Calendar for ITSE 2413.7426 Web Authoring with FrontPage / Spring 2004
Terms, Abbreviations & Icons
- ic = in class. Activity, lesson, or other calendar item completed in class.
- Readings = articles or chapters that should be completed BEFORE the class session
- Topics = short graded papers or projects
- Quizzes = short multiple-choice quiz on designated material
- Activities = ungraded assignments done in class that prepare you for additional classwork or which expand on material on the textbook or from lecture.
- Exercises = graded practices covering specific objectives. Exercises generally will be completed in one class session.
- Projects = graded assignments. Projects take from two class sessions to an entire semester.
- References = documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind in class, the reference documents should be ignored.
- Bookwork = Work from the textbook chapter.
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
- HOT = textbook, Dreamweaver Hands-On Training
= Content posted after we've covered associated material in class. 
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or concepts discussed
in class 
= Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hoover over
the icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's content
does not reflect all the material in a chapter.
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= Link to a web site used in lecture. Hoover over the icon to see the site's
name or URL. 
= Supplemental reading
| Week of Monday January 12 | Information and Assignments |
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| Note: You do not need software to complete this week's assignments. Remember, all late work is penalized. (See syllabus for details.) Please purchase your software this week! | --- |
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| On the second day of class (or prior) you will receive an email from your instructor which will provide details on getting started with the course. | --- | |
| Please read over all materials below, take the quiz, write your two topics and start brainstorming for your Montessori School project. If you need anything please email me or give me a call. My contact information is in the syllabus. | --- | |
| Scavenger Hunt | 1/20 | |
| Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Information | --- | |
| If you haven't done so fill out the Student Profile. Write down the UserName and Password issued to you -- you will need this information to upload your site. | --- | |
| Reading: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/20 | |
| Quiz: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/20 | |
| Montessori School | 2/23 | |
| Academic Dishonesty | 1/20 | |
| Monday January 19 | ||
| MONDAY Jan. 19 -- Martin Luther King Day - school holiday | ---- |
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| Setting Up FrontPage Class Folders | 1/26 |
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| Pages 1.4 - 1.44 (stop at Modifying Components) Be sure to save your work to your FPClass\Bookwork\PJ1 folder! | 1/26 | |
| WS_FTP instructions. You will upload your work using WS_FTP; not using FrontPage. WS_FTP will give you more control over the upload process. (Upload Instructions) | --- | |
| Upload work from Project 1 pages 1.4 - 1.44. Be sure to upload to a folder named Bookwork/PJ1 | 1/26 | |
| Start working on your Montessori School project. Don't wait until the last minute! | 2/23 | |
| Monday January 26 | ||
| Pages 1.44 - 1.67 -- remember to upload your work!! | 2/2 |
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| Follow instructions at top of page 1.68 and locate the quiz mentioned in #1 Project Reinforcement. Copy the quiz into an email message (be sure to get all the pages) and mail your answers to Garnette. | 2/2 | |
| Web Design DOs and DON'Ts | 2/2 | |
| Continue working on your Montessori School project. | --- | |
| Monday February 2 | ||
| Pages 2.01 - 2.33 -- remember to upload | 2/9 |
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| Monday February 9 | ||
| Montessori School Project due on 2/23. | 2/23 |
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| Pages 2.34 - 2.64 -- remember to upload | 2/16 | |
| Follow instructions at top of page 2.65 and locate the quiz mentioned in #2 Project Reinforcement. Copy the quiz into an email message (be sure to get all the pages) and mail your answers to Garnette. | 2/16 |
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| Monday February 16 | ||
| HOLIDAY: February 19, Faculty Conference Day, is a student holiday | ---- |
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| Evaluating Online Design Resources | 2/23 | |
| Pages 3.01 - 3.36 | 2/23 |
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| Monday February 23 | eZines | 5/3 |
| Pages 3.01 - 3.69 | 3/15 |
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| Follow instructions at top of page 3.71 and locate the quiz mentioned in #3 Project Reinforcement. Copy the quiz into an email message (be sure to get all the pages) and mail your answers to Garnette. | 3/15 | |
| Monday March 8 - 14 | Spring Break | ---- |
| Monday March 15 | ||
| Pages 4.01 - 4.35 (sorry for the bad stopping place -- there aren't many good stopping places in this chapter!) | 3/22 |
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| eCommerce and Consumer Privacy | 3/22 | |
| Monday March 22 | Lab Week | --- |
| Monday March 29 | ||
| Pages 4.35 - end of Project 4 | 4/5 |
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| Follow instructions at top of page 4.71 and locate the quiz mentioned in #4 Project Reinforcement. Copy the quiz into an email message (be sure to get all the pages) and mail your answers to Garnette. | 4/5 | |
| Choose a New Textbook - Pretend you are the instructor for the FrontPage course. Visit an online bookstore (amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com) and choose a textbook for this course. Provide justification for the book you select, based on the book's description and any published reviews. | 4/5 | |
| Monday April 5 | ||
| REMINDER: April 8 is the last day to withdraw with a "W." | ---- |
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| 5.01 - about 1/2 way through (No exact page number). | 4/12 | |
| HOLIDAY: Spring Holiday April 9, 10, and 11 | ---- |
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| Monday April 12 | ||
| Please create a new folder inside of FPClass named "Exercises." You'll be saving several new exercises to this folder. | 4/26 |
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| Exploring DesignGallery Live: Visit Microsoft's Design Gallery Live and find eight pieces of clip art related to fruit. Download the clip art to your PC. Start FrontPage, and make a page with the text "My Fruit" at the top. Place your fruit clip art on the page. (Insert > Picture > Clip Art). Save the page in the Exercises folder as FRUIT.HTM. | 4/26 | |
| Remainder of Project 5 | 4/26 | |
| Follow instructions at top of page 5.55 and locate the quiz mentioned in #5 Project Reinforcement. Copy the quiz into an email message (be sure to get all the pages) and mail your answers to Garnette. | 4/26 | |
| Downloading New Themes: Microsoft.com has several FP Themes available for download in their Front Page Add-In Center. Locate, download, and install any new theme pack. Create a small two-page website using this template. Store it in your EXERCISES folder, ina sub-folder called "Themes." | 4/26 | |
| Extra credit for downloading and playing with three other Add-Ins (excepting templates.) +10 points for a one-page paper summarizing your findings. | 4/26 | |
| Monday April 26 | ||
| Create a new folder in FPCLASS named XHTML. You will be saving a few exercises to this folder. | 5/3 |
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| xHTML -- Normally the Dreamweaver students complete these very short lessons over several weeks. You'll be completing them in one week. The exercises ask you to upload with Dreamweaver. Please upload with WS_FTP instead. | 5/3 |
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| Using Server-Side Includes Save to your xHTML folder!! | 5/3 | |
| Monday May 3 | ALL WORK DUE May 5. | ---- |