COURSE ASSIGNMENT 1 WEEK 1

The first assignment is a little tedious. However, please be sure to follow through with each part. It may seem like busy work, but doing this now will help you along the way.

PART I

1) CREATE A TEXT or WORD DOC FOR YOUR PASSWORDS It is important to record your passwords as you create accounts for this class. You should have these passwords with you in class at all times.

-Name the doc: Your name_Passwords_DigitalTools
-Type in the passwords for:

1. logging into the Moore computers, Logging into Moodle and your Email.
2. Instructor’s email: lenahelen.moore@gmail.com
3. The class blog URL address (the url address is locate on top middle of this browser)
4. and other usernames and passwords as they are created: your blog, dropsend...etc

2) REGISTER A BLOG.

a. Register a blog with Blogger.
b. Name it: "Your name's Blog"
c. Copy and Paste the usernames and password into to your password file.

3) CREATE A POST ON YOUR BLOG

a. Name and describe three interesting and new things you have noticed since being at Moore. REMEMBER TO CLICK THE PUBLISH BUTTON!


PART II

1) REGISTER AN ACCOUNT WITH DropSend.
a. Copy and Paste the usernames and passwords into your password file.
b. Create a folder in your DropSend Account. Name it Digital Tools.

2) REVIEW USING YOUR MAC OSX 10

REVIEW Mac Desktop: Become familiar with navigating the desktop-the dock, the menu bar, open finder windows and create folders.


WEB BROWSER WINDOWS AND TABS
Practice setting up a web browser using Firefox. Create tabs with your class blog, the dropsend account and the class drop send account open. You will be expected to have this ready to go at the beginning of each class.

(See the tutorial on Setting up Web Browsers and Tabs. NOTE: Do not use the safari browser when editing your blog posts. Safari limits what you can edit. Moodle is not compatible with Safari.


PART III

EMAIL ME (lenahelen.moore@gmail.com)

• From the email that you use most often, email me your blog URL address (this is the address located on the top middle of the browser window when your blog home page is open and visible.)

EMAIL YOURSELF:
Email your password doc you created with all your usernames and passwords.
(This way you can access this document from you email the next time you come to class)


PART IV

1) PURCHASE A THUMBDRIVE (2G min)-See Tips for Purchasing and External Harddrive for details on a variety of resources for external hard drives and online file sources.

PURCHASE a 2" RING BINDER or NOTEBOOK for class. You are expected to download and print the syllabus and all the lecture notes from "Moodle." (All the posts on the class blog are also available for you to copy, paste into a word doc and print.)

3) ACQUIRE A POCKET DIGITAL CAMERA, a CAMERA CARD READER and a CAMERA CARD.

Acquire a digital camera. For the first part of the semester we will be working with a digital camera. (If you do not own a digital camera and are not able to purchase one, the library has several cameras for loan. The technician in the library is available to help you navigate how to operate the camera.)

Acquire a memory card that will fit your camera (min 500mb) This is a card that pushes into a slot in the camera. It is simply a storage devise for digital data.

(optional) Acquire a card reader. A card reader allows you to download your data from the card without using the camera. With a reader you can also use the card to store other files, such as word doc's, .pdf's. mp3s...etc

Tiger Direct had memory cards and flash card all-in-one reader.


PART V

Choose a Subject that is visually interesting to you. This subject must be something that you encounter everyday in order for you to be able to easily take photo's of it. These photo's will be your resource for creating your assignments and final projects.

Choose a day to write down ten events in that day and accompany these events with digital photos of your subject. For example: If you subject can be moved (say your subject is fruits and vegetables) then place the subject with your event. If your subject cannot be moved (say your subject is street signs) then try bringing your event to your subject.

Post to your blog a record of your events and include you subject too.

For example:
6:00 am took a shower with broccoli in the dish soap (take a pic)
7:00 ate breakfast with orange before eating it. (take a pic)
7:45 walked my dog "Shilo" with banana in his mouth. (take a pic)
and so on.....


BRING TO NEXT CLASS

1. Your thumb-drive and ring-binder.
2. A camera card with the ten photos stored on them, and either a card reader or the camera with the cords to plug into the computer.
3. A registered DropSend Acc.
4. Your password's File stored in your email account.
5. Your registered Blog with the 2 posts:

• A description of interesting things you observed.
• A written record of your ten events.