Hello class,
If you remember, we're not holding class on Monday. However, I said I'd be there to help students with questions on their projects. I am now ammending that to say that I will be there ... late. One of THE landmark, HUGE people in my field is coming to BYU to speak to my department, so I'll be listening to him on Monday (he's also a BYU alumni - cool!). He's presenting from 2:30-4:30, so I will come after that and get to the McKay Lab sometime before 5 p.m. I can then stay an hour or whatever is necessary to answer any questions and offer help.
So I will be there on Monday, but I make no promises until 5 p.m.!
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Blogs go political - Catch the local story!http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
A lot of people are talking about how bloggers have influenced the political scene this week. It was bloggers that kept Howard Dean's campaign alive. It was bloggers that blew the cover on Dan Rather and CBS's story using false documents about Pres. Bush. A student from Dr. Allen's class linked to a story about how impactful bloggers have been this year. In our own class, Jared and Caroline have been doing some political blogging, in fact it sometimes has gotten a little heated! And blogs can get that way, for better or worse--but discussion is important and blogging may be just one more way to discuss ideas.
In case you are interested, KSL radio is airing a story on Friday morning about this issue. It will probably be on their website later that day (and did I mention you can add an RSS feed for KSL to your aggregators?) :-)
In case you are interested, KSL radio is airing a story on Friday morning about this issue. It will probably be on their website later that day (and did I mention you can add an RSS feed for KSL to your aggregators?) :-)
Monday, October 11, 2004
Wrapping up class today
Like promised, here are some URLs and other tidbits that I mentioned in class and promised to put on my blog.
1. The URL to the Office of Information Technology Workshops is http://www.it.byu.edu. Click on "training" and then "courses by date."
2. Remember that everyone this week is supposed to blog and discuss the following question: "What technologies do you feel will be most valuable to your specific teaching goals, how confident do you feel in these technologies, and what kinds of lesson plans, learning activities, etc. would you use these technologies for?"
3. The direct link to this week's assignment is here. If you want to check the assignments for next week, and the week after, it may give you a better idea of where to go with your project. This week the homework is light, so start learning the technology you have to learn for this project. Don't save it to the last week or you'll be hating life!
4. Remember to zip me off an email as you start to come up with an idea and check with me to see if it's an appropriate technology (especially those of you that are not required to learn a specific technology). You can email me at rw@byu.edu.
5. If after class today you still think web design is your thang, and you want to learn more, here are some resources for you:
A good place for tutorials on Composer and other programs — http://www.fgcu.edu/support/
A good site on web design, from a graphic artist perspective — http://mundidesign.com/home.html
Another good site on web design — http://www.people.memphis.edu/~kjob/wbi/Index.html
There are, I'm sure, many much better websites on web design and many better tutorials for Composer. Do a search on Google and you'll find lots. Let me know if you find one you really like and I'll add it to my blogroll.
1. The URL to the Office of Information Technology Workshops is http://www.it.byu.edu. Click on "training" and then "courses by date."
2. Remember that everyone this week is supposed to blog and discuss the following question: "What technologies do you feel will be most valuable to your specific teaching goals, how confident do you feel in these technologies, and what kinds of lesson plans, learning activities, etc. would you use these technologies for?"
3. The direct link to this week's assignment is here. If you want to check the assignments for next week, and the week after, it may give you a better idea of where to go with your project. This week the homework is light, so start learning the technology you have to learn for this project. Don't save it to the last week or you'll be hating life!
4. Remember to zip me off an email as you start to come up with an idea and check with me to see if it's an appropriate technology (especially those of you that are not required to learn a specific technology). You can email me at rw@byu.edu.
5. If after class today you still think web design is your thang, and you want to learn more, here are some resources for you:
A good place for tutorials on Composer and other programs — http://www.fgcu.edu/support/
A good site on web design, from a graphic artist perspective — http://mundidesign.com/home.html
Another good site on web design — http://www.people.memphis.edu/~kjob/wbi/Index.html
There are, I'm sure, many much better websites on web design and many better tutorials for Composer. Do a search on Google and you'll find lots. Let me know if you find one you really like and I'll add it to my blogroll.
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