Overview To Date

You Should have -- Awareness of “creativity” Yours and others Experience critiquing creative work Peer Reviews Insight into creative problem solving through -- –critical thinking and brainstorming

You should also have -- Understanding of – Intellectual property rights Copyright Public domain Creative Commons Netiquette – you’re looking at a piece of hardware but there’s a person on the other end.

Proficiency in -- Use of PSU computer lab Windows operating system File Management Folders Files Create, delete, rename, copy, print files Determine file properties Send and receive e-mail with attachments Use WWW – URL, Browse, Search

Set up a Web Page with Dreamweaver Location -> M:\Home Web Ex Menu – grid design (tables) Setup Links From my home page “students project page” -> your WebEx menu From your WebEx Menu to your project Insert Images Format headings and links Page and cell color background Use basic css sheet

Image Editing with Photoshop adjust brightness, contrast, colors, etc Resize image Crop Selection -> magnetic lasso, quick selection tool, rectangular, elliptical, magic wand, spot healing brush with “Content Aware” “feathering” edges with transparency “cut and paste” between images – move, rotate Eraser, background eraser, magic eraser Replace color Text (size, color, font, warp, special effects) Vary opacity Save for web – select file format

Understand and use Text and Color Design

Access Illustrations and Tutorials from my Web Site or Other Websites Learn how to Learn

Blogs Weblogs

What is a Blog? A Personal Presence on the Web Generally speaking, it's an online journal comprised of links and postings in reverse chronological order, meaning the most recent posting appears at the top of the page. Weblogs typically link to blog postings, and many allow readers to comment on the original post, thereby allowing audience discussions.

Some Definitions blog - site authored with newest post at the top, usually based on particular opinion and/or subject. Analogous in many ways to a journal. blogger - the people who run or contribute to blogs. blogging – activity of updating a blog Post – the blog managers entry Comment – readers entry Blog Glossary

How to Find a Blog Google Search for Blogs Link

Lurk Before You Leap Browse some blogs of interest to find some that you feel comfortable participating in. Subject Content Tone Audience Update frequency

History of Blogs Link

Educational Objectives of Blogging To practice communicating clearly and effectively about issues. To learn to use a new and growing communication technology. To develop a distinctive voice on the Internet.

Legal and Ethical Issues Do not attack other people. Observe all laws regarding intellectual property rights. Only publish facts that you believe to be true. Link to any online sources used. Properly cite all sources of information. Disclose any conflicts of interest.

Blogging at PSU WordPress See the tutorial Blog Tutorial Setting up a blog site – see tutorial See the handout (email) for a definition of the Blog Project