Keeping Up With Class Assignments ( 6 December 2004)
Because of the blended learning approach we're taking this quarter, I want to be sure that everybody understands exactly what I'm expecting of them in terms of attendance, participation, and deliverables. So here's a handy-dandy PDF that you can print and save, or simply view online whenever you'd like.
What it boils down to is (a) do the readings before Monday, (b) come to lecture and participate in discussions on Monday, (c) do the exercises for the week by Wednesday, or come to the studio session on Wednesday to work on them, (d) post to your weblog about lecture, readings, and exercises, and (e) make sure you complete and turn in your assignments (and link to them on your blog).
The PDF has longer versions of each of the above, as well as some tips for how to configure MovableType properly for class (enabling trackbacks, adding appropriate categories, etc).
Excerpt: She wrote this before blah blah...
Read More: changing
Galvin's first "real" post. Right now, I'm not entirely sure about a few things in this class...oh what am I saying, I'm completely clueless! I don't know how to add posts to my own weblog (do I have to edit together an HTML document and upload it to the site? Or is there some fancy schmancy way of doing it?), plus I don't know what exactly I'm supposed to say in any of these said posts. I'll have to ask the professor on Wednesday.
At least I'm not completely clueless about the assignment this week. Ive got everything necessary for it now, just need to add a photo (easy enough). Ironically, trying to get it to validate was more annoying and took me longer than writing the actual HTML code, but I did it.
At first, I did not quite know what the point of the W3C's validation was or what the importance of the DOCTYPE. I just thought they were the pathetic attempts by some arrogant elitist nerds to bring some semblance of order to the chaotic web and...well I guess I still think that (I don't mean any offense ~_^), but now I know that they are to ensure a page appears and behaves in accordance on all browsers, as Mr. Zeldman explained, (though in all cases, I think that's only really important for the large business and organization sites that need to reach a large audience). The other reason is that the simple checking of validation can clue you in on all the errors your page contains. Granted, it can still be pretty cryptic, but it's better than nothing.
That's all I got right now. I'll come back once I've done more reading. Tomorrow I'll go upload the assignment during the studio.
Posted by: Xetirox on December 8, 2004 12:23 AM | Permalink to CommentAdding a post to your weblog is pretty straightforward. Log into your MT installation (www.rit.edu/~yourid/mt/mt.cgi) and choose the "Create Entry" option for your weblog. You'll see a text box for the entry title, a place to add a category (like, for example, "in-class exercise"), and a larger box for your entry text. It will automatically convert blank lines to paragraph breaks, so technically you don't *have* to use HTML, unless you want to add a link (or format the text). There are little buttons above the entry box to let you easily add a link, or make text bold or italicized.
Another reason for using standards is so you don't have to recode your site each time a new browser is released. :)
Posted by: Liz Lawley on December 10, 2004 4:20 PM | Permalink to Comment
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