Assignment 17

Assigned: 19 January 2012
Due: 20 January 2012
Points:  10 points for blog post, 5 points screen shots, 5 points .html file

Chao Cac Ban!

The blogs are looking pretty good. Today we will be adding one more post AND backing up our blog. Be sure to give yourself time to do both. If you do not finish during ICT time you need to find time at home or during breaks at school to complete the assignment.

Another Post

The goals of your blog post are the same as they were last week:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 

You should remember how to do a blog post without me writing directions here. If you need the directions look at last week's post to find them.

Backing Up Your Blog

If you delete your blog, all of your data will be lost. There are a few ways to back up your blog data.
We will go over three ways today in class.

1) Printing from a browser. This is the easiest way to back up your data. From whatever browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Moxilla Firefox, GoogleChrome, etc.) you go to File and select Print. If you do this from the main page in your blog it should include all the posts that fit on the screen. If your main page takes more than one page (check out one of my blogs at http://tribeirut.blogspot.com/ as an example) then you must print again when you move to the "older posts" page. You can print each post separately if you would like. Either way, be sure you have each page printed and store them someplace safe. (note - you don't actually need to print, just know that it is one way you can back up your blog's data)

2) Saving as a screen shot. This is an easy way to save a small amount of data. On my blog it would take a very long time to take screen shots of the whole blog. Take as many screen shots as you need in order to back up your post(s).

3) Saving as an HTML file. This is the best way to save your data. You go to File and select Save Page As. Next you select where you would like to save the file and what you would like to call it. Be sure the type of file is Webpage, complete. There is a .html file and a folder with all the pictures/data from your webpage. The file should now open using any browser (like Firefox or Explorer).

Remember to email me three things: 1) the link to your latest blog post 2) the screen shots of your blog and 3) the saved HTML file of your blog. I do not need you to print out a paper copy of your blog, although you can if you want to (on your own paper at home).

Again, my email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn but I should be in your address book by now.

Good luck!

Assignment 16

Assigned: 12 January, 2012
Due: 13 January, 2012
Points:  10 points for blog post

Chao Cac Ban!

Let's get serious with our blogs now that you had your practice last week with your blogs.  Here are some important things to remember:

• This is not a personal site
• Your blog is about one theme ONLY
• Each week we will write a new post, all year, about a new topic connected to your theme.  For example:
• Blog Name: Tin's Kitchen
• Theme: Cooking and recipes
• Topics for posts: deserts, Vietnamese food, sauces, fish, entrees, etc.

Let's start today's assignment.  Here are your goals:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 

Here are the steps for today's assignment:

1. Go to blogger.com
2. Create a new post
3. Name the title of your post something related to your topic (e.g. if your blog is about video games, you could write "Final Fantasy 9 Review")
4. Go to images.google.com and find a picture related to your post's topic
5. Insert the picture, but be sure to click "View Full Size Image"
6. Copy that image's URL (address)
7. In your Post Editor, click the insert image icon and choose the option "From a URL"; now paste the image's URL from the website.  If you do this, your image will upload very quickly to your blog
8. Now click "Add Selected"
9. Once your image is in your blog, click the image and choose the hyperlink "Large" and "Center"
10. Now write a text caption underneath the photo and use bold and italic font.  Make the text another color that is easy to read with your blog's theme
11. You must write 200+ words in your post about your theme
12. When you are done, email me your post's URL by clicking the post's title
13. In your email, write a professional email that says a greeting, your URL, sincerely, your name, and "______________'s Assignment 16" as the subject

Assignment 15

Assigned: 5 January 2012
Due: 6 January 2012
Points: 10 points (5 points for appointment invitation, 5 points IM)

Hey there!

I have emailed you your current grade in ICT class this term - I am pretty sure it worked this time. It will also show you what assignments you are missing. If you don't have an email from me it is because I don't have your email address and you need to send me an email right away so I have your email address. My email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn .

Do today's assignment first, then go back and finish up older assignments that you haven't finished yet.


Today's Assignment: Appointment Invitation; Instant Messaging on Live.com

Appointment Invitation

• Go to the Calendar section
• Create a new appointment, filling in all the details
• Click on "Invite Attendees" and add a student in our class as well as Ms. Kris to the list
• Be sure to accept invitations from classmates who have invited you to appointments

Instant Messaging on Live.com

• Go to live.com
• login
• anyone in your address book that is currently online will appear with a green box next to their name. Find someone with a green box next to their name and double click on their name. 
• A new chat window will open up. Chat with them for a few minutes.
• Take a screen shot of your chat window and email it to me so I know you did it.
• If you need some extra help on how to chat, you can watch a video here. 

If you have old assignments to finish up, now is the time to do it. If not, keep chatting with classmates on IM.

Good luck!
-kris