WRA 210: MODULE 3 &PORTFOLIO SESSION 2:

STUFF TO REMEMBER Do the readings. It helps, seriously. Ask questions. It’s OK to interrupt me (not others). Don’t not ask for help. Help is helpful. I want you to do well - bother me often. Practice, practice, sleep, practice. And most importantly, Don’t be scared to try something new.

AGENDA Introduction to Module 3 (Due 9/11) Troubleshoot Introduce portfolio Brainstorm questions about portfolio Overview of basic HTML tags Activity: setting up your course page (again)

REMINDERS Course website has all the information! John-lauckner.com/wra210/ Agendas PowerPoints Check your

SEMESTER PROJECTS Focus on the portfolio Orderly, logical fashion: 1.Research 2.Design 3.Build Beginning tonight: portfolio research 1.I will describe function and purpose 2.You will research portfolios (module 3)

HTML REMINDERS Modify your course webpage with HTML Remember, you compose mark up for the browser. You do this already in Microsoft Word, but you don’t see the markup (bold, italic, headings, etc.) Example: Your brain sees this This is a header Your browser sees this and displays this: This is a header

BRAINSTORM QUESTIONS

ACTIVITY: SET UP COURSE PAGES Download the template (if you haven’t already) Save it to the Desktop Open a plain text editor PC: Notepad++ Mac: TextWrangler Open the file

NEXT: MAIN PAGE TITLE Return to your text editor Page headers: h1 (biggest) to h6 (smallest) Change to something appropriate text only can match your Save immediately

NEXT: COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Paragraph text - all types of text Notice the copyright symbol © Change the text to something appropriate Save immediately

NEXT: LIST OF MODULE LINKS Lists keep related things organized Two types of lists: Ordered lists Unordered lists Lists contain as many items as you need List items go between list tags This is the first list item This is the second list item

NEXT: EDIT LIST OF LINKS Remove second list item (it's an example) Look at the first It's a list item with a link inside! Leave the text "Link to Module 1" where it is Change the link properties the "href" property tells the link where to go change the "href" property to point to your Module 1 Work document (should be module1.doc) Save your work

SEE YOUR PAGE IN ACTION Go back to your browser Click "refresh" (circle with an arrow) You should now see all changes Try the link Why doesn't it work?

USE FTP TO SEND FILE TO AFS Rename document to "index.html” Fire up Filezilla Connect it to your AFS space Transfer file from your desktop to your "web" folder Should now have two files - index.html and module1.doc Load your page:

FOR NEXT WEEK Start Module 3 right away (due 9/11) Read: The Big Four: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity (pdf)The Big Four: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity (pdf) CRAP: The Four Principles of Sound Design