Fight Back Against SOPA!

Yay! More on Creative Commons. This was a refresher for some and new to others, but I like to go over it because I feel it is so useful. We spent the rest of the night learning about Camtasia Studio. I know it isn't Elements 10, but like I said in the first class you use a lot of tools in editing video not just one. Camtasia gives you a taste of what is to come since it is such an easy editor to use. For next class I want the following: 2 minute video on showing me how to do something on the computer using Camtasia as the editor. This is a very open assignment so just about anything goes. I don't care what format you turn it in as. Answer the following: 1) What do you think about CC now that you have heard about it? 2)How might CC affect you in some way? 3)Would you license any of your work under CC? Why or why not? 4)Which license would you use if you had to release a work and why? 5) Find 5 CC sites for Music/Sound effects, 3 CC video sites, and 3 CC photo sites.

I spoke at length about how to put remarks in your code. I also gave you a document that gives you some guidelines to go by when writing your programs. From now on I want you to put in that little remarks header that I gave you so it will identify the programmer, what the code does, and when it got written. We then talked about tab index and proper use of controls when coding. The visible property was also demonstrated as well as the picture box control. For homework I want you to do exercise 2.2 1-24 for next class.

I get carried away in the moment sometimes when lecturing. :) I managed to get though chapter 2 and the majority of 3. Chapter 2 was on the OSI model which is a bit dry and boring. At least chapter 3 was enough to make me forget what time it was and I just kept on blabbing. Here is what you are to have done by Tues. Project 1-4 Find a networking job. Remember I want them as close to home as possible. Turn in the 15 questions in the doc file that I put on the z: drive. You are to knock out question sets for chapters 1 & 2 in Blackboard.

No class meeting today. Your work for the week is as follows. Read the 1st chapter in the book.
Login to Blackboard and finish the question set for chapter 1. You will get 2 attempts, unlimited time, highest score counts. Send the following in a word document to my email by next class: From the book: Project 1-3. You only have to answer #17 & 18.
From the book: Case Project 1-5. You are to use the given sites to find at least 5 network security jobs. I want this info for each: Job Title:
Job Location:
URL Link:
Brief Job Description:
Check out securitytube.net ; Find a video that interests you and send me the link and a brief summary of the video.

Lastly: Answer this: Who/What is the group Anonymous? What is their agenda?

Click the link for a good laugh!

We picked up right where we left off last semester with a pre-test and then a lecture on printers. We hit the lab (which is going to need some work) and I hope everyone got a little better idea of how a laser printer actually prints.

For your running homework assignment that will be due every class from now on I want a 1-2 page (1 minimum) magazine article style review of a piece of software or online storage/tool. I want a few screen shots in there as well. I want well written, complete thoughts. You will need to install and evaluate the software not just give me some copy of a BS review you read somewhere.

I will have more online question sets up asap and will let you know when they will be due. Please check your Blackboard to see if the IT180 class is still open since I extended the dates on it. Everyone should still be in there and be able to view the assignments.

Man PB&J's are good. I'm hungry just thinking about it now. I used the making of a sandwich as a representation of the top down methodology that you must think in, in order to code. Once you start learning to think this way your coding will become much easier.

I showed everyone the best way of saving their work. REMEMBER there is no good reason why you are messing with the file structure of what was saved. Do not go back and try and rename things on your own. If you do the compiler will not know where to look for important stuff....like your homework. Set it and forget it.

With that out of the way we tried out the hello world project. For homework I want you to create a project that tells me hello in 6 different languages, has a clear label button, and a way to exit the program other than using the X in the upper right hand corner. Do not try and turn this in via email. I will collect it from you on Tues.

Now we are getting down to business. We had to get some of the boring stuff out of the way first so I lectured on chapter 1. Mostly just definitions but they take a while and yes you have to know them. I will have questions setup online this weekend and will let you know which ones to do on tues, so for now the only homework are the 15 questions that I placed on the z: drive in the doc file. Hoave those emailed to me by next class.

YES! One of my all time favorite classes to teach, Photoshop! This time around we will be doing a hybrid version of the class so most of everything will be online. We did a little meet and greet along with going over the syllabus and getting everyone signed up to Gmail. I have the Photoshop CS5 Extended trial edition on the z: drive however you can download it directly from Adobe if you didn't get a copy of it today.

We had just enough time to not get through everything. :( So I will get videos and links up asap and email everyone. As I write this it is Sunday night. I am hoping that all of my work will be complete by Monday morning. No worries about getting things turned in. I will always give everyone enough time. Online classes are usually a little slow to get started anyway as there is soooooo much to do to get them prepped.

As you all know we are going to run Elements 10. However the book is Elements 9. We will just have to deal with the differences because there is no point in running old software. The book can be had online for little of nothing or if you want you can also purchase the Elements 10 book. It isn't a deal breaker for the class but the book just wasn't out when the book list was being put together. The software however just isn't that much different so I'm confident we can adapt.