Here are some examples from my students CIS101 Introduction to IT class.
October 21, 2009
Awakening the Creative You
WOW, you guys did great on last week's Adobe Photoshop workshop.
Here are some examples from my students CIS101 Introduction to IT class.
Here are some examples from my students CIS101 Introduction to IT class.
September 27, 2009
Welcome Students!
Today is the start of a new module at FCC. For many of you this is also the first day back to school. One tip to be successful academically, will be to know what type of learner you are.
EDITOR's NOTE: This guest post, courtesy of Julie-Ann Amos is one such submission. Julie-Ann is a freelance writer who covers topics such as online university rankings and reviews, elearning tools, and more. Source: The Innovative Educator: What Type Of Learner Are You?
Everyone has a learning style that is most effective for assimilating and understanding new information. It is interesting to note that most people actually use all learning styles, depending on the specific type of learning they are required to do. There are three basic styles, seeing or visual, hearing or auditory and movement or kinesthetic/tactile.
Finding out what your prominent or predominant learning style is doesn't take a lot of time, but it does take some self reflection. Ask yourself these seven questions to determine what type of learner you are:
When you are trying something new do you learn best by reading about it, hearing someone tell you about doing it or trying it out yourself?
If you would choose to read about it you are more of a visual learner, if you would prefer to hear about it you are a more auditory learner and if you would like to try it yourself you are more of a tactile learner.
If you read information that is new to you do you see visual pictures in your head of the information, do you read aloud to yourself or do you make models or drawings of what you are reading?
Visual learners see movies in their head or make mental images of what they are reading, auditory learners say the words out loud so they hear them and tactile or kinesthetic learners do best with a 3-dimensional drawing or model they can touch and manipulate to understand.
When studying or learning do you like it quiet, tolerate lots of noise or need to get up and take frequent breaks?
Visual learners tend to be able to tolerate lots of noise when they study. Auditory learners are OK with noise if it is related to the material but find additional sound distracting when learning new material. Kinesthetic learners need to get up and move around and take frequent breaks.
Do you tend to color code, highlight or enjoy playing visual games or computer games to learn?
Typically visual and kinesthetic learners are the most likely to manipulate the learning material. Tactile learners often do best with interactive types of games, including the computer. Visual learners naturally use highlighting and color coding to categories information.
When hearing instructions do you first make notes to remember, repeat it back to yourself or immediately jump in and get started?
Visual learners will prefer to take notes and make diagrams to remember what the instructions were. Auditory learners often use word associations and repetition to solidify the information and tactile learners have to actually do the activity to learn the information.
When attending a lecture or presentation do you sit near the front or the back of the room?
Visual learners tend to sit near the front where the most visual information is presented. Auditory learners also tend to sit closer to the front since they are focused on hearing what is being provided. Kinesthetic learners sit near the back since they are often tuned out of visual and auditory presentations. They tend to sit near the back where they can move and "fidget" without drawing attention.
When you are teaching someone something new do you prefer to tell them or draw a diagram or show them how to do it?
Typically most people will assume that everyone uses the same learning technique or style that they do. If you find that you draw diagrams to explain the information to others you are more visual, if you tell them you are more auditory and if you show them you are more of a kinesthetic learner yourself.
EDITOR's NOTE: This guest post, courtesy of Julie-Ann Amos is one such submission. Julie-Ann is a freelance writer who covers topics such as online university rankings and reviews, elearning tools, and more. Source: The Innovative Educator: What Type Of Learner Are You?
Everyone has a learning style that is most effective for assimilating and understanding new information. It is interesting to note that most people actually use all learning styles, depending on the specific type of learning they are required to do. There are three basic styles, seeing or visual, hearing or auditory and movement or kinesthetic/tactile.
Finding out what your prominent or predominant learning style is doesn't take a lot of time, but it does take some self reflection. Ask yourself these seven questions to determine what type of learner you are:
When you are trying something new do you learn best by reading about it, hearing someone tell you about doing it or trying it out yourself?
If you would choose to read about it you are more of a visual learner, if you would prefer to hear about it you are a more auditory learner and if you would like to try it yourself you are more of a tactile learner.
If you read information that is new to you do you see visual pictures in your head of the information, do you read aloud to yourself or do you make models or drawings of what you are reading?
Visual learners see movies in their head or make mental images of what they are reading, auditory learners say the words out loud so they hear them and tactile or kinesthetic learners do best with a 3-dimensional drawing or model they can touch and manipulate to understand.
When studying or learning do you like it quiet, tolerate lots of noise or need to get up and take frequent breaks?
Visual learners tend to be able to tolerate lots of noise when they study. Auditory learners are OK with noise if it is related to the material but find additional sound distracting when learning new material. Kinesthetic learners need to get up and move around and take frequent breaks.
Do you tend to color code, highlight or enjoy playing visual games or computer games to learn?
Typically visual and kinesthetic learners are the most likely to manipulate the learning material. Tactile learners often do best with interactive types of games, including the computer. Visual learners naturally use highlighting and color coding to categories information.
When hearing instructions do you first make notes to remember, repeat it back to yourself or immediately jump in and get started?
Visual learners will prefer to take notes and make diagrams to remember what the instructions were. Auditory learners often use word associations and repetition to solidify the information and tactile learners have to actually do the activity to learn the information.
When attending a lecture or presentation do you sit near the front or the back of the room?
Visual learners tend to sit near the front where the most visual information is presented. Auditory learners also tend to sit closer to the front since they are focused on hearing what is being provided. Kinesthetic learners sit near the back since they are often tuned out of visual and auditory presentations. They tend to sit near the back where they can move and "fidget" without drawing attention.
When you are teaching someone something new do you prefer to tell them or draw a diagram or show them how to do it?
Typically most people will assume that everyone uses the same learning technique or style that they do. If you find that you draw diagrams to explain the information to others you are more visual, if you tell them you are more auditory and if you show them you are more of a kinesthetic learner yourself.
September 10, 2009
Workshop cancelled September 11
Sorry folks,
Due to circumstances out of my control, the workshop will be cancelled this Friday. Please ,still come to the make-up class at 9 am in room 208.
Take care!
Due to circumstances out of my control, the workshop will be cancelled this Friday. Please ,still come to the make-up class at 9 am in room 208.
Take care!
September 3, 2009
Anyone can make a website. How do you know it is real?
Have you ever seen a tree octopus? Check out this rare and endangered animal at http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/.
Sometimes we wonder about websites. What you see and read might just be too good to be true. Often it is. In class we evaluated Lyle Zapato's website about Tree Octopussi. Students used a web quest like the following to evaluate credible (or incredible) web content. If you missed the class, or want more of the same, then check out this webquest http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/index.html. It will quide you though 4 questions that teach you how to evaluate websites.
Have fun!
Check out this animation http://zapatopi.net/dactylfractal/
MD.
Sometimes we wonder about websites. What you see and read might just be too good to be true. Often it is. In class we evaluated Lyle Zapato's website about Tree Octopussi. Students used a web quest like the following to evaluate credible (or incredible) web content. If you missed the class, or want more of the same, then check out this webquest http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/index.html. It will quide you though 4 questions that teach you how to evaluate websites.
Have fun!
Check out this animation http://zapatopi.net/dactylfractal/
MD.
July 24, 2009
Our Web Design Workshop was a blast!
Hello Guys,
We met Friday at 10 am to learn Dreamweaver and after student picked up the basics like adding images and rollovers, creating links, changing background and formatting text , we went to more serious stuff with Dreamweaver's templates. All students understood very fast how to customize a template by changing images, background colors and text. It was a joy to see how fast the group turned into a team of web designers. I see the potential here. Keep it up and come back for the next work shop!
The screenshot depicts Guillermo's website.
July 22, 2009
Dreamweaver CS3 Workshop July 24 2009
Room: 217 - Time: 9:30 - 1 pm
This workshop teaches students the skills to create graphic designs and advertisements, which are the basic skills for any Internet related position as Web Master, Web Designer, HTML Programmer, Graphic Designer. The workshop provides additional skills useful for just about anyone working with a computer.
This workshop will teach the skills that enrich every student’s resume and help them in obtaining their first internship or full time position out of college The main objective is to introduce the students of CIS 101 Intro to Information Technology for web design and to familiarize them to the concepts of the internet, web development, web programming and to teach them how to use state of the art Web Development software like Dreamweaver CS3 and Photoshop.
The website created in this workshop can becomes a showcase of skills that the student can use at their first job interviews to make a first lasting impression and to demonstrate true hands on skills.
The students will be able to do the following after this workshop:
• they can open and close Dreamweaver CS3
• they will be familiar with the interface and the most commonly used commands and file menus
• they will know how to save their project
• they can create a root folder and image/asset folder
• they can create a blank page
• they will be able to create a page from template
• they will be able to edit page properties
• they can use the color picker and also use the hexadecimal color code or RGB color code to select colors
• they can import text and write /edit text
• they will learn to create links
• they will understand and be able to use HTML tags to code pages
• they will learn to import images
• they will be able to check their pages in different browsers
• they will be able to understand the code and the design view and how to switch between them
• they will be able to add additional pages and link them together
To sign up for the workshop, log in to your student account at STARZ located at http://www.careercollege.edu. You will find a link to all upcoming workshops on the left side in the navigation menu. After clicking on that link select the workshop that interersts you and sign up for it.
July 17, 2009
Today's Workshop Was Awesome
WOW, You guys are sooo talented! I had no idea how many creative minds I have in my classes this module!!
I have a gut feeling that many of you were surprised yourself about your own talent. Sometimes a talent is there, but the owner is unaware. We woke a good number of sleeping, and hidden talents up today -YES, I am very satisfied with today's results. I hope that most of you will post their artwork in their blogs to get others inspired and to show what you can do.
Everyone who missed today's workshops g check out the student blogs -- you can get there by clicking the follower's thumbnails on this page.
Here are examples of today's project:
July 15, 2009
Matching textbook referrences - Add 63
Hello Students,
For everyone who is currently using "Introduction to IT" CIS 101 by Gary B. Shelly and Thomas J. Cashman edition 2008. All References in chapters higher than Chapter are wrong. That has been proved to be extremely frustrating for anyone working on homework assignments, for example if you look at page 155's True or False Assignment. Each question points to the page where you can find the answer.
So on page 42 you are supposed to see the answer for the first question "It is easy to count the number of global web sites and web pages (42)"
Page 42 belongs to an earlier chapter and ha nothing to do with the answer to this question.
However, now with the help of Mr. Brandon M. Pickens, I figured it out. The book is 63 pages off. The solution is as follows: Add 63 to the number listed as reference, and you get the correct page.
Give it a try.
In this case 42 + 63 = 105.
On page 105 you find "..estimating the number of web pages and Web sites is virtually impossible..."
Now, you can easily answer question 1
"It is easy to count the number of global web sites and web pages (42)" - Answer : False
For everyone who is currently using "Introduction to IT" CIS 101 by Gary B. Shelly and Thomas J. Cashman edition 2008. All References in chapters higher than Chapter are wrong. That has been proved to be extremely frustrating for anyone working on homework assignments, for example if you look at page 155's True or False Assignment. Each question points to the page where you can find the answer.
So on page 42 you are supposed to see the answer for the first question "It is easy to count the number of global web sites and web pages (42)"
Page 42 belongs to an earlier chapter and ha nothing to do with the answer to this question.
However, now with the help of Mr. Brandon M. Pickens, I figured it out. The book is 63 pages off. The solution is as follows: Add 63 to the number listed as reference, and you get the correct page.
Give it a try.
In this case 42 + 63 = 105.
On page 105 you find "..estimating the number of web pages and Web sites is virtually impossible..."
Now, you can easily answer question 1
"It is easy to count the number of global web sites and web pages (42)" - Answer : False
July 8, 2009
Adobe Photoshop Workshop July 17, 2009
Adobe Photoshop Workshop - July 17th 2009
Room: 217
Time: 9:30 to 1 pm
This workshop teaches students the skills to create graphic designs and advertisements, which are the basic skills for any Internet related position as Web Master, Web Designer, HTML Programmer, Graphic Designer and which enrich the skills of anyone working with a computer. This workshop will teach the skills that enrich every student’s resume and help them in obtaining their first internship or full time position out of college. After the workshop, studetns will be able to:
Students can open and close Adobe Photoshop
Students become familiar with the interface and the most commonly used commands and file menus
They can start a new image with the correct settings appropriate for the project’s chosen medium (print or web)
They know which resolution and dpi(Dots per inch) to pick and the meaning and purpose of each.
They know how to save their project
They can select a foreground and background color
They can use the color picker and also use the hexadecimal color code or RGB color code to select colors
They can use the paint tool and select differed brushes
They can select colors ad use the bucket tooThey can use the gradient tool and select different gradient styles
They Learn to work with layers
Learn to import graphics
Save your work for different formats like the web and print media\
Save your work as pdf, jpg and gif images
Create logos and optimize artwork for the web
Create artwork for your web pages
To sign up for the workshop, log in to your student account at STARZ located at http://www.careercollege.edu. You will find a link to all upcoming workshops on the left side in the navigation menu. After clicking on that link select the workshop that interersts you and sign up for it.
Welcome to Mrs Dale's Classroom Blog
Welcome!
I thought I am going to create this blog to make it easier to stay in touch with all my current and past students. I will keep you all posted on upcoming workshops, and job opportunities when something becomes available.
Feel free to ask me questions or leave some feedback with what you like to learn in coming workshops.
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Talk to you soon,
Mrs. Dale
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