• Assessment

Please submit to me via email no later than 3:30pm. Please do your own work and good luck!

• Web Assessment Review
• Peer Evaluation – Due Next Tuesday – Emailed to all faculty
• Course Evaluations – Please fill out 3 times (Once for Each Faculty Member)
• Assessment Dates
  • Access – 5/7/15 – 1:30pm – 3:30pm – EIT 219
  • Web – 5/12/15 – 10:30am – 12:30pm – EIT 219

We hope you have a great Summer and we look forward to seeing you all in the Fall. If any of you are looking for project work for the Summer please let us know and we’ll try to pass along opportunities as they present themselves.

Complete the practice assessment before class on Tuesday. We will review in class on Tuesday. Your final web assessment will be May 12, 10:30am – 12:30pm.

• Open Lab
  • Projects Due Tomorrow
• Begin work on Team / Client Interview for Tuesday

Assignment

Submit your Individual Web Project (Due 4/3/2015)

• Walkthrough with Source Files

Assignment

Upload your working version to you web space and send me the url. Make sure to do some customization so you get the opportunity to play with editing the calls to jQuery. Please send me the working URL before class on the Tuesday following Spring Break.

• What is a CDN?
• Why use a CDN?
  • Google CDN, CDNJS
• Test Environments – Codepen.io
• Jquery Tabs Case Study
• JQuery Cycle Demo
• Building web apps with Jquery

Assignment

Over Spring Break you should complete your personal web site project (Requirements) The project will be due on the Thursday following Spring Break. We will spend the Tuesday class session debugging and implementing Javascript on the site. You should have a working prototype in class to review with me on Tuesday. Good Luck.

• Exploring the functionality of Jquery
• Jquery Tabs Case Study
• JQuery Cycle Demo
• Building web apps with Jquery

Assignment

Read the following Article on Progressive Enhancement. Write a blog post explaining progressive enhancement in your own words. Please discuss why it is important to use progressive enhancement and include a link to another article you found and read relating to the topic. Due before class Tuesday.

Web Forms

• Hosted Solution
• Using Server-Side Technology

HTML5 Boilerplate

• HTML5 Boilerplate
• Content Markup

Introduction to JavaScript

• Introduction
• Uses of JavaScript
• Examples
  • How To
  • Placement
  • Statements
  • Comments

Assignment

Complete Getting Started with programming at Codecademy. Send me a a screenshot of the completion page. I recommend creating an account so you can save your progress and completion other modules in the future.

Segway Q & A

• Open Discussion / Review Techniques

Site Planning

• Planning, Storyboarding and Collecting Resources for your Web Site

Working with HTML5 Boilerplate

• View Documentation | Download

Individual Web Site Project

• Requirements

Assignment

Watch the HTML5 Boilerplate Video | Download the Files (If you haven’t done so already) Review the HTML and CSS Documentation while looking through the boilerplate files. Be prepared to discuss on Thursday.

Begin thinking about a topic for your individual web project. By next Tuesday I should have a planning document and site map for the new site.

• Setup Bluehost
  • Domains
  • Email Address
    • Forwarders
  • FTP Access
  • Install WordPress
• Publish Segway Projects

Assignment

Publish your Segway Project to you newly created webspace and send me a URL.

Segway Project

• Starter Document
• Micro-site Project – Due Next Tuesday before class. (February 17, 2015) .

Assignment

Bring your finished site to class on Tuesday. We’ll set up our hosting accounts and publish the site you build.

• Integrating Image Slices into Your Site Template | Techniques: Kellum
• Finalizing your page template
• Duplicating pages for your site

Segway Project

• Starter Document
• Micro-site Project – Due Next Tuesday before class. (February 17, 2015)

Assignment

Begin work on the Segway Projects. You should have a good start on your main page template prior to class on Thursday.

• Optimizing and Exporting Images
• Sample Files
• Integrating Image Slices into Your Site Template | Techniques: Kellum
• Finalizing your page template
• Duplicating pages for your site

Segway Project

• Starter Document
• Micro-site Project – Due Next Thursday before class. (February 6, 2014)

Assignment

1. Begin work on the Segway Project
2. Optimize and post to your blog the Clone Stamp and Marquee Tool exercise images we worked on in class last week. Please describe the techniques you used in the exercise.
3. Email me an optimized version of your header graphic you created in class.

• Optimizing and Exporting Images
• Sample Files
• Integrating Image Slices into Your Site Template
• Finalizing your page template
• Duplicating pages for your site

Assignment

Please read the following article on image optimization and write a shot blog post discussing three takeaways from the article.

Review the HTML & CSS concepts covered last semester and bring questions/need for clarification to class on Thursday. We’ll begin a web design project on Thursday. If you need some review this site covers a good chunk of what we discussed last semester.

• Creating a Color Scheme
• Using Shapes, Text, and Photos to Create Imagery for your site
• Optimizing and Exporting Images

Assignment

Create Banner image for your sample page in Fireworks. The image should be as wide as your container div and between 80px and 200px tall and less than 40kb in size. Emailed tswallace@ualr.edu before class on the Thursday. Have fun with this. You can make an image for anything. It could be a company, an event, a hobby etc. I’d like to see the following elements present in your design. Typographical Element, some sort of photographic element or vector artwork, and a consistent color scheme (Try Kuler).

Next class I’ll show you how to integrate this image into your template page properly. Please bring the optimized file to class.

My Reading List – Import into a reader of your choice. I use Feedly
Thomas Wallace Reading List (Right-click save as or import via URL)

Woking with Photography

• Cropping and Resizing
• Working with the Selection Tool
  • Exercise: Remove the Background from this photo
• Color Correction (Curves)
• Clone Stamp
  • Exercise: Duplicate a Bird on the wire and remove the wire at the top of the image

Image Optimization

• Optimizing Imagery for the Web

Assignment

Post optimized samples of the images you created to your blog with an explanation of the tools and approach you used.

• Fireworks Workspace
• Creating Shapes
• Working with Typography
• Cropping and Resizing

Complete the following tutorials and submit the folder icon you create in the 3rd tutorial.

• How to use the pen tool in Adobe Fireworks
• Using the Path Panel
• Create an Icon in Fireworks

You should email this icon to me before class on Thursday. Late submissions will not be accepted. I do not expect you to perfectly replicate the icon in the tutorial but I would like to see a solid effort from each of you. This is a challenging assignment so I encourage you to not wait until the night before it is due. Good Luck!

My Reading List – Import into a reader of your choice. I use Feedly
Thomas Wallace Reading List (Right-click save as or import via URL)

• Fireworks Workspace
• Creating Shapes
• Working with Typography
• Cropping and Resizing

Complete the following tutorials and submit the folder icon you create in the 3rd tutorial.

• How to use the pen tool in Adobe Fireworks
• Using the Path Panel
• Create an Icon in Fireworks

You should email this icon to me before class next Thursday. Late submissions will not be accepted. I do not expect you to perfectly replicate the icon in the tutorial but I would like to see a solid effort from each of you. This is a challenging assignment so I encourage you to not wait until the night before it is due. Good Luck!

Welcome

• Verify VMWare Access
• Review Syllabus

Fireworks

• Introduction to Fireworks
• Fireworks Workspace
• Creating Shapes
• Working with Typography
• Cropping and Resizing

Assignment

Read – Steps for producing a web site

• Solar Splash
• Project Portfolios
• Open Lab
• Final Presentations
  • 1:00 – Thursday – December 11, 2014 (Discussion)
• Open Lab

• CSS Positioning Lab

Assignment

Make sure I have all URL’s for the positioning Exercises you did over the holiday.

• Positioning Overview
• CSS Positioning
• CSS Positioning Lab

Assignment

Complete today’s lab assignment and upload to your web space or post to Codepen. Sent me the url’s for each exercise no later than Tuesday. Be prepared to discuss in class.

• Today’s Codecast
• Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID’s
• Creating and Attaching a Style Sheet
  • CSS Reference
• Understanding Color | Kuler
• Positioning Overview
• CSS Positioning

Assignment

Read The following Article on CSS Positioning. Be prepared to discuss next week.

Style your Gordo / Prototype Document in Codepen or Using a text editor and send me the URL prior to class on Tuesday. I’m not looking for perfection. I’d like you to explore the techniques covered in class.

• Today’s Codecast
• Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID’s
• Creating and Attaching a Style Sheet
  • CSS Reference
• Using Dreamweaver to Create and Apply Styles
• Understanding Color | Kuler
• CSS Box Model – Description | Demonstration

Review

Read: Getting to Know CSS |  Getting to know the  Box Model – This is quiz material.

• Today’s Codecast
• Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID’s
• Creating and Attaching a Style Sheet
  • CSS Reference
• Using Dreamweaver to Create and Apply Styles
• Understanding Color | Kuler
• CSS Box Model – Description | Demonstration

Assignment

Read: Getting to Know CSS |  Getting to know the  Box Model – This is quiz material.

• What is Dreamweaver?
• Dreamweaver Workspace
• Defining a Site in Dreamweaver / Connecting to the Web server
• Using Dreamweaver for markup | Download Starter Document
• Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID’s
• Creating and Attaching a Style Sheet
• Using Dreamweaver to Create and Apply Styles
• CSS Box Model – Description | Demonstration

Assignment

Read: CSS Specificity & Class vs. ID – This is quiz material.

• What is validation?
• File Management Review
• In-class lab / Prototype Assignment Q & A

Assignment

Due on Thursday 10.30.14

• Create and Validate a prototype HTML document that includes examples of all HTML elements covered thus far. For a list of requirements view this page.
• You are free to submit this assignment in one of two ways. Those who complete option 2 will receive extra credit.
  1. Attach the html file to an email to tswallace@ualr.edu or
  2. Upload the file to your web space. The url should be ualr.edu/username/prototype/. Make sure you name the file index.html
• Read the following article before class on Thursday – CSS Basics

• Today’s Codecast
• Working with Images
• Naming Conventions, Meta Naming, Directory Structure
• Creating Your UALR Web Space
• Using an FTP Client – Filezilla – Tutorial
  • Host:ualr.edu
  • Username: students\username
  • Password: students domain password
  • Port:21 (It should default to this)
• File Management Exercise
  • In your Web Root (local folder that holds all of your websites), create a directory named prototype.
  • Create the proper directory structure.
  • Using a text editor, create a new basic html document (doctype, head, body, h1 with your name).
  • Save the file as index.html in the root of the prototype directory.
  • Publish to the web.

Assignment

• Practice publishing files to your webspace using FTP. Remember to properly name your homepage file (index.html). You can download a free FTP client for Windows or Mac from Filezilla. Make sure to carefully read the installer package dialogs (as you always should) to make sure you are not installing additional software or toolbars.
• Create and Validate a prototype HTML document that includes examples of all HTML elements covered thus far. For a list of requirements view this page.
• Email me the URL of your completed prototype document. Send to tswallace@ualr.edu before 10.28.14.

• Today’s Codecast
• Sectioning your HTML Document
• HTML5 Structural Elements
• Naming Conventions, Meta Naming, Directory Structure
• Creating Your UALR Web Space
• Using an FTP Client – Filezilla – Tutorial
  • Host:ualr.edu
  • Username: students\username
  • Password: students domain password
  • Port:21 (It should default to this)

Assignment

• Practice publishing files to your webspace using FTP. Remember to properly name your homepage file (index.html). You can download a free FTP client for Windows or Mac from Filezilla. Make sure to carefully read the installer package dialogs (as you always should) to make sure you are not installing additional software or toolbars.
• Create and Validate a prototype HTML document that includes examples of all HTML elements covered thus far. For a list of requirements view this page.
• You can email the html document to me or for additional credit upload to the server and send me the url. Send to tswallace@ualr.edu before 10.28.14.

• VM Troubleshooting
• Quiz
• Today’s Codecast
• Sectioning your HTML Document
• HTML5 Structural Elements
• Naming Conventions, Meta Naming, Directory Structure
• Creating Your UALR Web Space
• Using an FTP Client – Filezilla – Tutorial
  • Host:ualr.edu
  • Username: students\username
  • Password: students domain password
  • Port:21 (It should default to this)

• Today’s Codecast
• Additional html tags for textual content
• Special Character Encoding: Details | Reference
• Working with Tables
• Working with Forms
• Sectioning your HTML Document
• HTML5 Structural Elements

Assignment

Review the following resources and be prepared for a quiz on Thursday. This will cover in class discussion and readings.

• Block vs. Inline Elements
• Getting to know HTML

• Today’s Codecast
• Marking Up Content – Download the Starter Document
• Additional html tags for textual content
• Special Character Encoding: Details | Reference
• Block vs. Inline Elements
• Hyperlinks

Assignment

HTML Reference – Code Guide | Introduction to HTML

• Today’s Codecast
• Other Code Editors
• What is HTML5?
• Doctypes & DTD’s – Document Type Definition
• Declaring a Language Type
• Exploring the <head>
  • Title Attribute
  • Meta Tags
• Marking Up Content – Download the Starter Document
• Additional html tags for textual content
• Special Character Encoding: Details | Reference
• Block vs. Inline Elements
• Hyperlinks

Assignment

HTML Reference – Code Guide | Introduction to HTML

• Structure, Content, Design, & Behavior
• How the Internet Works
• Understanding how a web page works
• Setting up our work environment using Codpen | Today’s Codecast
• Other Code Editors
• What is HTML5?
• Doctypes & DTD’s – Document Type Definition
• Declaring a Language Type
• Exploring the <head>
  • Title Attribute
  • Meta Tags

Assignment

Create a Codepen Account and experiment with it’s features.

Read Semantic XHTML (Quiz Material) & 300 Million Dollar Button

Please read the following article and write a blog post covering the key ideas. See you all Tuesday.

http://www.thetomorrowlab.com/2014/04/modern-web-design-works/

• Understanding Web Related Terminology
• Browser Overview
• Structure, Content, Design, & Behavior

Assignments

1. This week you should complete the Power Searching with Google course as homework. Be prepared to discuss when we return to class next Tuesday. Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6
2. Due Thursday – Write a blog post about 5 new tips/trick you learned from the Power Searching with Google course. Please explain each technique and a situation where you might use it to find valuable information.

• Understanding Web Related Terminology
• Browser Overview

Assignments

1. This week you should complete the Power Searching with Google course as homework. Be prepared to discuss when we return to class next Tuesday. Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6
2. Due next Thursday – Write a blog post about 5 new tips/trick you learned from the Power Searching with Google course. Please explain each technique and a situation where you might use it to find valuable information.
3. Read – The history of the Internet and the web, and the evolution of web standards

• Resources

Assignments

1. This week you should complete the Power Searching with Google course as homework. Be prepared to discuss when we return to class next Tuesday. Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6
2. Due next Tuesday – Write a blog post about 5 new tips/trick you learned from the Power Searching with Google course. Please explain each technique and a situation where you might use it to find valuable information.

• Resources

Assignment:

Review your favorite web-based service in a blog post explaining it’s functionality, the pro’s and con’s of using the particular service, and discuss the service’s potential for impacting the way you work. Post is due next Tuesday. Please be prepared to discuss in class.

• Resources

Assignment:

Review your favorite web-based service in a blog post explaining it’s functionality, the pro’s and con’s of using the particular service, and discuss the service’s potential for impacting the way you work. Post is due next Tuesday. Please be prepared to discuss in class.

Introduction to Google Docs

• Overview

Assignment

Create a Google Doc and share it with tswallace@ualr.edu. In this document, List 5 web sites that you find useful in your professional or academic careers. Due before class on Tuesday.

WordPress.org

• Blog Settings
• Applying a Theme
• Customizing the Sidebar
  • Widgets
• RSS Feeds
• Shortcodes
• Custom Menus
• Individual Q&A

Assignment

Make sure you have done the following before returning to class next week. We’ll be moving on to new topics next week so you should have all blog related issues and assignments squared away.

• Make sure I have your Blog URL
• Customize your blog
  • Apply a new theme
  • Customize the sidebar
    • Add a few widgets.
    • Display an rss feed from a site that you frequent.
  • Try using a shortcode in a post or a page.
• Completed About Page
• Created a Custom Menu

Soft Skills

After completing your Myers Briggs Personality Indicator, please go to www.truity.com and locate your personality type. After reading the descriptions, please answer the following questions on your blog:

1. Based on what you have learned about your MBTI profile, what do you need/expect in your work environment?
2. What type of leader do expect to be and how does this profile reflect that?
3. When working on a team/in a group, how do you think knowing the other peoples’ profiles would change the group interactions?

Please complete the following communication survey before class next Tuesday. It should take 5 minutes.

WordPress.org

• Blog Settings
• Applying a Theme
• Customizing the Sidebar
  • Widgets
• RSS Feeds
• Shortcodes

Chromebooks

• Verify Network Access

Assignment

Customize your blog. Apply a new theme. Customize the sidebar. Add a few widgets. Display an rss feed from a site that you frequent. Try using a shorcode in a post or a page. Begin working on your about page. If you have not submitted your blog url to me please do so.

Soft Skills

Please complete the following communication survey before class next Tuesday. It should take 5 minutes.

• Remembering Names Activity
• Subscribe to Google Group – itcanary+subscribe@googlegroups.com
• Chromebook Orientation
• Introduction to Worpress
  • WordPress.com
  • What is a blog?
  • Publishing Content | Video Tutorial
  • Pages vs Posts
  • More Resources

Homework

Homework (Due 8.26.14): Write your first blog post reflecting on your first week in the program and your personal expectations for the class. Make sure you catergorize and/or tag the post. If you are feeling adventurous try adding a photo to the post as well. There is no length requirement for this assignment.

Soft Skills: Please complete the MBTI located at this web site (http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp).  Save your results and bring to class with you next Tuesday for a debrief. Have a nice weekend.

• Review Syllabus & Expectations
• Faculty Introductions
  • Thomas Wallace
  • David Luneau
  • Cheryl Johnston
  • Bruce Bauer
  • Aaron Baker
• Student Introductions
• Introduction to the Classroom Technology
  • Virtual Machines
  • Off Campus Access to VPN
• Chromebook Distribution and Overview
  • Chromebook Agreement
  • Using Multiple Google Accounts
• Subscribe to Group Email List – itcanary+subscribe@googlegroups.com
• Remembering Names Activity