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Session 1 -- Training in Netscape Composer;
begin course web pages
Session 2 --
Activate server space, set permissions and upload course web page; send
an email with homepage address to
kthomps4 gmu.edu and skistler
gmu.edu
Session 3 -- Training in
HTML
Session 4 -- Training in Front
Page; Capture an image and insert into course page
Session 5a --
MT5: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
MT6: Begin final project preparation
001: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
Session 5b --
MT5: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
MT6: Begin final project preparation
001: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
Session 7 -- Training in converting Word
and HTML documents to Adobe Acrobat format
Session 8 --
Show draft of final EDiT project
SESSION
1 -- STAR Training in Netscape Composer
In Class
--Expectations and syllabus
--STAR Composer Training
--Begin creating your homepage in Netscape Composer
Readings and Resources
--Entering and formatting text in Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/webcreate.html
--How to Save an image from a webpage:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/imagesv.html
--How to resize the display of an image using Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/image-resize.html
--How to insert an image into a webpage using Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/imageins.html
--How to position text around an image using Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/imagewrp.html
--How to create a link in Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/links.html
--How to create targets (anchors) in Composer:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/link.html
--Setting permissions on your Mason Account (execute privileges only):
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/netperm.html
Assignment--your homepage and 209 pages
--Utilizing the skills learned in class today, work on a first draft
of your homepage for Thursday. The homepage is your public_html index.html
page and will include a link to your 209 page.
If you already have a homepage on Mason, please add a link from that
homepage to the EDiT page you will create.
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SESSION
2 -- Mason Cluster account activation; set up public_html;
continue working on your homepage; MEMO-mail
In Class
--Set up public_html and permissions
--Continue working on your homepage in Netscape Composer
--Upload trial homepage to Mason server
-- send an email with homepage address to
kthomps4 gmu.edu and
skistler gmu.edu
Readings and Resources
Activate Mason Cluster Account or reset password
http://itusupport.gmu.edu/STG/masonaccount.asp
--How to Get, Install, and Use Secure Shell and FTP
http://itusupport.gmu.edu/STG/ssh_install.asp|
--Create your homepage on Mason Cluster:
http://itusupport.gmu.edu/STG/webpage.asp
--Create server directories
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/pageonmasonnew/pageonmasonnew.htm
--File/Folder Management
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/findingaid/multifolders/multifolders.html
--Alternative to above link: "set up public_html directory":
New Century College's "Create your own home page"
http://classweb.gmu.edu/nclc110/techworkshops/webcreate.htm
--Email activation:
https://chimera.gmu.edu/email/prod/indeex.html
Assignments
1)--Email your homepage address using your
GMU account
2) After receiving
your first class email from the instructor, send a reply-all email from
your own account to the ENGL 209 class list. Write whatever you want
as a way of introduction but be sure to include:
- your name your GMU log-in ID and homepage address
- why you chose to take this
Mason Topics EDiT course
- what computer skills you have and what you hope to learn
3)--Create
your 209 and 101 course pages
The more you learn this semester, the more you will want to alter your
home and course pages. Feel free, but you must upload your pages today.
All of your assignments for EDiT will be posted on your 209 course page.
Your 209 course page will have link to your Engl 101 page, where your
composition assignments will be posted over the course of the semester.
On your 209 page be sure to include a link back to your home page as
well as to you Engl 101 web page. Your homepage is usually your
public_html/index.html page and will include a link to your Engl209 and
Engl101 pages. See the models at:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/homepage.html,
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/209page.html,
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/101page.html and
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/me.html. We will add
links to each assignment over the course of the semester. Make
sure that each of your pages has consistent navigational links.
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SESSION 3 -- STAR
training in HTML
In Class
--HTML training
--Study the code or markup you generated when you created your homepage
using Composer
Readings and Resources
--Beginning HTML
http://irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/html/html1.html
--Tools for webpage creation
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/html/toolsforhtml.htm
Assignment--
--Continue working on your home page as well as your 209 and 101 pages.
You may prefer to have a separate self-expression page or use your home
page for that purpose.
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SESSION
4 -- Training in Front Page; Capture an image and insert
into course page
In Class
--Front Page training
--Image capture
--Inserting images into webpages
--Note: Setting up Microsoft FrontPage for
versions before
2003/xp. If you are using an older version, open FrontPage by going to
Start, then Programs and click on the Front Page icon. Once you have
opened the program, go to View on the Menu bar, uncheck Views and check
Reveal Codes. Then go to Tools on the Menu Bar, then Page Options and
click on the Compatibility Tab. Consult the following image in setting
your Page Options:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/univ100-L05/fp_compat.jpg
/univ100-L05/fp_compat.jpg
Readings and Resources
--IRC's Beginning FrontPage workshop
http://irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/fp_begin2000v2.htm
--Microsoft's FrontPage training
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832701033.aspx
--How to Save an image from a webpage:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/imagesv.html
--Digital Photographic Manipulation
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/features/digital_essay1.html
--Fair use guidelines for multi-media
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/copymed.html
--George Mason Honor Policy--plagiarism
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/plagiarism.htm
Assignment--capture an image
1) Find an electronic image(s) related to your Engl101 or other
course. If you have a concurrent image assignment from an English
Department course you are taking, you can copy and paste that assignment
onto a new 209 page and put a link to it on your 209 course page.
2) In your public_html directory on local (flash or other drive),
you may want to create a subdirectory
called "Images" and save your images there. Otherwise save
your image to your public_html or other subdirectory.
3) Capture your images
(as a JPEG or GIF) and insert it (or more precisely, insert an image
source equals link to it) on a new blank page. If you are
worried about copyright restrictions, create a link to an external
source for the image.
4) Record the following information if you can find it
(or paste the information on the image from your other English course):
--The URL where you found the image;
--The original image's source (where it came from before its web debut);
--The photographer or illustrator;
--The year the original photo was taken or illustration was finished;
--Discuss in detail the point of view of the image and how it relates
to your topic.
5) Upload the assignment to your server space and
put a link to the file on your 209 webpage.
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SESSION 5a --
Photoshop Elements training and Hypertext
Assignment
In Class
--STAR Photoshop Elements Training
--Work on your homepage (your index.html page in your public_html), your
Engl 209 page, and your Engl 101 page
MT5: Half the class in
JC 344 for STAR Training in Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330
for final project preparation
MT6: Begin final project preparation
001: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
--
Readings and Resources
--IRC introduction to Photoshop Elements
http://irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/PS_Elements/beg_photoshop_elements.htm
--IRC graphics finding aide:
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources.findingaid/graphics.htm
--IRC scanning and storing of image files:
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/findingaid/scan_storage.htm
--Digital Photographic Manipulation:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/features/digital_essay1.html
--Fair use guidelines for multi-media:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/copymed.html
--George Mason Honor Policy--plagiarism:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/plagiarism.htm
Assignment--digital photographic manipulation MT5 group 1 and 001
group 1
--Finish your image assignment if you have not already done so. I
will be grading your home, 101, 209, and personal expression page (which
can be your home page) as well as your image assignment at the end of
the week. Make sure all your pages have consistent navigational
links and that all the images and links work.
See sample pages at:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/homepage.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/209page.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/101page.htm
Assignment--personal page MT5 group 2 and MT6
--Many of you have used your home page (your index.html page in your
public_html folder) as a personal expression page. If you have
decided not to take this approach, create a separate page which
expresses your personality, history and/or interests using texts, links
and images. We're not asking you to think in terms of an academic
paper. You don't have to do research; this is your opportunity to
get creative and develop a more personal hypertext that prominently
features hypertext links and images.
You can use an existing home page or create a new page where you
introduce yourself to the class. The purpose of this assignment is to
encourage you to play with techniques you might not want to use in a
regular academic paper.
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SESSION 5b --
Photoshop Elements training and Hypertext
Assignment
In Class
--STAR Photoshop Elements Training
--Work on your homepage (your index.html page in your public_html), your
Engl 209 page, and your Engl 101 page
MT5: Half the class in
JC 344 for STAR Training in Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330
for final project preparation
MT6: STAR Training in Photoshop Elements
001: Half the class in JC 344 for STAR Training in
Photoshop Elements; Half the class in IH 330 for final project
preparation
--
Readings and Resources
--IRC introduction to Photoshop Elements
http://irc.gmu.edu/resources/workshopmaterials/PS_Elements/beg_photoshop_elements.htm
--IRC graphics finding aide:
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources.findingaid/graphics.htm
--IRC scanning and storing of image files:
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/findingaid/scan_storage.htm
--Digital Photographic Manipulation:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/features/digital_essay1.html
--Fair use guidelines for multi-media:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~scampbel/copymed.html
--George Mason Honor Policy--plagiarism:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/plagiarism.htm
Assignment--digital photographic manipulation MT5 group 2 and 001
group 2
--Finish your image assignment if you have not already done so. I
will be grading your home, 101, 209, and personal expression page (which
can be your home page) as well as your image assignment at the end of
the week. Make sure all your pages have consistent navigational
links and that all the images and links work.
See sample pages at:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/homepage.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/209page.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/101page.htm
Assignment--personal page MT5 group 1
and 001 group 1
--Many of you have used your home page (your index.html page in your
public_html folder) as a personal expression page. If you have
decided not to take this approach, create a separate page which
expresses your personality, history and/or interests using texts, links
and images. We're not asking you to think in terms of an academic
paper. You don't have to do research; this is your opportunity to
get creative and develop a more personal hypertext that prominently
features hypertext links and images.
You can use an existing home page or create a new page where you
introduce yourself to the class. The purpose of this assignment is to
encourage you to play with techniques you might not want to use in a
regular academic paper.
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SESSION 7 --
Training in converting Word and HTML documents to Adobe Acrobat format
and work
on final project
In Class
--Training in converting Word and HTML documents to Adobe Acrobat
format
--work
on final project
Readings and Resources
--IRC PDF quickstart guides:
http://www.irc.gmu.edu/resources/findingaid/pdf.htm
--Adobe online PDF creation:
https://createpdf.adobe.com/
--Online PS to PDF converter
http://www.ps2pdf.com/convert/convert.htm
Assignment--
Take one html document and one word document you have written (for and
English Department or other course you are concurrently taking) and
convert it into a Adobe PDF document and add links to these pages on
your 209 course page.
Trial visual concept of the course image for top of Engl 101 assignment
pageWork on final project and prepare to show the class your work at the
next meeting.
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SESSION 8 -- Show draft
of final EDiT project
In Class
--Show class draft of final EDiT project
Readings and Resources
--
Assignment--final EDiT project
--Digitally enhance something you have written in Engl 101 or another course. This
project will demonstrate your understanding of the rhetoric of images
and hypertext
and mastery of basic web authoring tools. The writing you enhance should
come from a course you are taking concurrently with ENGL 209. If you are
taking another English department course, the writing you start with
must come from that class (use your narrative on a visual scene if you
are taking David Beach's Engl 101). But if you are not currently taking one of
our courses, you can take writing you have done in another class and
digitally enhance it. All of the links, images, targets and
digital enhancements should
support your thesis or story. Don’t forget to add a works cited page (or section)
with active links and an account of how you used each of your sources.
Upload the assignment and put a link to it on your 209 course page.
Call it your Final Project.
See the class web pages at:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/MT5-classpages.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/MT6-classpages.htm
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kthomps4/209-f04/001-classpages.htm.
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