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Note - In this class we use Word 2010 (not Word 2003
or 2007).
Also, we use Windows 7 (not Windows XP
or Windows Vista). Once you are enrolled, do not
send email to hurley_daniel@smc.edu!!
The
threaded discussion at ecollege is for communication with your classmates and me
in this class. I
will respond to your questions there within 24 hours. For correspondence of a
personal nature, use the email system within ecollege. Note that you will be dropped from the class if by the end of the 6th week: 1. you do not turn in any homework or 2. if you do not take the midterm. Also, for all exams in the course you may use the internet to find answers to any questions that you are not able to find in the book. Note for all of the assignments: If the book states to print something, send it to a file and submit it as an attachment with your homework assignment. If you need a PowerPoint Viewer see: 3-5 --> 3-11 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button.
Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Steve Jobs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA Video ==>> Make the Future - A Career in Computer Science.mp4 If you need an mp4 player to watch this video ==>> mp4PlayerSetup.exe http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alan_kay_shares_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_announces_singularity_university.html Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
3-12 --> 3-18 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_pogue_says_simplicity_sells.html Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1 for chapter 1
Read and Do Chapter 1
in Windows 7 . Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 2- Windows Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
3-19 --> 3-25 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Videos/Ray Kurzweil about Singularity.mp4 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kwabena_boahen_on_a_computer_that_works_like_the_brain.html Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1 for chapter 2
Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 3- Windows Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter.
To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
3-26 --> 4-1 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Videos/1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial.mp4 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nicholas_negroponte_takes_olpc_to_colombia.html Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1 for chapter 3
Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 4- Windows Project 3". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
4-2 --> 4-8 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html W ord 2010:Download and unzip these files for use in the Word assignments ==>> PowerPoint ==>> CIS1/Win7Word Chapter 01.pptx Read and Do Chapter 1 'In the Lab' - Lab 1 in Word 2010 by Shelly, and Vermaat. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 5- Word Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Spring Break
4-9 ==>>
4-15
4-16 --> 4-22 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us ==>> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_dyson_at_the_birth_of_the_computer.html Word 2010: PowerPoint ==>> CIS1/Win7Word Chapter 02.pptx Download and unzip these files for use in the Word assignments ==>>
CIS1/WordChapter_02.zip
Read and Do Chapter 2 'In the Lab' -
Lab 1 in Word 2010 by Shelly, and Vermaat. Read Chapter 1 in Computer Concepts by Parsons and Oja. PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1 Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 1 Take any practice exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take the test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege. Note that you will be dropped from the class if by the end of the 6th week: 1. you do not turn in any homework or 2. if you do not take the midterm. Also, for all exams in the course you may use the internet to find answers to any questions that you are not able to find in the book.
4-23
--> 4-29
Homework is due by
Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified
below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class.
To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox:
1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege
screen.
2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink.
3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for
the particular homework that you want to turn in.
4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all
of your attachments as specified in the assignment.
5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button.
Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at
eCollege:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/john_maeda_on_design.html
Read
Instructor Notes ==>>
cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter02.doc
Word:
PowerPoint ==>>
CIS1/Win7Word Chapter 03.pptx
Download and unzip these files for use in the
Word assignments ==>>
Read and Do Chapter 3 'In the Lab' - Lab 3
in Word by Shelly, and Vermaat.
Upload
any files generated
to the ecollege dropbox
titled "Homework week 7 - Word
Project 3".
Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox.
Also upload
the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
4-30 --> 5-6 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/michael_merzenich_on_the_elastic_brain.html Read Chapter 3 in Computer Concepts by Parsons and Oja.
Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter03.doc PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1ie.doc Read and Do Chapter 1 'In the Lab 1' in Internet Explorer by Shelly. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled ""Homework week 8 - Internet Explorer Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Insert the text into the dropbox dialog Also, insert the text into the dropbox dialogl: Visit five Internet sites that you find interesting enough to write about. Provide the following information for each site:
Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
5-7 --> 5-13 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html
Read
Chapter 4 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter04.doc PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 2.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 2: Web Research Techniques and Search Engines Read and Do Chapter 2 'In the Lab 2' 'In the Lab' in Internet Explorer by Shelly. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled ""Homework week 9 - Internet Explorer Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
5-14 --> 5-20 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_rothemund_casts_a_spell_with_dna.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/bill_joy_muses_on_what_s_next.html
Read
the article "Why the future doesn't need us"
by Bill Joy. To see the article, click this hyperlink==>>
"Why
the future doesn't need us"
Read
Chapter 5 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 5 Internet Explorer Project 3 You can review Chapter 3, if you have Outlook Express. There is no assignment for this Project. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
5-21 --> 5-27 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html
Try talking with a robot! Click this link
==>>
ALICE
Read
Chapter 6 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter06.doc Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
5-28 --> 6-3 Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/scott_mccloud_on_comics.html pale blue dot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86BPM1GV8M Rent and watch the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey or see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgx4nsYgV44&feature=PlayList&p=0F0ED023A5DA82AD&index=120
).
Read
Chapter 7 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter07.doc Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege Homework and exams will not be accepted after the final day of the class and there is no 'extra credit' in the course.
Final letter grades will be posted at Santa Monica College one week after the final date of the class.
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