com account and password
Adobe.com (tutorials and Behance)
LinkedIn (building a portfolio of skills)
Artstor
Code Academy


Part 2 (blog entry) - Network Folder Infographic

Part 3 (blog entry) - Take the VisualDNA Personality Quiz - it will be fun to see your results, but more to the point, look at the pictures and see how they represent various choices. Do they have universal visual meaning? Would every culture and demographic interpret them the same way? For example, would every culture see hands folder together as a symbol of spirituality? Make a second brief blog entry (no more than three or four sentences) about your experience with this quiz. Why does the quiz designer want people to take it? Why does it use pictures instead of text? What were your results?

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