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Assignments for CABT 160

Directions: Assignments 1-5 are all completed on the screen as online forms. You will fill in the answers and then click on the "SUBMIT" bottom at the botton of the page. Your answers will be sent to me via email. Assignmnet 6-8 require you to make a website and web pages in class.

Directions: Lex 1 is an online form. Lexes 2-6 are small reports on topics you select from a list below. Each Lex will require you to choose 2 topics and write an answer that is about 250 words or more for each of the 2 topics. Lex 2 & 3 are Blog postings; Lex 4,5, & 6 are Discussion postings.

Blog - You will use Google's Blogger to post at least 4 weekly postings and to read other class member postings as well. Instructions will be given in class.

Discussion Posts - You will use Google's Groups to post 3 weekly Lex postings and to respond to at least 2 other class member postings for each of the 3 Lex posts. Instructions will be given in class.

Assignments 5 pts. each

Learning Exercises = Lexes 5 pts. each

Assignments #1 Due 10/28 online form
Get Account, Get Email, Student Profile

Assignments #2 Due 11/11online form
Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web

Lex #1 Due 11/11 online form
Getting Connected

Assignments #3 Due 11/18 online form
Using the Browser

Blogger Directions | Blogger Due 11/18

Lex #2 Due 11/18 Turn in as a blog posting at your blog site

Assignments #4 Due 11/25 online form
Netiquette and E-mail

Discussion Group Due 11/25

Lex #3 Due 11/25 Turn in as a blog posting at your blog site

Assignments #5 Due 12/2 online form
Searching the World Wide Web

Lex #4 Due 12/2 Turn in as a Discussion posting at the class Discussion

File Types
Assignment #6 Part 1 in class
Word Handout

Assignments #6 Due 12/9online form
FTP, File uploading & Downloading Activities 1-3 in class, Activity 4 as online form homework

Lex #5 Due 12/9 Turn in as a Discussion posting at the class Discussion

Assignments #7 Due 12/16
Planning Your Website: Storyboard, Thumnails & Comps

Lex #6 Due 12/16 Turn in as a Discussion posting at the class Discussion

Assignment #8 Due 12/16
In Class Activity
Making a Simple Web Page With HTML
Edit the Web Page in Composer
Click Here for Printable Version

Extra Credit - choose any LEX topic form the Wild Card Lex Choices near the bottom of this page, 2.5 pts each for a maximum of 10 points.

Lex Topics - Choose two topics per each Lex posting,Lex 2-6. You must choose from the recommeneded choices below for Lexes 2-6. Use the Wild Card options below for Extra Credit work. Extra credit will be turned in as a Discussion posting at the class Discussion.

Choices are only generally categorized to correspond with textbook and lecture topics.

Lex 2 choices (Recommended) - Internet Basics

10 Things You Didn't Know About how many servers are part of the Internet and the levels of servers in the hierarchy of Internet servers?
10 Things You Didn't Know About Web 2.0.
Web 2.0 | Wiki | An Index? | O'Reilly |
10 Things You Didn't Know About who controls and runs the Internet?
10 Things You Didn't Know AboutTim Berners-Lee and his history regarding the WWW.

Lex 3 choices (Recommended) - Browsers and Browsing

10 Things You Didn't Know About Bandwidth and other "high speed" internet connections.
10 Things You Didn't Know About wireless connection.
10 Things You Didn't Know About SpyWare, Adware, Malware, Phishing, viruses and Trojan Horses.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Domain Names (addon, parked and sub domains - aliased and what is redirected).
10 Things You Didn't Know About blocking sites, content, and parental parental controls.

Lex 4 choices (Recommended) - Email & Listservs & Usenet/Discussion

New! 10 Things You Didn't Know About Netbooks Google OS | Netbooks |
Google OS Printalbe
10 Things You Didn't Know About What is Pop mail vs. Web mail.?
10 Things You Didn't Know About monetizing Podcasts. Podcast 1 | Podcast 2
10 Things You Didn't Know About the differences between creating an email list in your email software address book and using a listserv to send multiple email messages to recipients?
10 Things You Didn't Know About Usenet news groups?

Lex 5 choices (Recommended) - Searching the WWW & Internet

10 Things You Didn't Know About Bing, the new browser from Microsoft.
Article 1 Microsoft Gets it Right | http://www.kumo.com |
| Kumo vs Bing | Article 2 Yahoo Microsoft Seal deal
10 Things You Didn't Know About how is the Internet different in other parts of the World?
10 Things You Didn't Know About e-Readers.
Article 2 E-Readers Turning the Page | Kindle | Sony's eReader
10 Things You Didn't Know About the advantages and disadvantages of MP3 players, music quality and swapping music files?

Lex 6 choices (Recommended) - The WWW

10 Things You Didn't Know About dynamic and static webpages?
10 Things You Didn't Know About Cascading Style Sheets.What are databases and how are databases used for the WWW?
10 Things You Didn't Know About how good Internet and web security is for transmission and storage of data.
10 Things You Didn't Know About addon, parked and sub domains, aliased and redirected.

Wild Card Lex Choices (2.5 pts each for a maximum of 10 points.) Extra credit will be turned in as a Discussion posting at the class Discussion.

10 Things You Didn't Know About the different Browsers available (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Sea Mankey, Opera, Safari, Mozilla, Netscape, others)
Identify Local ISPs (as many as you can) Compare them.
10 Things You Didn't Know About connecting to the Internet by uasing a National vs. Local ISP service.
10 Things You Didn't Know About differences in how men and women use technologies such as computers and Internet browsing. Calling Venus, Calling Mars
10 Things You Didn't Know About cookies.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Identity Theft.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Privacy issues and concerns when using the Internet.
10 Things You Didn't Know About streaming audio and streaming video.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Instant messaging.
10 Things You Didn't Know About the differences between web page editors, translators and WYSIWYP editors.
10 Things You Didn't Know About firewalls.
10 Things You Didn't Know About laws regulating or restricting what we do with the Internet. (i.e. former California Gov. Gray Davis signed prohibiting spam in CA and threatening a $1,000,000 penalty; taxation, ethics, etc.)
10 Things You Didn't Know About: Other Topics by Instructor approval

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