Introduction to Course
Logon/Logoff
Password Management Site

Making a Weblog

Setting up a Blog on LiveJournal

LiveJournal FAQ

Choose computer for semester next class

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Syllabus
Course Outline

ITS - Student Resources

Code of Ethics for Computing
Code of Ethics for Electronic Mail and Voice Mail

How to Create Shortcuts to Folders and Change Icons

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General ITS Info:
Network Drives and other important services

ITS FAQ

Lab: Desktop and My Documents

Joe Hatch, Maintaining your Computer

copy 3netdrives to groups folder and use the file maintaining your computer to take notes.

3netdrives

Blog Update

Computer Security
Turn Off File Sharing

Protect AIM Account
Phishing, Email Scams, and Spoofing
Ebay Spoof Email Tutorial

Trojan Horses, Viruses, Worms, Spyware


Identity Theft (.gov site for education)

CCleaner (removes temporary files)
Hard Drive Clean and Defrag

Spyware Basics - take the quiz

Tutorial on drawings and pictures in Word

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Trinity University's Copyright Policy

TU library links on copyright Copyright FAQs from US Gov't. Copyright Policy for Students Using TU Resources Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained Friends of Active Copyright Education When Copying is OK: The "Fair Use" Rule Copyright Challenge (take the quiz online) Creative Commons (alternative to copyright) Stock Exchange Photos (free photos)

Operating System: Windows XP (link to Lawrenceville Press website)

The quiz will cover everything we have done so far this semester, including hands-on assignments and practices in class, homework assignments, reading and information from all of our guest speakers.

MS Word Formatting Skills

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MS Word:

Indentations and tables
Text boxes and layout
Insert and resize graphics
Format text in columns
Borders and text
Copy information from Internet to clipboard and insert in a table

Word Help (good reference) Use Chapters 4 and 5 in your text as an additional reference

Windows Self-Assessment Review

MS Word Formatting Skills (Pt. 2)

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Text: Chapters 2&3
 

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Developed for Faculty:
Google: Advanced Searching Tips

Text: Chapter 7 - Spreadsheets

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Spreadsheets (Continued)

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Homework from Text:
Personal Finances Worksheet (p. 251)
Mileage_log (p. 262-3)
Mileage_summary (p. 265-6)

Reading:Text: Chapter 9 - Creating Charts

Spreadsheets: Sorting, Filtering, Graphing & Formatting Charts

Intro to the Internet

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Homework from Text:
CONTINENTS
TEMPERATURE
Pizza Palace

Read Chapter 8 (Working with Functions and Organizing Data)

Internet Basics, Part 1

(see notes page for locations)

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Homework:

Review for Midterm, including Internet Basics, Part 1&2 and Graphical Image Formats

Read Appendix B (Digital Images) in text (pp. 565-568)

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Midterm Grades due for Ds and Fs

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Dynamic Links

Text: Chapter 14 (497-532) Creating Presentations

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Bringing together graphics and presentations

Photodolls

Animating a GIF file in Photoshop Elements 3

Choosing hardware from Dell site

Last Day to Withdraw

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What is a Digital Photo?

DPI and PPI explained

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PPT Blog Update

Text: Ch. 15
Microsoft Training (good PowerPoint tutorials on special topics, fyi)

Recommendations for Faculty on PowerPoint (presentation to TU Teaching and Learning Committee, also presented at EDUCAUSE Conference)
Really Bad Power Point - and How to Avoid It

Sound files

Web Banners in Photoshop Elements (can also be used in PowerPoint)

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Photoshop Elements 3 Toolbar

Using Special Effects with Text in Photoshop Elements

Photoshop Elements Tips

Photocollage Basics 

Security Blog Entry

11:20 Class meets in Chapman Auditorium

Advanced Photoshop Techniques

Adobe Photoshop Elements and Web Graphics
Download site for Adobe Photoshop Elements 5:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

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Downloading PSE 5 from Adobe

FYI - Ms. Dewey

Scanning and resolution

Making an Album Automatically in PowerPoint

Registration

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PPT Blog Entry

Image File Sizes

Image Size, Resolution, and format

Scan Wizard 5 in CLT

Scan Using the HP Software in Halsell Lab

Scan Using Photoshop Elements in Halsell Lab

Intro to HTML

Final PowerPoint Presentations

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Front Page:

• Navigation
• Images
• Tables

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Key West Practice Site:

• Part 1: Setting Up Your Navigational Structure
• Part 2: Adding Images to your Images Folder
• Part 3: Working with Tables

Making Hyperlinks in FrontPage

Hexadecimal Colors on the Web

Read: Web Colors Tutorial  

Imagemaps

Evaluating Website Design (Cont'd)

Interactive and Extra Web Page Features

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Resize and Resample in FP

Color and Emotion
Color Picker
What is Color?

Interactive Buttons and Other Web Techniques

Fixing Photos

Work in Front Page

Corrections Folder

Course Evaluations CSCI-1300-1&3
(Thanks, TAs)

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Thanksgiving Holiday

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Access introduction from Atomic Learning

Text: pp. 377-409

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