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Introduction to Course
Logon/Logoff
Password Management Site
Making a Weblog
Setting up a Blog on Blogger
Blogger Help
Blogging in an Academic Setting |
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Note: because
this is a special introductory assignment, your blog setup, first
entry and email to TA will be due
Friday, August 28th, before 12:00 midnight
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Syllabus
Course Outline
ITS - Student Resources
Trinity University Computing Policies, Including Voice Mail and Email
Academic Honor Code
Copyright Policy
Plagiarism |
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1blog |
Choose computer
for semester
Discourse
TLearn
Network Folders
Class
Groups
Shortcuts
Screen Shots
Taking
Screen Captures
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2scavenge
Add/Drop Ends
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Joe Hatch - Computer Survival
Skills
Screen Shots
Drawing Tools in
Word
Network Folders
Diagram
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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.
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4 09.08
3netdrives |
- 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
- Introduction
to page layout using MS Word - Texas Book Festival Press Release
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Intro to MS Word 2007
Ribbon
MS Word 2007 Tutorial**Word
2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide
Draw with Word (2003, but very informative)
Drawing basic shapes in Word
2007
Cropping Pictures in Word 2007
Adding Clip Art
in Word 2007
Read Chapters 4 in the
textbook - Advanced Formatting Features.
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5 09.10
4photoword |
- Tour of Trinity's Server Room
Jared Pack, Systems Administrator
Information Technology Service
- 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
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Tour of Trinity's Server Room (Completed
Notes)
Belisle's Easy Design Tips
for producing professional looking documents (without a degree in Graphic
Design)
Formatting in Word 2007
Citation Machine
FYI -
Newsletter/Publication Templates in Word 2007
Word
2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide
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6 09.15
5tunetwork |
Enroll
in TLearn Emerging Technologies Section Quiz 1
Formatting Documents in MS Word, Continued
Alternative Network Diagram for Excused Athletes
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Setting Tab Stops
Creating Tables
Formatting Tables
Add
a drawing to a document
mactopia
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7 09.17
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Word Advanced Formatting, continued from class
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Formatting with styles and themes
Dividing a document into sections
Using tables
Creating a table of contents
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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
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Jason L. Hardin
Manager of Access Services
Coates Library
Beginning
Spreadsheets/Excel, continued |
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The Creative
Commons
http://creativecommons.org
Public Knowledge
http://www.publicknowledge.org/
Copyright FAQ
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
The "Fair Use"
defence provided by Title 17
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30100.html
Federal
Copyright Statutes (Title 17, U.S.C.)
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ |
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Spreadsheets, Continued
- Excel operations
- absolute and relative
references
- running balance
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Another Good Link for Excel Basics
Read: Textbook, Chapters 6 & 7
- Functions and data organization
- Creating charts
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10 09.29
9balance |
Benjamin
Harris
Assistant Professor
Instruction/Liaison Librarian
Intro to Excel Charts and Graphs |
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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
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11 10.01
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Excel Quiz
Excel Practice - Charts and Graphs,
Functions
Excel Templates |
11charts |
Textbook
Material (see notes for page references):
- Continents
- Temperature
- Employees Discounts
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12 10.06
11charts |
- 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
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Photoshop Elements Resources
Spreadsheets from Textbook
Pictures the
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13 10.08
12worksheets |
Chris Nolan
Assistant University Librarian
Coates Library, Trinity University
Searching the
Internet
Evaluating Web
Sites: Intro to PowerPoint |
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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) |
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14 10.13 |
Graphical Formats
Animated GIFs |
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Photo Corrections
Brain in a Bottle
Hands-on:
Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements 6 |
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15 10.15 |
Mid-term Exam |
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16 10.20
14animate
Mid-semester
grades due 12:00 p.m. |
8:30 Class:
Deborra Cardenas
Help Desk Manager
Analyze midterm grades on
spreadsheet
Linking Data Between Office Applications -
(Excel and PowerPoint) |
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TMail Q&A
Linking Information from Excel to PowerPoint
Photoshop Elements 30 Day
Free Trial
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17 10.22
15data |
11:20 & 2:10 Class:
Deborra Cardenas
Help Desk Manager
Robert Chapman
Instructional Support Manager
The AT&T Center for Learning and Technology,
Trinity University
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The AT&T Center for Learning
and Technology
TMail Q&A |
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18 10.27
17CLT |
Animated GIFs - saving for web
Presentations:
PowerPoint Methods, Tips,
and Tricks
PowerPoint: Custom Backgrounds, Design
Template, from Scratch
Inserting Pictures into Slide
Sound and Video |
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Presentation Guidelines
Prezi
YouTube Videos into PowerPoint
How
to put a YouTube video into PowerPoint 2007 .pdf /Belisle
Text: Chapters 12 & 13 (499-564) Creating Presentations |
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Basic PowerPoint:
Customizing an existing template
Advanced PowerPoint:
Animations and Transitions (One World) |
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Presentation Guidelines
TouTube - Adding custom Animation
(Also see Related Videos)
How to Put a You Tube Video into PowerPoint 2007
Old Photos on the Web |
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PowerPoint Presentations in Class |
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21 11.05
20PPTeval |
Advanced PSE Techniques -
Layers
Postcards: Creating a multilayer photocollage |
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DC Postcard Helpful Links:
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/adobereg/pse5/?sdid=IIFW&uid=0e35245e628d9fa487567920acccd93f
http://www.easyelements.com/basics.html
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22 11.10
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Pictures that Lie/Spring
Class 20 |
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A Brief History of Photo Fakery
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/adobereg/pse5/?sdid=IIFW&uid=0e35245e628d9fa487567920acccd93f |
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25 11.19 |
Larry Hechler: Hardware Explained |
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27 11.26 |
Thanksgiving |
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30 12.08 |
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Reading Days Dec 9-10
Final Exams Dec 10-17
Commencement Dec 19
Grades Due Dec 21
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