CABT161 - Assignments

Assignments

You have 4 types of required assignments to complete and 2 type of extra credit.

1. Assignments read them on this page and turned in via Blackboard & parts as hard copies in class. Note: In BB the Assignments page shows the Late Date. 160 pts 2. Blog - using Google's Blogger 160 pts 3. Website Project - See Session 14 300 pts	4. Discussion & Extra credit Posts are small reports, posted in Blackboard, on topics you select from a list below. Each Discussion posting will require you to choose 1 topic and write an answer that is about 250 words or more. You must also read and respond to as least 2 other students postings. Discussion 160 pts; Extra credit 100 max
Assignments 8 at 20 points each	Discussion Posts 8 at 20 points each
Assignment 1 Due 3/12 Account, Topic & Purposes, Profile, Avatar or Pic	Intro Discussion Posting (extra credit) Due 3/12
Assignment 2 Due 3/19 Sea Monkey/Composer, Core FTP	Discussion 1 Due 3/19
Assignment 3 Due 3/26 Root Folder, Images and Saving	Discussion 2 Due 3/26
Assignment 4 Due 4/9 Composer and Wireframes	Discussion 3 Due 4/9
Assignment 5 Due 4/16 Using Notepad and Html to Create a Webpage	Discussion 4 Due 4/16
Assignment 6 Due 4/23 Storyboard	Discussion 5 Due 4/23
Assignment 7 Due 4/30 Wireframe Your StoryBoard	Discussion 6 Due 4/30
Assignment 8 Due 5/7 Color Swatch	Discussion 7 Due 5/7
Blogger Directions \| Blogger Due 5/24 Special Directions: Post your blogsite address as a Discussion 8 post so other students can view your blog.	Discussion 8 Due 5/24 Special Directions: Turn in Your Blogger Address as the Discussion 8 posting, then go to two other student's blogs and "comment" on them directly at their blogsite.
Website Project and Presentation - Due in class on 5/24	Extra Credit - choose any Discussion topic from the Extra Credit Discussion Choices near the bottom of this page, 10 pts each for a maximum of 100 points. Due 5/24
Discussion Topics - Choose one topic for each Discussion posting. Both Regular and Extra credit will be turned in as a Discussion postings in Blackboard and both require the normal 2 responses to others student's posts.
Discussion 1 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About how many servers are part of the Internet and 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 Websites and browsers?
Discussion 2 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About wireless connection? WiFi v Bluetooth OR 3G v 4G 10 Things You Didn't Know About Moving, copying and opening files? 10 Things You Didn't Know About How Domain Names work?
Discussion 3 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About Netbooks? Google OS \| Netbooks \| Google OS Printable 10 Things You Didn't Know About Podcasts? Podcast 1 \| Podcast 2 10 Things You Didn't Know About Wireframes. Wireframes
Discussion 4 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About Bing, the new search engine 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 the Internet is 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
Discussion 5 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About dynamic and static webpages? 10 Things You Didn't Know About Cascading Style Sheets? 10 Things You Didn't Know About Choosing and registering a good domain name?
Discussion 6 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About copyrights, trademarks and plagiarism on the Internet and WWW? 10 Things You Didn't Know About Usability versus Aesthetics? 10 Things You Didn't Know About Website Accessibility issues and standards.
Discussion 7 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About tablet computers and the new Apple iPad? Apple iPad unveiled \| iPad has Potential \| iPads 4 biggest whiffs \| tablet computers \| look & details 10 Things You Didn't Know About Blogging and blogsites? Google's Blogger \| TypePad \| WordPress \| Answers.com 10 Things You Didn't Know About site building template systems. For example: Intuit.com \| Google's Sites
Discussion 8 choices (Required: pick one of these 3 choices) 10 Things You Didn't Know About the advantages and disadvantages of building a website with Flash? 10 Things You Didn't Know About website analytics, page and host statistical tracking and other types of information often collected and monitored for web traffic? 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Internet differs from the World Wide Web?
Extra Credit 1. Syllabus Review - In Blackboard under the left menu Assessments link. 20 points possible 2. Discussion Choices (10 pts each for a maximum of 100 points counting the Syllabus review points.) Extra credit will be turned in as a Discussion posting using the Blackboard Discussion tool. Two responses to other student extra credit postings are required for full credit. 10 Things You Didn't Know About the different Browsers available (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Sea Monkey, Opera, Safari, Mozilla, Netscape, others)? 10 Things You Didn't Know About connecting or hosting services using a National vs. Local companies? 10 Things You Didn't Know About differences in how men and women use technologies such as computers and Internet browsing? Click here: 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 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 are allowed by Instructor approval only!