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CSCI 1300
Dr. Pat Semmes |
9:55 Class
Blogs
3:35 Class Blogs |
Office
Hours: TR 11:15 - 11:45, 2:00 - 3:15 and 4:50 in HAS 201E and by appointment
Phone: 999-7810 office |
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Introduction to Course Student Introductions Web 2.0: Wikis and Blogs Choose computer for semester next class |
1blog
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I. Code of Ethics for Computing |
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1.22 1blog due Monday at midnight |
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Discourse Joe Hatch, ITS, Answer Questions Network Drives: Y:, N:, S: Creating Shortcuts to Folders Choose computer for semester |
2practice (in class) 2blog |
Thoughts About Blogging in an Academic Setting General ITS Info: Network Drives and other important services ITS FAQ |
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1.24 2blog |
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Review Network Drives and Folders and Saving Homework Files Correctly Screen Captures Introduction to Networks |
3netdrives 3blog |
Making Screen Captures
Word 2003 to Word 2007 Command Guide text: Read ch 1 - 3 (read summary before and after you read each chapter) |
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1.29 3blog 3netdrives |
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Discourse (9:55 - discourse from class 2) Word 2007 Introduction Tour of Server Room: Jared Pack, Systems Administrator, ITS |
4network |
Drawing
Shapes in Office 2007 read Drawing Shapes Mrs. Belisle's Link on Drawing Shapes Adding Clip Art in Word 2007 Network from Webopedia - follow the links How Fiberoptics Work - intro. through advantages Internet from Webopedia |
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Th 1.31 4network |
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Organizing Y: drive folder Word Ribbon Groups: Review Tab: Proofing, Comments, Tracking, Changes MS Word Formatting Skills |
5word |
Difference Between Memory and Storage File Management Basics (saving files where you can find them and finding *lost* files) Operating System: Windows XP Professional Looking Documents Word Help (good reference, optional reading) |
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T 2.5 5word |
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Resume Writing: Get Started on Your College Resume, Find out How to
Apply for Summer Job Brian Hirsch, Director of Career Services |
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Trinity Resume Guide Business Letters (See format on next link) Application Letter Format |
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Th 2.7 6resume |
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Benjamin Harris,
Reference Librarian TU Library Website |
7library |
Trinity's QEP
on youtube |
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T 2.12 7library (printout) |
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Explore MS Word 2007 as tool for formatting
newsletters and other publications
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Formatting in Word 2007
Chapter 4 in Textbook - a good resource and reference |
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Th 2.14 8wordpic |
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Please evaluate Benjamin's
presentation: http://lib.trinity.edu/feedback/evalstud.asp Ruler: Hanging Indents Using RefWorks for in-text citations Inserting figures in papers Using images from Web |
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2.19 9paper |
10 | Spreadsheets | 10spreadsheet |
Animator vs. Animation See Spreadsheet Expections file. Read and work through the relevant parts of Ch 5 and Ch 6 |
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Th 2.21 10spreadsheet |
11 | Spreadsheets Continued | 11spread |
Microsoft Excel Basics: Tutorial Another Good Link for Excel Basics Assignment from text - see class notes Examples, (pp. 200-202) p. 229 ex 3 Temperature Conversion p. 233 ex. 7
Personal Finances p. 252 Practice: Commission Summary
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T 2.26 |
12 | Spreadsheets | 12spread (in class) |
Text - Chapter 7 Charts, (see spreadsheet expectations file in 12spread)- |
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Th 2.28 11spread |
13 | Spreadsheets and Review | 13spread (in class) | |||
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| Th 3.6 | 15 |
Linking between
Office Applications: Excel and PowerPoint Paste Special |
15data |
Linking Information from Excel to
PowerPoint "As for a picture, if it isn't worth a thousand words, the hell with it" -Ad Reinhardt How NOT to Use Powerpoint video Pedagogical Value of PowerPoint presented to TU faculty Presentation Zen: PowerPoint Design Presentation Tips Setting the Mood with Color Color Picker Text: Chapters 12 & 13 (499-564) Creating Presentations |
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3.11 15data |
16 | Digital Images | 16scan |
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Scanning tips: Pixels - Image resolution for a monitor - Image Size Resolution |
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3.13 16scan |
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Diane Graves, Director of Coates Library (winner of the ACRL Library
Initiatives Award) |
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/17/face_music_part1/
Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained
Trinity University's Copyright
Policy
Copyright Challenge (take the quiz online) Electronic Frontier Foundation |
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M. 3.24 |
mid-semester grades due: 5:00 | |||||
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18 | Chris Nolan, Assistant Director of Library will talk with you about Internet searches and evaluating Web pages | 18Nolan |
Internet Help
(TU library) |
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Th 3.27 18Nolan |
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PowerPoint Methods,
Tips, and Tricks: |
19slides (Project) |
"As for a picture, if it isn't
worth a thousand words, the hell with it" -Ad Reinhardt How NOT to Use Powerpoint video Pedagogical Value of PowerPoint presented to TU faculty Presentation Zen: PowerPoint Design Presentation Tips Top Ten Slide Tips Setting the Mood with Color Color Picker |
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T 4.1 |
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PowerPoint Advanced Topics Graphics: Introduction to GIMP |
Embed YouTube
video into PowerPoint (ver 2003) for ver 2007 start with office button > PP Options > under Top options for working with PowerPoint, check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon > OK Developer tab > more controls > Shockwave Flash Object > OK continue with directions on Video at this point Downloading a video from YouTube:
ARES TUBE |
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GIMP filetypes and saving for Web Introduction to HTML |
21GIMP 21HTML |
Getting Started with HTML | ||
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T 4.8 19slides 21HTML |
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PowerPoint Presentations Show Web Page from HTML code Animation |
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Th 4.10 21GIMP 22present |
23 | Larry Hechler: Hardware Presentation | Max builds a PC | |||
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T 4.15 blog |
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Great Web
Design table structure Good and Bad Web Design Features Using GIMP to design web pages Creating a Web Site (directions in Quickstart Guide.doc in 24ew folder - up to Creating Page Layouts with Layers) Use layers as directed in class. Homework: Create an empty WEB SITE and add a new page. (Name the web site keywest. and change default to index.) Use the images in the homework folder to create one page. Be sure to include text. You may use GIMP if you wish. |
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Great Web Design
table structure Good and Bad Web Design Features Setting the Mood with Color Choosing Website Colors http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~psemmes/cs/Topics/ExpressionWeb/shots.pps |
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Th 4.17 24ew |
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Creating Web Site, Deleting Web Site, Web Site Templates, Overall Plan for Creating Site: Use of GIMP? See files in folder |
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T 4.22 25plan |
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Critiquing Student Webs Percy Jackson Web Banners and Buttons - Make in GIMP Imagemap - making Hotspots Tables |
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Creating a Hotspot in Expression Web Creating Interactive Buttons (probably use GIMP instead) |
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Directions for Web project Answer Questions about Web Design RSS and other Web 2.0 topics - If you do not already have an RSS reader, create an account on Bloglines.com and subscribe to 3 feeds. Introduction to DataBase terminology |
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T 4.29 Web Due |
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Publish Webs Data Base in Excel |
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Comments on working with data lists (tables) in Excel
Safari Books Online Excel 2007 - see p. 20 mail merge uses excel database Cal. State U., Sacramento Mail Merge Wizard (starts with a template, we started with a list and browsed to the Excel file with addresses) |
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Th 5.1 |
29 | Data Base Continued and Mail Merge - complete the notes from last class | ||||
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Final Exam 9:55 class - Thursday, May 8, 8:30 AM 12:45 class - Saturday, May 10, 2:00 PM 3:35 class - Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 PM |
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| Sat 4.17 | Commencement | |||||
| M 4.19 | Grades Due 5 p.m. | |||||
