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Monday August 26 (All work due by midnight, September 3)
Exercise	Scavenger Hunt - Turn in-follow instructions given in the link
Admin	Class Orientation, Syllabus, Lab Policies --Read and print these for reference
Reading	NLC Computer Graphics Copyright Guidelines - Click on the link--Quiz is taken from this.
Quiz 1	NLC Computer Graphics Copyright Guidelines Quiz- Turn in--you will submit this online. NOTE: You must have a login and password before you can take the quiz. Your instructor should email you this information the first week of class.
Exercise	Creating Your Class Folders--you must do this before you can upload any work to the NL server.
Monday	September 3 (All work assigned this week due by midnight, Sept. 9)
Bookwork	Dreamweaver HOT Ch. Intro, 1,2 NOTE: There isn't anything to turn in for these chapters, but they provide the foundation for the entire semester! Don't skip them!
Project	Project 1: Personal Home Page (due October 14 by midnight) - Turn in--must be uploaded to the NL server by that date
Reading	Wow Ch 1
Exercise	Project One Proposal - Turn in--follow the instructions in the link; type the proposal in MS Word and send to your instructor as an attachment to email. This will be 10% of your Project 1 grade.
Reading	Color Theory
Topic Quiz 2	Exploring Color - Turn in--you may create this document in Word and describe the colors rather than drawing them. You may also find graphics that you can import or cut and paste into Word and describe. Quiz 2 - Ch 1-3 --Number and type your answers only in MS Word and send to your instructor as an attachment to an email message. This is the procedure for the remainder of the quizzes.
Monday September 9 (All work assigned this week due Sept. 16)
Reading	WOW Ch. 2
Exercise	Comprehensive storyboard--Create this in MS Word for your Project 1 and send as an attachment to your instructor.
Exercise	Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver--follow the steps in the link.
Bookwork	Dreamweaver HOT Ch. 3, 19 NOTE: Nothing to turn in for Ch. 19. When you've finished with these pages in Chapter 3, you'll need to UPLOAD your site to your web space to your Chapter 3 folder.
Monday	September 16 (All work assigned this week due Sept. 23)
Bookwork	Ch. 5: Linking --upload to your Chapter 5 folder when finished.
Reference	What is Index.htm?
Topic	The Legalities of Linking - Turn in - Create in Word and send as an attachment to email.
Reference	Locating Images on the Net - Read through this document for help in finding images for your site. Remember, all images used MUST meet the NLC Copyright Guidelines.
Quick Tip	How to Save Images from Web Browsers
Activity	Using Microsoft's Design Gallery Live
Monday September 23 (All work assigned this week due Sept. 30)
Reading	Wow Ch. 4
Exercise	HTML Primer #1--Read this--nothing to turn in on any of the Primers. You will have a quiz over all the primers later in the semester.
Reference	Simple Graphics in Fireworks Some students may have purchased the Macromedia suite, which comes with Fireworks. This Viewlet will help you get started.
Admin	File Organization -VERY IMPORTANT  especially for ONLINE students!
Topic	PowerPoint for the Web - Turn in--Follow the instructions in the link.
Monday	September 30 (Due date - Oct. 7)
Bookwork	Ch. 4: Basics --upload to server when finished.
Topic	Web Design DOs and DON'Ts - Turn in--follow the steps in the link and send to your instructor as an attachment to an email message.
Bookwork	Ch. 6: Typography --upload to server when finished.
Topic	Search Engines on the Net - Turn in--Create in Word and send as attachment.
Topic Quiz 3	Microsoft Word and Dreamweaver - Turn in--Create in Word and send as an attachment. Quiz 3 - Ch 5 & Connecting to NL Server
Monday October 7 (Due date - Oct. 21 Notice you have two weeks) Project 1 due by midnight October 14--must be uploaded to the NL server)
Exercise	HTML Primer #2
Topic	Excel for the Web - Turn in--follow instructions in the link.
Bookwork	Ch. 7: Tables
Bookwork	Ch. 10: Rollovers
Topic	Page Layout and Grid Systems - Turn in--follow instructions in the link.
Download	Download your own single pixel GIF here -- and remember, it's transparent. If you click the link you won't see anything! Netscape users, SHIFT+click the link to save, IE users right-click the link and choose Save Target As.
Quiz 4	Quiz 4-Ch 6, 8, 12 - Turn in
Monday October 21 (Due date - October Nov. 4 Notice you have two weeks)
Bookwork	Ch. 8: Layout
Exercise	HTML Primer #3
Exercise	HTML Primer #4
Topic	Ergonomics & Workplace Ailments
Bookwork	Ch. 17: Templates and Libraries
Project 2	eCommerce Site (Due 12/9) - Turn in
Lecture Quiz 5	3 - Ch 5 & Virtual Lecture: What is an eCommerce Site? Quiz 5-Ch 5, 9, 10
Monday November 4 (Due date - November 18 Notice you hve two weeks)
Exercise	HTML Primer #5
Reading	Wow Ch. 5
Bookwork	Ch. 9: Frames
Exercise	HTML lesson on frames
Reading	Wow Ch. 7
Bookwork	Ch. 13: Forms
Activity	Atomz Forms - each student should get an Atomz account, and learn how to set up a search engine for their eCommerce site using Atomz.
Exercise Quiz 6	HTML Primer #6 Quiz 6-Ch 14, 15, 16, 18
Monday November 18 (Due date - December 2 Notice you have two weeks)
Reading	Wow Ch. 8, 9
Exercise	HTML Tutorials on Text Commands, Alignment, and Lists
Bookwork	Ch. 14: Behaviors
Reference	Earthweb's JavaScripts Site is a great place to find free scripts to adapt for your pages.
Lecture Quiz 7	Hosting your Web Site Quiz - HTML Quiz over Primers
Monday December 2 (Due date - December 9--all work must be turned in at this time--no exceptions.
Reading	Wow Ch. 10
Exercise	HTML Tutorials on Tables, Tables Within Tables, and Table Color Project 2 - e-Commerce & all other work due by midnight, December 9

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