It is exam time. I use the exam to evaluate whether you have learned the concepts we have covered. The most important thing I will look for is that you choose the correct tool for the task. Do you use code that is efficient and clean? Does your design demonstrate the usability concepts I have beaten into your head? Is your page accessible to those with disabilities?
A few other general notes about the exam:
1. Web 1 will not be allowed any notes for the vocabulary section.
2. For all other parts of the exam you can get assistance from anything but me. Ask for help from your partners when stuck, use the book, check the web. Obviously, copying a classmates words, codes or ideas will be subject to a zero on the exam.
3. I will judge you against the highest standard of excellence. You have been great students and I will expect great work.
Web 1:
Complete the second marking period work by answering the questions on the blogmeister. I will use one of those questions on the exam. Be sure you are reviewing the study questions and list of vocab words.
We will not do any more book work. You should review the tutorials I link to on the blogmeister. I will post the exam on Tuesday. You can preview a version by finding last years exam.
Web 2:
The exam prep is posted. You also must complete your Lulu projects. Read this article from yesterday's New York Times about Lulu.
Web 3:
Exam review is posted. The real exam questions will be posted Monday. I want to give you a few days to review. Second marking period grades are closed.
Some of you will be exempt from the exam which means you are my better upperclass students. I ask that you work on the exam and the review regardless of your exemption as your exam (being my better upperclass students) will tell me much about how I taught the class. We can negotiate this individually.
Rabu, 09 Januari 2008
Survey Results
1. Evaluate your technology expertise since September 1.
I've learned a lot more than I thought I would. 76%
I've learned about what I thought I would 14%
I've learned some. 10%
Nothing so far... 0 %
2. Have you read or edited your blogmeister from home?
Yes 71%
No 29%
3. What has been the best learning experience?
Textbook or Tutorial work 30%
Flash/Fireworks projects 50%
Videos 6%
Working with classmates 14%
4. Are you producing your best work?
Yes 87%
No 13%
5. Which of the following would you like to explore more? Click all that apply.
Educational gaming simulations 70%
Blogging and global networking 27%
Wikis/Collaborations 13%
Web-based phones 43%
6. If you look at the assignments from September do they look...
Much easier now 91%
Same 7%
Still can't figure it out...1%
7. Do you feel comfortable creating and editing a basic webpage?
Yes 91%
No 6%
Whats a webpage? 3%
I've learned a lot more than I thought I would. 76%
I've learned about what I thought I would 14%
I've learned some. 10%
Nothing so far... 0 %
2. Have you read or edited your blogmeister from home?
Yes 71%
No 29%
3. What has been the best learning experience?
Textbook or Tutorial work 30%
Flash/Fireworks projects 50%
Videos 6%
Working with classmates 14%
4. Are you producing your best work?
Yes 87%
No 13%
5. Which of the following would you like to explore more? Click all that apply.
Educational gaming simulations 70%
Blogging and global networking 27%
Wikis/Collaborations 13%
Web-based phones 43%
6. If you look at the assignments from September do they look...
Much easier now 91%
Same 7%
Still can't figure it out...1%
7. Do you feel comfortable creating and editing a basic webpage?
Yes 91%
No 6%
Whats a webpage? 3%
Wednesday
We are approaching the end of the semester. I am very happy with the progress we have made. I believe all classes have a solid understanding of the objectives (usability, accessibility, bias, design) of the course. If you look back at your work for the semester I think you have gained a lot of technical expertise, probably without even realizing it.
This is my second year teaching web design here. I know the Web 1 and Web 2 classes did better this year than the crew I had last year. The work I assigned was roughly the same, but the quality of the work is much higher and more consistent.
Web3 has been a challenge for me as the both the content and the class are new. Learning pacing on a new class is a challenge. How long will each concept take? I have tried to set up an environment where you can learn at your own pace and according to your learning style.
The first day of class I spoke of moving the class from dependent learners (R1) to independent learners (R4). I think we have succeeded in that. Do you agree? Let me know in the survey.
Please take the survey.
Web 3:
Continue to do some extra tutorial work in Flash as we close up the semester. Now that your knowledge base is broader I think you are finding these much easier to do.
Web 2:
We are almost done with the book. Your websites should be almost done as well. Check rubric.
Web 1:
While we have had some coding difficulties I think we have a small understanding about style sheets and Javascript. Most of you will move on to Chapter 9 today. Chapter 9 is simple. You have a form and you will add a formula to it. Think before you type. If you get stuck I put the solution in the UDrive.
This is my second year teaching web design here. I know the Web 1 and Web 2 classes did better this year than the crew I had last year. The work I assigned was roughly the same, but the quality of the work is much higher and more consistent.
Web3 has been a challenge for me as the both the content and the class are new. Learning pacing on a new class is a challenge. How long will each concept take? I have tried to set up an environment where you can learn at your own pace and according to your learning style.
The first day of class I spoke of moving the class from dependent learners (R1) to independent learners (R4). I think we have succeeded in that. Do you agree? Let me know in the survey.
Please take the survey.
Web 3:
Continue to do some extra tutorial work in Flash as we close up the semester. Now that your knowledge base is broader I think you are finding these much easier to do.
Web 2:
We are almost done with the book. Your websites should be almost done as well. Check rubric.
Web 1:
While we have had some coding difficulties I think we have a small understanding about style sheets and Javascript. Most of you will move on to Chapter 9 today. Chapter 9 is simple. You have a form and you will add a formula to it. Think before you type. If you get stuck I put the solution in the UDrive.
Selasa, 08 Januari 2008
Tuesday
I posted several Web 1 videos to teachertube yesterday. They have been getting a lot of hits. Whose video will be the most popular?
Web 3:
Please work on the following tutorials:
Web 3:
Please work on the following tutorials:
- Text legibility.
- Flash Detection scripts (for usability). Read through this before you start it.
- Preloader (optional)
- Improve search results. Pretty cool explanation.
Web 2:
Put drafts of website in Udrive. Continue to improve sites.
Web 1:
Be sure you understand style sheets and have almost completed Javascript by the end of class. Work fast and discuss with your partner. Check out the vocabulary study sheet.
Senin, 07 Januari 2008
Exam notes, Iowa, etc...
For all: keep track of the news from New Hampshire. What web tools are being used?
For all: test the new search engine from Wikipedia called Wikia Search. Do some reading about the search function. There are some profound differences between this system and google or yahoo searching. Since the algorithms are brand new (it launched today) the searches might not work great. But the point is that YOU can help them fix it by ranking the results. Just like wikipedia, if we ALL pool our knowledge we might come up with something very productive.
On another note, a software launching can be a messy business. It might be neat to track how this does over the next few days.
Web 3:
Finish Iowa website. Be sure to create a blog entry analyzing the usability of your page AND analyzing the usability of the three leading candidates pages. That should be four total paragraphs. Track the CHANGES these pages make over the next few days.
Web 2:
Work on website for book. Book deadline is this week and we will be sending you edits to make.
Web 1:
Finish news segment and post to UDrive. Check your work. Write a blog entry analyzing your work and comparing it to your classmates. Who has the best 28 second segment? Did you answer who-what-when-where-how and have a good headline?
For all: test the new search engine from Wikipedia called Wikia Search. Do some reading about the search function. There are some profound differences between this system and google or yahoo searching. Since the algorithms are brand new (it launched today) the searches might not work great. But the point is that YOU can help them fix it by ranking the results. Just like wikipedia, if we ALL pool our knowledge we might come up with something very productive.
On another note, a software launching can be a messy business. It might be neat to track how this does over the next few days.
Web 3:
Finish Iowa website. Be sure to create a blog entry analyzing the usability of your page AND analyzing the usability of the three leading candidates pages. That should be four total paragraphs. Track the CHANGES these pages make over the next few days.
Web 2:
Work on website for book. Book deadline is this week and we will be sending you edits to make.
Web 1:
Finish news segment and post to UDrive. Check your work. Write a blog entry analyzing your work and comparing it to your classmates. Who has the best 28 second segment? Did you answer who-what-when-where-how and have a good headline?
Kamis, 03 Januari 2008
Iowa
Today is the Iowa Caucus and many of you are working on projects related to this start of the election season. Learning how to analyze, communicate, and CREATE is an essential skill in today's world.
Knowing what is going on in the world is important. Don't be ignorant. Bad things happen to ignorant people. You should know about the candidates, what their positions are and be able to articulate why you support a candidate.
Democracy can be scary. Check out what is happening in Kenya today. Or Pakistan (I warn you that these are brutal images). How do you want your next President to represent YOU as he or she faces this crisis?
The world views us through the web now. As web designers you must understand the choices that you make can have a profound impact.
I have given you several links that should give you ideas for your presentation. All Iowa assignments will be due Monday. Remember, Web 1: You must use Audacity to record your voiceover (VO).
Knowing what is going on in the world is important. Don't be ignorant. Bad things happen to ignorant people. You should know about the candidates, what their positions are and be able to articulate why you support a candidate.
Democracy can be scary. Check out what is happening in Kenya today. Or Pakistan (I warn you that these are brutal images). How do you want your next President to represent YOU as he or she faces this crisis?
The world views us through the web now. As web designers you must understand the choices that you make can have a profound impact.
I have given you several links that should give you ideas for your presentation. All Iowa assignments will be due Monday. Remember, Web 1: You must use Audacity to record your voiceover (VO).
Rabu, 02 Januari 2008
Welcome Back
For the next eight school days we will be in project mode before we turn to our final exams. While our final exams are all scheduled for different days I expect to start our exam early on the 15th as I expect it to take more than one class period.
Web 1:
Web 1:
- Review vocabulary. Here is a sample from last years exam. If these questions are unclear you have some studying to do. All important vocabulary should be in your chapter summaries.
- Read and practice the exercises in the "extended book" (that's the eleven chapter HTML book). My expectation is that you have a basic understanding of these chapters. You can find the files in the UDrive. Share the books (or use the PowerPoint files for instructions--in Udrive).
- Continue to practice Flash and Fireworks by using the tutorials.
- Make a 28 second news segment about the results of the Iowa Caucus (see below) using MovieMaker. You MUST include sound that you record with Audacity in this news broadcast.
Web 2:
- Revise book chapters.
- Start to create web companion to your chapter in Dreamweaver.
Web 3:
- Create Flash based website about Iowa Democratic Caucus results. The caucus is Thursday. I will grade your website at the end of class on Friday.
- Create a site that includes graphs of the results, non-copyrighted photos of the three leading candidates, and an easy to use navigation system .
- This site should have only the most basic information. The most important thing is that your data is animated (the graphs move, the pie charts hop, etc...).
- Check out Barack Obama's explanation of the caucus system (in Flash).
- Check out Hillary Clinton's Iowa page.
- Check out John Edwards's Iowa page.
- Create a blog entry analyzing the usability of your page AND analyzing the usability of the three leading candidates pages. That should be four total paragraphs. Track the CHANGES these pages make over the next few days.
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