Sunday, October 31, 2010

10/31/10

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Well the semester is almost over and I feel as if we have covered so much yet there is still an overabundance of subject matter to go over. I cannot believe that there is only about 5 weeks left until winter break! Good Luck everyone!!!

           Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

Friday, October 29, 2010

10/29/10

Friday in class:
   I really enjoy how we have gotten time to work on INDESIGN during class time. It is helpful to those who do not know how to use the program or are not fermillier.

For monday continue working on or toward a final product to submit using INDESIGN!!


Post indesign project with listed criteria:
  • text (alleys and gutter must be clearly positioned). The grid must be visible
  • images (embedded and linked)
    raster and vector images must be present
  • layers
  • proof of good control of the tools
 Happy Halloween!!!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Today in class

Working with indesign is a challenge. It will take a lot of time for me to understand and really learn the components to master. I feel like indesign is the hardest program we have worked with compared to photoshop and dreamwever. I really like how we go step by step in class. It is very helpful.

Tasks to do by Monday:
 Indesign project that includes
  • text (alleys and gutter must be clearly positioned). The grid must be visible
  • images (embedded and linked)
    raster and vector images must be present
  • layers
  • proof of good control of the tools
Work toward finishing final product and expand knowledge on indesign!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

10/25/10

Monday in Class:
  Great start to the day without being able to log in with my husky net ID. Lame!

Why do we need Indesign?
  It is basically a box of tools that you can use to produce something and you can do things that you cannot do in photo shop.

What is the difference between microsoft word and indesign?
  word can keep track of how many wods a document may have which is crutial. In design is hands on and one must play around and mess around with it to figure it out. Word also gives us highlight and copy and spell check.

Expierament with INDESIGN and work with making finished products such as brochures and such.
Practice before wednesday..

Friday, October 22, 2010

10/22/10

Friday in Class:
  Continue workig with photo shop and work toward a finished product for Monday.

Images:
GIF         2000
JPG          
PNG        2010

Requirments for Photo shop project:
  • text
  • layers
  • stamp, brush smudge and eraser tools
  • filters
  • adjustments
You need to attache your product as .PSD file (Photoshop proprietory format) to a D2L discussion message in the following thread.

Due on Monday!!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

10/20/10

Wednesday in class:
  Practice with photo shop and work toward finished product for monday.

Expierament with images for the asignment that is due and gain knowledge to use applicaations toward final project!

practicing working with picture framing photos and contrast as well as exposure and layers. It takes time and can be easier when the knowledge of the tools are matered.


Spend 2 hours working on photo shop before friday!!
  

Monday, October 18, 2010

10/18/2010

Monday in class:
  Discuss an overview of web space and dream wever
  Move on into photo shop devlopment
   - Work on using text tools
   - Learn how to edit pictures

Practice working with photo shop learning how to design things. EDIT Photos :)

It is a lot about helping out and must devlop a vertebret of thinking and it has its own logic.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

10/13/10

Wednesday in class:
   Work with dream wever and create sample web page for Monday

-use webspace through SCSU website.
-name folder im260 no space in the url
- Webpage is due monday before class
-keep up with bloggs
- remember to use .HTML


Have a great fall break!!!

Monday, October 11, 2010

10/11/10

Monday in class:
   Discussion on Learning styles   : )

Dream wever
 -Entering pictures and tables into our web pages
 - Linking cells
 - Working with navagational bars and working toward our final project
 - Practice working with tables
 - Finding URL for first web page
 - Using IM 260 folder and webspace
 -http://Studentweb.stcloudstate.edu
 -Work towars final project webpage

* Remember to submit assignment into the drop box before 12am tonight!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

10/10/10

Social Networking:
  Basically Social Networking is an area with structured organizations that are connected to specific groups working with common interest, relationships and beliefs, and knowledge. It is the most common communication today in the 21st century. The areas of these specific topics are called social networking sites. These are sites such as twitter and facebook. The basics of social Networking.

Friday, October 8, 2010

10/8/10

Friday in class:
-Work on importing and exporting files into the the drop box for delicious and dream wever.
-Work with java script and ancors and tables in dreamwever
- Twitter VS Facebook
I do not have a twitter account nor am I interested in getting an account. It think that this program is a constant news feed that is avalibal. also known as micro blogging. 140 characters just like texting. If you are following someone you can see constant feeds. Twitter compaired to facebook are very similar. One can post pictures and enter posts. There is not much matniance to the twitter compaired to facebook. So in a sence it is easier. Facebook must have confirmation in order to see others profile. With twitter the information that is posted is avalibal to everyone who has a twitter account. The twitter is more mobile. There are many advantages to having twitter VS facebook. it is easier to follow and respond.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

10/6/10

Wednesday in class:
   Work with Dream Wever to understand hyperlinking for the bookmark project

Must have:
 Contact info and dates
 

Great class today on examples!!!

Monday, October 4, 2010

10/4/10

Monday in class:
   Discussion on information Technology;
     -Texting and Driving
     - Internet and Privacy

 Bookmarks Assignment;
    - Delicious
    - xmarks
    - Finding comparable applications reguarding this assignmnet
* Export the files and use name when depositing them into the drop box.
     - Complete a trial bookmark and export HTML file by friday. If there are questions Bring them to class.

 Dream Wever
    Create a folder for bookmark assignment
  * WED; meeting with Maria to work on Bookmarks
   

Meta Language;
   language used to make statemetnts in another language which is called the object language. Use of the inference algorithm. aka, language explaining the language of the webpage.

Meta Data;
   Data about data.

Example:
    data about data: is classifying stuff. The goal of web 3.0.

Today in class we will be learning how to insert an image onto a web page. I really like the hands on examples we do in class. I think it really helps with the understanding of using these new programs.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

10/3/10

Programs such as Adobe/ Dreamwever can and will most likely be used in my profession because I want to get into health and wellness. I am a fitness instructor and I use these programs to devlope websites for campus rec and marketing for group fitness. I am majoring in biomedical sciences and community health and thinking about kinesology as well. I am going to minor in advertising because I believe that it is a great way to open my options for the future. Using these web 1.0 programs make things easier for advertising and marketing aspects.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Friday 10/1/10

Today in class:
     Bookmark assignment;
          compile a list of academic booksmarks and export the file (HTML) and put in the drop box. Must be related to the final paper or project. SHould be organized in folders. Learn how to make a description in the browser and put in your own words. Delicious, advantage of being able to acess the information from any computer, can acess anywhere. xmarks isnt as good as delicious...?
- Bookmarks and imports (30pts)
- Bookmarks in delicious and similar (20pts)
DUE OCTOBER 13th!!
Final project oppertunity:
   The free press coopperative
          - small based paper for little people

Dreamweaver;
    macromedia is one of the many tools that can be used. It is the web editing tool that is defaulted on SCSU campus.
- Always use HTML
- for advancemetns; google bare bones to HTML
    *Gets you all of the tags for constructing a web page.