CS 1300

READINGS/ASSIGNMENTS
Students are responsible for outside reading and information in this column unless preceded by an **, in which case they are recommended

TR 1.17	1	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	1blog Note: because this is a special introductory assignment, your blog setup, first entry and email to TA will be due Friday, January 18th 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
TU 1.22 1blog This column shows what assignment is due before class	2	Joe Hatch - Computer Survival Skills Blogger Updates How to Create Shortcuts to Folders and Change Icons Choose computer for semester	2practice 2scavenge	Review Your Blogs: Improve Your Writing With These Tips General ITS Info: Network Drives and other important services ITS FAQ Word 2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide
TR 1.24 2scavenge	3	Review Network Drives and Folders Saving Homework Files Correctly Screen Captures Diagrams Using Basic Shapes in MS Word 2007	3netdrives	MS Word 2007 Tutorial Making Screen Captures Making Screen Captures with Windows Cropping Screen Captures with Word 2007 Making Screen Captures with a Mac Drawing Basic Shapes in MS Word 2007 Add A Drawing to a Document (MS Online) Read Chapters 1-3 in the textbook
TU 1.29 3netdrives	4	Tour of Server Room: Jared Pack, Systems Administrator, ITS Editing the Class Wiki Setting Up a Personal Grades Spreadsheet Advanced Drawing and Diagramming Tools in Word 2007	4network	Working with Photos in MS Word 2007 and in Picnik Re-coloring Pictures or Clip Art Resizing Pictures in MS Word 2007 New Picture Features in Word 2007 Adding Clip Art in Word 2007 Using the Drawing Tools (Review) Drawing basic shapes in Word 2007 Cropping Pictures in Word 2007
TR 1.31 4network	5	Explore MS Word 2007 as tool for formatting newsletters and other publications Text wrap Text box Format and Format Painter Inserting pictures and logo Page breaks and columns Citations	5winword	Formatting in Word 2007 Chapter 4 in Textbook - a good resource and reference Citation Machine FYI - Newsletter/Publication Templates in Word 2007
TU 2.5 5winword	6	Quiz 1, Tuesday, Feb. 5. 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 the Server Room tour. Formatting Documents in MS Word	6wordextras	Setting Tab Stops Creating Tables Formatting Tables
TR 2.7 6wordextras	7	Writing an Effective Resume Using MS Word 2007 Brian Hirsch, Ed.D. Director, Career Services Trinity University Twyla Hough, M.A. Career Advisor Career Services Trinity University	7resume	Career Services, Trinity University TU Resume Guide
TU 2.12 7resume	8	Benjamin Harris, Reference Librarian TU Library	8library	Trinity Library Homepage RefWorks
TR 2.14 8library	9	Introduction to Spreadsheets: MS Excel	9spread	Text: Chapter 7: Using a Spreadsheet, pp 207-222, 230-232 Assignments - Practice: Grades - Parts 1-3 and Part 5. (beginning on p. 210 and continuing through the chapter.) >Use the blank file named Grades.xls in the 9spread folder Practice: Examples p. 218-219 >Use the blank file named Examples.xls in 9spread folder. Microsoft Excel Basics: Tutorial Another Good Link for Excel Basics
TU 2.19 9spread	10	Short Quiz 2: Selected material covered so far in the semester, including guest speakers' information Spreadsheets, Continued	10balance	Assignments - Complete Exercise 4 on p. 230 of the textbook Complete Exercise 7 on p. 233 of the textbook Complete Exercise 8 on p. 234 of the textbook
TR 2.21 10balance	11	Spreadsheets, Continued Charts, Conditional Formatting, Large Spreadsheets	11charts	Homework Spreadsheets (see class notes for details) Chapter 7, Creating Charts Entering formulas in Excel 2007 Creating Charts in Excel 2007 Training
TU 2.26 11charts	12	Excel Quiz Introduction to Digital Images and Graphical Formats	12spreadreview	What is a Digital Photo? - open and read DPI and PPI explained - there is a difference How pixels work Digital Photographs Power Point Presentations and the Power of Thirds Where Can I find Images for my presentations?
TR 2.28 12spreadreview	13	Introduction to Digital Images and Graphical Formats, Continued Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Midterm Review	13animate	What is a Digital Photo? - open and read DPI and PPI explained - there is a difference How pixels work Digital Photographs Power Point Hands-on: Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements 6
TU 3.4 13animate	14	MidTerm Exam
TR 3.6	15	Analyze midterm grades on spreadsheet Linking Data Between Office Applications - (Excel and PowerPoint)	15data	Linking Information from Excel to PowerPoint Text: Chapters 12 & 13 (499-564) Creating Presentations**
TU 3.11 15data	16	Diane Graves, University Librarian	16copyright	4444New links: http://freeculture.org/ http://www.publicknowledge.org/ 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) Electronic Frontier Foundation Alliance for Taxpayer Access http://www.publicknowledge.org/
TR 3.13 16copyright	17	Chris Nolan - Searching the Internet	WebInfo Blog Entry 17search	Topics from Mr. Nolan's Presentation Finding Better Information on the Web Internet Help (TU library) The Invisible Web Librarians' Index to the Internet Infomine Trinity Library lists Web Research Evaluation Check List
Spring Break
TU 3.25	18	PowerPoint Methods, Tips, and Tricks: PowerPoint: Custom Backgrounds, Design Template, from Scratch Inserting Pictures into Slide Presentations	18slides	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
TR 3.27 18slides	19	Advanced PowerPoint Techniques Web Banners in Photoshop Elements (can also be used in PowerPoint) How to Download the Trial Version of PSE6	19banner	Making a Web Graphic with PSE and Layers Photoshop Elements Toolbar Using Special Effects with Text in Photoshop Elements Photoshop Elements Tips Photocollage Basics Sound files
TU 4.1 19banner	20	Power Point Presentations	Evaluation file in 20PPTEval Blog Entry	Favorite Presentations Blog Entry
TR 4.3 20PPTEval Blog Entry	21	Using the Scanner Advanced Photoshop Elements Techniques	21postcard	Scanning Basics from Adobe Scanning Basics 101 from Scantips Fun Photoshop Tutorials Stock Exchange Photos (free photos)
TU 4.8 21postcard	22	Intro to HTML	22bones	Max builds a PC
TR 4.10 22bones	23	Intro to HTML, Continued Expression Web	23webplan	Expression Web Tutorials More Expression Web Videos
TU 4.15 23webplan	24	Larry Hechler Hardware Technician Supervisor Imagemaps	24imagemap	Imagemaps in Photoshop Elements and hyperlinking it using Expression Web An Artist's Website
TR 4.17 24imagemap	25	Quiz 3 - Copyright, Hardware, Digital Images, Basic HTML Work in class on websites	25myweb	Learning Expression Web Expression Web Tutorials More Expression Web Videos
TU 4.22 25myweb	26	Website: Publish and Present	26siteblog	Course Evaluations - TAs
TR 4.24 26siteblog	27	Intro to Access and Databases	27database	How to Make Corrections to Photographs Using PSE6
TU 4.29 27database	28	Mail Merge	28datamerge
TR 5.1	29	Final Exam