Introduction to Course
Logon/Logoff
Password Management Site

Making a Weblog

Setting up a Blog on Blogger

Blogger Help

Choose computer for semester - next class

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Note: because this is a special introductory assignment, your blog setup and first entry will be due Friday, August 24 before 12:00 midnight

Syllabus
Course Outline

ITS - Student Resources

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

Copyright Policy

Plagiarism

Computer Security

This column shows what assignment is due before class


 

How to Create Shortcuts to Folders and Change Icons

Choose computer for semester

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General ITS Info:
Network Drives and other important services

ITS FAQ

Lab: Desktop and My Documents

Word 2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide

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MS Word 2007 Tutorial

Making Screen Captures

• Making Screen Captures with Windows
• Cropping Screen Captures with Word 2007
• Making Screen Captures with a Mac

*Read Chapters 1-3 in the textbook

Formatting in Word 2007

Drawing Shapes in Word 2007

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Additional Resources:

Drawing Shapes in Word 2007
(U of Wisconsin)

Office 2007 New Installation Download (Windows XP)

Set Up Personal Grades Spreadsheet/
Coordinate with Blackboard Grades

Photo Editing in Word and Picnik

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Grades

• Re-coloring Pictures or Clip Art
• Resizing Pictures in MS Word 2007
• New Picture Features in Word 2007

Using Picnik

Formatting Documents in Word 2007

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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

Use Chapter 4 in your text as an additional reference

Drop Cap, custom bullets,

watermarks, format painter - etc.

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*Teaching with Tech - Does It Work?
(new blog update)

Using Autocorrect to replace a symbol or phrase

Importing a custom picture into the Bullet Library

Keeping Your Computer Healthy

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Wireless network: two "levels"
Clean Access

Computer security

Identity theft and phishing/New trends in viruses, Trojans, and spyware

Maintaining your personal compute
Disk Error Checking
defrag, cleanup, etc.
CCleaner  
Winn 013

Take notes and edit class Wiki as partners - see link at top of page
Note: Edits should be completed by midnight on Wednesday, September 19

Use Wikipedia as your example for editing standards

*You will be responsible for this information on the mid-term exam

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Trinity Library Homepage

*RefWorks

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*Grades, Pt. 1 through 5 (pp. 188-213)

*Examples, (pp. 200-202)

Note - you do not need to print out the worksheets as instructed in the book, but make sure they are completed and saved in the correct folder

*Microsoft Excel 2007 Training
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC100766511033

Spreadsheets, Continued

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Blog/Wiki Entry

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/17/face_music_part1/

Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained
Friends of Active Copyright Education
When Copying is OK: The "Fair Use" Rule
Creative Commons (alternative to copyright)

Trinity University's Copyright Policy
TU library links on copyright
Copyright FAQs from US Gov't.

Stock Exchange Photos (free photos)

Copyright Challenge (take the quiz online)

*Copyright Notes

*Sales Analysis Spread Sheet, Textbook, pp. 241-2

*Excel Review Questions on Page 225-226

Spreadsheets, Continued

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*Chapter 6, Functions and Data Organization

*Homework Spreadsheets (see class notes for details)

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*Homework Spreadsheets (see class notes for details)

*Chapter 7, Creating Charts

*Entering formulas in Excel 2007

Creating Charts in Excel 2007 Training

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Text: Chapters 12 & 13 (499-564) Creating Presentations

Evaluating Vista

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Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements 5

PowerPoint Methods, Tips, and Tricks:
PowerPoint: AutoContent Wizard, Design Template, from Scratch

Inserting Pictures into Slide Presentations

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Microsoft Training (good PowerPoint tutorials on special topics, fyi)

Top Ten Slide Tips
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

PowerPoint on You Tube

Sound files

Advanced Photoshop Techniques

Adobe Photoshop Elements and Web Graphics

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Adobe PSE 5/6

Evaluation file in 20present

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Intro to HTML

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Image File Sizes

Image Size and Resolution

Scan Wizard 5 in IMS

Scan Using the HP Software in Halsell Lab

Scan Using Photoshop Elements in Halsell Lab

Getting Started with HTML
Fun and Easy HTML Tutorial
HTML Help
HTML Tags

 Expression Web:

• Navigation
• Images
• Tables

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Expression Web Tutorials

More Expression Web Videos

Key West Practice Site:

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

Hexadecimal Colors on the Web

Read: Web Colors Tutorial

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WebSite Requiremets

Making an Imagemap

Making an Interactive Button

FYI - Ms. Dewey

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Web Research Evaluation Check List

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Creating a simple query in Access 2007

Creating a simple report in Access 2007