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Take the Quiz before the last day of class.

Week 1 Updated October 5, 2008

Excellent work!

It is not even Monday and most of you have submitted your assignment! Those of you that are still struggling, please check my notes below, check for answers in the forum (I responded at 9:25pm Sunday) and click on all the tutorials in the instructions to get step by step how-tos.

First deliverable due Monday morning AND READ THIS LIST:

1. I've updated the instructions to clarify your questions. Please read them again.
2. See my demo so far using the Demo link above.
3. If you want to show code in Bb's message box, then click the Plain Text button.
4. List of No Nos:
   • No font tags
   • No frames
   • No Microsoft code
   • No adult or illegal material
5. If the list of favorite links in your page is not validating, it might be because an address included an ampersand (&)
   • Use a shorter address such as http://myspace.com instead of http://myspace.com/4567890-iuhjkmnh&knj;lkj

Having trouble with class email not showing up?

• The following email hosts are blocking OSU email:
  • Hotmail
  • MSN
  • Live
  • AT&T
  • Others
• To ensure you get your OSU email messages, stop forwarding your ONID email to these other hosts.

Then ask your Basic Skills List

Use the Basic computer skills needed to survive in the online world checklist to see what skills you may be missing or pat yourself on the back if you know most of them.

Intro

Welcome to Beginning Web Authoring. This 10-week course will require your attention to weekly lectures, readings, exercises, and project deliverables. We'll work at a fast pace so expect to show up in class each day.

Note that I have extensive office hours. I am here to provide the individual attention you may need in lieu of a lab session.

Before we get to week 3, where we plan the site you'll be building the rest of the term, please jot down ideas you have for potential site topics. Consider a topic related to a hobby, business, organization, student club, etc. The following subjects will not be allowed: party sites, adult content, or weapons.

I'll see you in class Monday at 9:00am. Be on time and sit up front.

When using the Bb forums, remember to:

• Click the Plain Text radio button if you want to show some code (otherwise, Bb will render it rather than show it to you).
• If you ask a question about your page, then include the address of the page (starting with http://)
• Keep like topics together in the same thread sequence.
• Ask a question in one place, not two.

Please follow these troubleshooting steps in this order:

1. Attend class and ask lots of questions.
   • If you are not attending class then you'll miss a lot of detail that will help you succeed each week.
   • Not every single thing you need to know is written in the lecture materials.
   • If you write down everything I have on the board, listen and watch more closely, and ask more questions in class, you'll have an easier time understanding the instructions when you work on your own.
2. Use the troubleshooting checklist.
   • I'll go over each item as we learn it.
3. Ask for help in the weekly forum.
   • So other students can help you and earn a point.
   • So you can earn the weekly forum point.
4. Visit office hours.
• Drop by or email me for an appointment if you can't make office hours.
5. Email the instructor (last resort).

Office Hours

MTWR 10:00am to noon
in 1105 Kelley Eng Center

Contact
Ms. Van Londen

1. From inside Bb.
2. Reply to any message I've sent you.
3. Use this online form: Email Ms. Van Londen.
4. Copy my email address to your webmail address book and select it when creating a new message.
   • vanlondp@onid.orst.edu
   • Put " CS 195" in subject field of your message.
5. Copy my address to your email software address book (Outlook, Eurdora, Mail, etc.) and select it when creating a new message.
   • vanlondp@onid.orst.edu
   • Put " CS 195" in subject field of your message.

Important: I will only respond to polite inquiries.

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