Computer Skills 1300

NOTES	#	TOPICS	HANDS-ON ASSIGNMENTS	READING ASSIGNMENTS
1.13	1	Introductions/Power Point Blog	Blog Set-Up Due Next Class: 1blog	■Syllabus ■Course Outline ■Blogs and Wikis by P. Crispen
1.18 1blog	2	Introduction to Discourse Benjamin Harris - Research Project on Surfing Library Web (Schedule) Joe Hatch: Maintaining Your Computer Computer Security Links	2Scavenger Participate in Research Project	■Code of Ethics for Computing ■Code of Ethics for Electronic Mail and Voice Mail ■E-Mail Maintenance and Deletion Policy
1.20 2Scavenger	3	ITS Tour Stephen Perez	3TourComputer Drawing Objects in MS Word: In-class Practice	■Drawing in Word - Basics Screen Captures
1.25 3TourComputer	4	Diane Graves, University Librarian: Copyright	Copyright Worksheets: Take notes Review for Quiz 4blogedit	■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) fyi ■Creative Commons (alternative to copyright) ■Stock Exchange Photos
1.27 4blogedit	5	■Quiz on Copyright and Ethics, ITS Tour, Computer Health ■Organizing your Files and Folders ■Managing Email	XP Basics Shortcuts and Folders 5spell	■Configure Outlook Express (fyi) ■Access Trinity Email from Web ■Web Mail Tutorial on Help menu ■Global Address Book in Web Mail ■Email attachments - sending and reading ■Email Folders (Web Mail and Outlook) ■Email Folders(Outlook Express) ■Outlook Express: Seeing Folders Created in Web Mail Check email spelling: ■Outlook ■Outlook Express ■Web Mail
2.1 5spell	6	■Computer Skills Questionnaire ■Recording Your Own Grades in Excel ■Download Office 2003 and FrontPage 2002 ■Network Permissions ■Microsoft Word In-Class Exercise	6word	■Email from Diane Graves ■Email from Joe Hatch ■Professional Looking Documents ■Citation Machine ■TU library (Cite sources/use Ref Works) ■MS Word Basic Info ■MS Word Tables and Columns ■Word Help (reference) ■Tutorial on drawings and pictures in Word (read well)
2.3 6word	7	■Formatting a Newsletter or Article ■Using Pictures and Graphics with MS Word	7compstory	■Module One, Introduction to Computers and Technology in Textbook ■Story/Article Homework
2.8 7compstory	8	■Computer Security ■MS Word Flyer ■One Slide Story/Article PPT Presentation	8flyer	■Service Pack 2 ■Symantec Security Check ■Malicious Software Removal
2.10 8flyer	9	■Internet Basics ■Web Site Evaluation ■The Anatomy of a Website	Class Activity: Evaluating Websites 9eval	Email from Joe Hatch ■Internet Basics 1 ■Internet Basics 2 ■Phishing, Email Scams, and Spoofing Windows Keyboard - FYI ■Module Three in Textbook: Electronic Spreadsheets
2.15 9eval	10	■Spreadsheet Examples: Basic Calculations and Formulas	10spread (Internet Café and Practice Gradebook inside folder)	■Excel Movies (determine which skills you need to learn) ■Excel Basics (Beginners, Copy Commands, Formulas and Functions)
2.17 10spread	11	■Spreadsheet Examples: Charts and Formatting	Practice Spreadsheets Personal Budget Spreadsheet: Module Three in Textbook 11spread	■Creating Charts in Excel ■Great Excel Features ■FYI: Google Maps
2.22 11spread	12	■Chris Nolan: Internet Searches	12search: Internet Searches Worksheet Research (Birthday Buddy)	■Trinity Library ■Finding Information on Internet ■Steps for Better Searching (advanced search on Google)
2.24 12search	13	■Excel Review ■Photographs, Graphics and File Sizes	Excel Quiz Interactive Crossword Photo PPT Presentation In-class Photo Worksheet 13photo	■Image File Formats ■How PC's Work ■How Operating Systems Work ■How Bits and Bytes Work
3.1 13photo	14	■Hardware/software/operating systems ■Ergonomics	Hardware PPT Presentation/Worksheet Hands-on Hardware Build your own computer from Dell 14hardware	■Binary Numbers ■OSHA recommendations for healthy computing ■Healthy Computing ■Self-evaluation checklist ■Healthy computing from Microsoft ■
3.3 14hardware	15	■Mid Term Review	Excel Review Student Review Requests 15review	Study Your Notes from Previous Classes
3.8 15review	16	Midterm	good luck	0
3.10	17	■Benjamin Harris, Library Survey Follow-up ■Midterm Review ■Animated GIFs in PSE ■Introduction to HTML	Animated GIFs 16html	■Create a Web Animation
Spring Break	ï	■	■	■
3.22 16html	18	■Introduction to HTML ■PSE and Web Graphics	Hands-on HTML in Notepad Web Banners in PSE 17banner	■HTML Help ■Getting Started with HTML ■Fun and Easy HTML Tutorial ■Creating a Photo Collage
3.24 17banner	19	■Graphics for the Web and PowerPoint	■Color on the Web ■Advanced Photoshop Techniques ■18postcard	Creating a web graphic with PhotoShop Elements ■Using Special Effects with Text in Photoshop Elements ■Photoshop Elements Tips
3.29 18postcard	20	■Special PSE Photofix Tools ■Multimedia: PowerPoint Presentations	■19ppt	■Gettysburg Address (A parody ■PowerPoint (Enough is Enough) ■PowerPoint Survey ■Introduction to PowerPoint ■Advanced PowerPoint ■Master Slide Background■
3.31	21	■Jeremy Donald: Blogs and RSS Newsfeeds ■PowerPoint Superslides	■20resources	■About RSS Feeds and Blogs ■Making a Photo Album (postcards) ■Adding Sound and Video ■Adding Music to an Entire Slide Show
4.5 19ppt	22	■Student PowerPoint Presentations ■Linked Files in PowerPoint	■22data	■XML
4.7 22data	23	■Student PowerPoint Presentations ■Front Page Intro	■23frontpage	■FrontPage Tutorial
4.12 23frontpage	24	■Imagemaps and Hyperlinks ■Scanning and Resolution	■24imagemaps	■Scan on HP and resize in Elements ■Image Size and Resolution2 ■Using Adobe Elements to Scan with HP scanner ■Using Microtek scanner in IMS■
4.14 24imagemap	25	■Webpage elements: Interactive Buttons, Bookmarks, Hot Spots ■Checklist for Webpage ■In-Class Hands-On Webpage Construction	■25myweb	■Interactive Buttons ■Web Page Guidelines ■GoodWeb, BadWeb ■Web Design Standards ■FYI: Autostitch
4.19	26	■Webs Due - Publish Webs	■Blog updates	■Website Notes
4.21	27	■Access Intro	■27databases	■Access Tutorial ■Getting to Know Access
4.26	28	■Hands-On Test, Access Continued	■28invite	■FinalStudy
4.28	29	■Review for Final, envelope merge	■FinalStudy	■Questions and Reminders
5.4		Make-Up Final Exam for students who are taking Econ 3325 (1-2), Econ 3326 (1-2), Psych 2310 (1-2) Organic Chem. 8:30 - 9:30 AM Chapman 114	■	■
5.5		Final Exam 6:30 - 7:30 PM Northrop 40	■	■
5.15		Commencement	■	■
5.16		Grades Due	■	■