| Week | Information |
|---|---|
| Assignments due in one week unless otherwise stated. I may add some things during the week, so double check the schedule each week! | |
| Week #15 Week of Decmeber 12th |
Spencer Fry from Yale will be speaking on Tuesday at 11:00. He is still in college,
but has started several businesses and has worked in the game area. He is making the
trip because Mike Vieira asked him to come and speak and I would really like to have
a good turnout to reward him for his effort. I will even give extra credit to anyone
that comes and sends me an email giving their thoughts on the subjects he discusses.
The talk will be held in H210. I will be available for help on Tuesday at 2:00, Thursday at 12:00 (CIS50 has priority, 2:00 (CIS44 has priority), Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 (CIS17 has priority), 12:00 (CIS50 has priority) and 1:00 until 3:00. Help sessions will be in K101. If there is a problem with the room booking at any point, I will be available in K130 or you can find me in my office. We will continue to work on projects in class with time out to view other peoples sites. Assignments to turn in: The final and status sheet must be turned in prior to the scheduled final (use the usual address and also send a copy to pgrocer@comcast.net). If it is not turned in prior to the final, you must come to the scheduled final and take the exam. Required status sheet Final exam |
| Week #14 Week of December 5th |
We will finish looking at the JavaScript examples this week. Next week we will clean up
a few outstanding things I want to look at. I would also like students that can, to come
to the last day of class and show their site to their classmates. That would be on Dec. 15th
at 1:00. The final will be posted next week. Assignments to turn in: Fourth and last JavaScript quiz |
| Week #13 Week of November 28th |
I had the wrong information, the speech is on Tuesday (Dec 13th at 11:00). The Division is hosting a talk by a speaker
who is involved in entrepreneur endeavers involving games. I would really
like as many of you to attend as possible. I will post the details next week.
We will continue with JavaScript this week. Please be sure you have looked at the function examples
and started looking at loops. Look at the examples
and the PowerPoint and be sure to read about functions at an outside source.
Check back to see how we are doing! Assignments to turn in: Extra Credit JavaScript assignment: JavaScript write your own quiz assignment Third JavaScript quiz |
| Week #12 Week of November 21st |
I have requested we have a lab on Tuesday instead of the classroom. I have been told that
we can have K101, so we will meet there and work on Java quizzes. We are part way through functions. Next week, we will finish functions and move on to other items. Assignments to turn in: Second Web Project In addition, I want you to include audio at your site if possible. If the site you are using does not allow audio, then send me a web page with audio and I will test it. This assignment is due one week before the end of classes. |
| Week #11 Week of November 14th |
Advisement starts this week. I will be available for online advisement on Monday from 10 to 1.
We can email back and forth using pgrocer@comcast.net for advisement purposes. I will also
be available to do advising on Wednesday, Novemeber 9th via email at pgrocer@comcast.net. I can
advise you and give you your pin so you are ready on Monday. I do not have transcripts at home
so you are responsible for telling me what you have taken! Other advisement times will be
posted on my door on Wednesday, November 9th. We will start looking at JavaScript functions this week - you should have looked at all of the examples prior to functions. I have gotten questions about the outline that will validate - try this: Outline notes Assignments to turn in: Spend time working on your Web Site Project. Second quiz - we will work on it during class As always, check back! |
| Week #10 Week of November 7th |
I will be away at a conference on Thursday so class is cancelled. I will be available for help
on Tuesday after class if you have questions or problems. I am also going away for the long weekend, so please be kind to my email! We will continue looking at JavaScript - you should have looked at the examples up to functions. We will start with functions this week. Assignments to turn in: Evaluation and research assignment. You may make an entry in your log that this assignment covers this weeks log entries. I want your evaluations posted on your own blog. You create the blog, post the assignment there and send me the address so I can correct. The address to create a blog is Blogger You should also send me a copy in word or take pictures of the screen just in case - blogger presented a problem this week! |
| Week #9 Week of October 31st |
I had a problem with my email and lost everything from 10/23/05 through 10/31/05. If you sent
me something during that period, you need to resend. I am working on recovery, but I do not know
when! For safety, you can send a copy to pgrocer@comcast.net if you want to! I started an introduction to JavaScript last week and I will continue. If you are able to come to class, this is an important time to do so - especially if you have no programming background. The following is a good tutorial. I recommend you read it - in fact please use it as your logbook entries for this week and next week. Speaking of log books - you are supposed to have given them to me at midsemester for a check off - now would be a good time. Good tutorial If you are not comfortable with if logic, you should look at the following presentation carefully, otherwise you can just use it for the assignment. Presentation on logical if structures Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation on logical if structures Simple IF Simple IF ELSE Simple IF AND Assignments to turn in: Java Script Quiz #1 Must be passed in one week from now or points will be deducted Using the PowerPoint presentation and the three samples that accompany it as a guide, I want you to write the JavaScript for three other examples in the PowerPoint. Send me the working programs. For in class students, this will be done during class. |
| Week #8 Week of October 24th |
When commenting at the blog - I wanted you to click on the comments for the individual pages
so you could see everyones comments about a particular site - for those who have not done the
assignment yet, please follow this model. For those of you who have been doing web site development, I wanted to point you to this competition: WOW Web Design Competition I have gone through most of the CSS examples under XHTML. This week I will look at the examples under page layout. Be sure to go over these examples - especially the last two! This looks like another interesting source for information about CSS: htmldog.com CSS Commands (a list I found) The part of JavaScript we will start with this week is JavaScript Events. Be sure to look at the samples under the topic JavaScript Events and the PowerPoint about JavaScript events. We will then start looking at some other JavaScript examples. Recommended book: Programming the Web Using XHTML and JAVASCRIPT by Larry Randles Lagerstrom (McGraw-Hill ISBN # 0-07-256031-2) You should be finding a tutorial on the Web or acquiring a book on JavaScript if you did not buy the recommended book. The recommended book is a reference book - you should use at this point to help with JavaScript. Assignments to turn in: JavaScript Events Assignment (due in two weeks) |
| Week #7 Week of October 17th |
This week we are going to continue with CSS. I also want you to spend some time looking at pages
and evaluating them. Assignments to turn in: Your evaluation assignment is at: Evaluation Blog Respond at the blog and send me a copy of your comments in a word document. An invitation to join the blog has been sent to your BCC account. Only members are allowed to post comments. CSS Assignment (due in two weeks) Extra credit if you get it to validate in XHTML. |
| Week #6 Week of October 10th |
We are going to look at forms, CSS and creating a web page this week. Be sure to
look at the examples in XHTML and the PowerPoint presentation. Look at the examples under CSS - we are first looking at them as they work in HTML and then we will look at them as they work in XHTML (although we have already done a lot there). You should start looking at web page design and development issues for your log book. Please set up an area on Brinkster or another provider that you can use for your web site. Brinkster is located at www.brinkster.com and has free student websites. Look at the information on the smartboard presentation. I have added an introduction to using Brinkster under the smartboard notes. Be sure to look at the examples that have been posted under CSS sample code (XHTML) and the PowerPoint presentation under Presentations (XHTML). Looks like an interesting site for CSS information I only explored some things! Start thinking about your web site. There are two presentations under sites at the following site that might be helpful: Site Information We will talk a little about what makes a good site: A starting poing for discussion Assignments to turn in: Form and syl assignment NOTE: Do not use the PRE command to put things into your project. I want you to do the formatting with tables, lists etc. I also want you to use CSS in the assignment. Also make sure your form is different from the samples I provide - be original. If you are having problems getting the form to work, don't worry - send it to me and I will test it. This is not the best way to do forms (the best way is server side forms) - so don't worry if your provider makes it difficult to do. First web project - should be done in 5 weeks Note that a working web site is required for this course. You cannot pass the course if you do not have a working website written in HTML or XHTML. |
| Week #5 Week of October 3rd |
We started looking at frames last week (for in class students). I got ahead in class
because I am going to be out on Thursday of this week. Please look at the introductory
PowerPoint presentation on frames and the introductory examples on frames under
XHTML. You should also looking at the information under the HTML examples. Please do not send assignments during the last half of this week since I will be out of town and I do not want my email to clog. Look at the examples of mapping in both XHTML and HTML shown below: mapimage.html - validates strict Mapping an image (HTML) Example of a mapped flowchart (HTML) Look at the PowerPoint presentation on mapping. Next week you will get an assignment about putting up a site. I will talk about that in class on Tuesday of this week, but the assignment does not officially happen until next week! Assignments to turn in: Introductory assignment on frames this was done in class by in class students last week - other students should do it at home or in the labs on their own time. Extra credit: Can you set up frames so that you do not see the borders? Send me the answer plus an illustration if you are successful before next week! Check back as always. Frame assignment Mapping assignment |
| Week #4 Week of September 26th |
I am moving faster than I planned in class so I have actually covered tables and images. I
would like the Distance Learning students to work their way through those topics this week
using my XHTML code and PowerPoint presentations (with some Smartboard notes as well). Please look at the example on embedded lists: Embedded lists By the end of this week, you should have looked at all of the examples under links, tables and all of the examples under images. Examples You should also have looked at the PowerPoint Presentations up through images. Presentations In addition, you should have found and be looking at one or more tutorials on these topics for your log book. In class I will deal with frames this week. I am going to be out of town for much of next week so I will actually post the frame assignment then since there will only be Tuesday in class. Please hold on sending me emails until I am back so my email will not clog. Let me know if you are having problems! As always, check back to see how we are doing... Assignments to turn in: Assignment on images and tables This should be done with XHTML and it should validate transitional. Extra credit if you write code that validates strict |
| Week #3 Week of September 19th |
You should look at the examples under CSS style and the examples under links and you should
look at the accompanying PowerPoints. We are going to start looking at tables, you should look at the examples and the PowerPoint for tables. Check back to see where we are! Assignments to turn in: Style (CSS) and links assignment I have not received many search engine assignments, so I have not corrected them yet! Keeping up with XHTML is the first priority, but you need to get the search engine assignments in as well. Check back to see if I add an assignment. |
| Week #2 Week of September 12th |
Finish looking at the examples under XHTML -Intro and look at the second PowerPoint presentation. Look at the examples under CSS and formatting and look at the third PowerPoint presentation. Be sure you note what validates and what does not validate as you experiment and try validating with strict and with transitional. You should read something about the difference between strict and transitional for one of your log entries. Note that the best source for telling if my examples validated is the PowerPoint presentation or the comments on the listing. Validating issues will continue to haunt us! For one of your articles this week, please do some research on validating! Check back to see how we are doing! DOCTYPE that seems to work well Site to use to try and validate your XHTML code Assignments to turn in: Second XHTML assignment Extra Credit: Extra credit if you get it to validate - I will take it using either XHTML or HTML to get the color. Search assignmnet #2 (due in two weeks) |
| Week #1 Week of September 5th |
Look at the examples under XHTML - Getting started at:
XHTML samples. Also look at the first PowerPoint that explains the examples. It is located at XHTML presentations. Note that these sites can be reached by clicking on XHTML sample code and Presentations (XHTML) under Site Resources on the left side of the CIS44 home page. Next you should look at the first 6 examples under XHTML intro. In addition you should start to look at the second PowerPoint that explains the introduction samples. You only need to go through the PowerPoint to see the explaination for the first 6 examples. You should familiarize yourself with the site so you can locate information. Assignments to turn in: Although assignments are frequently posted at the beginning of the week, some of the assignments cannot be done until you have covered all the material in the posting. The search engine assignment is something to research on your own, I will not go over the material at this site. Survey of past experience - must be completed by all students Log book - 3 entries per week required - due at midsemester for check, at end of semester for grade First XHTML assignment First search assignment These four lines of code which I usually cover a little later in the semester will help you get a clean validation: First 4 lines of XHTML Check back several times each week, I sometimes add something so you should check out the schedule as the week progresses! |