tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62961646710293065102024-02-07T10:29:09.580+08:00JACQUI'S LEARNING BLOGThis blog has been created as a working learning log for the Curtin University On line Net11 'Advanced Internet' unit, commenced in December 2006Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-62494481959900996512007-02-24T10:48:00.000+08:002007-02-24T11:06:52.953+08:00ooops References of courseAllen, M. (n.d.), Internet Communications: Concepts Document. Retrieved 18th February, 2007, from Curtin University of Technology on http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/student/serve_bulletin<br /><br />Curtin University of Technology. (n.d.), NET11: Advanced Skills in Internet Use. Retrieved 11th February 2007, from Curtin University of Technology on http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home<br /><br />Merrick, H. (Presenter). (2004). Information Ecologies [iLecture]. Curtin University of Technology. Retrieved 7th February, 2007, from Curtin University of Technology on http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home<br /><br />Pemberton, J (2007) Net11 Advanced Internet Resources. Retrieved February, 2007, from http://missj007.wordpress.comJust Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-26371151531699373892007-02-23T22:28:00.000+08:002007-02-23T22:34:59.629+08:00There at last - 20 mins to go!Cynth, we did it! Just uploaded the essay with 20 mins to go. It's almost midnight and there are a few of us left on line still giving it that last push. Kathleen and Melissa are out here with me. I have been working on the essay for most of today, with a short break in between to play with Molly, my devoted standard poodle who has been by my side for this entire unit - bless her heart! <br /><br /> In signing off I just want to say that it has been an absolute pleasure learning from you and also with such a wonderful bunch of class mates. THANK YOU sincerely from my heart.<br /><br />Vaya con dios<br /><br />Jac - over and out! :-) big smiliesJust Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-30605458344678992402007-02-22T15:20:00.000+08:002007-02-23T22:28:27.069+08:00Module 5: Last pushIt's incredible to believe that I have arrived at this point! At the beginning of this unit, I felt quite insecure and wondered what I had taken on. Many other students seemed to be very much more 'in control' than I, and I feel I have enlisted their assistance along the way more times than I have actually been able to return the gestures. I may lose marks on this point, due to lack of participation on the discussion forums. However, I have had to prioritise my actions and stick with reading critical material relevant to the course in favour of participating in 'equally as important' discussion.<br /><br />I fell in to strife with my submission for the first assignment some weeks back, by not digesting the reading on plagurism. I got it wrong and received a zero grade :-( . Thankfully, my wonderful, understanding tutor who realised it was due to total ignorance on my part, gave me a second chance. My initial reaction was "I'm a failure, can't go on, etc etc", but with 'Cynth's' encouragement and a self 'pep talk', I sieved my way through the assignment with a fine tooth comb and attempted to rectify the problems, which basically were that I had not given correct reference to the 'concept doc's'. <br /><br />I remained on tender hooks for the days to follow - kept looking in my drop box for my final grade that didn't come. My confidence continued to decline as I ploughed my way through Mod 5, struggling with the thought of writing the 1,500 word essay, which by the way is still in abeance as I write.<br /><br />I have one set back after another this week, sickness, work, study overload, surprise house guests etc etc. I have asked Cynthia for a couple of day's extension on the essay. Haven't heard back from her yet and the assignment is due tomorrow. <br /><br />Atleast I have today, uploaded all the other assignments due in various other units and this is the Last Push!<br /><br />I have my title "The Internet - You can't avoid it", and have several Claims floating around on bits of paper. All I need to do now is make them land in logical order by this time tomorrow.<br /><br />Not that anyone but Cynth will likely read this, but "wish me luck!" as they say....Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-8435009180207131342007-02-22T15:18:00.000+08:002007-02-24T11:29:43.398+08:00Module 5: Info - CommunicationWell although I have spent a reasonable amount of time reading through this part of the unit, time has got the best of me and I have been reluctant to add much to my learning blog- no doubt it will lose me 'brownie points' but I need to focus on 'the essay' from here onwards.<br /><br />The most important thing I have gained from Mod 5 has been reading over and over and over............ the 'concept documents' (Allen, n.d.).. I have printed out all the shortened versions and they are finally sinking in - the light bulb is flashing etc!<br /><br />I've decided that my main theme for the essay will revolve around the fact that, there is no escaping the Internet in our modern world and to have a clear 'conceptual' understanding of how the 'Net works will definitely enhance a user's skills and knowledge.<br /><br />I confess that I have not spent too much time on the P2P part of this unit as, although it has been interesting discovering the art of being able to download movies, songs etc it is not really my interest at this point in time.<br /><br />I have been re reading the important document relating to plagiarism, and must make sure I get all my referencing correct this time for the essay.<br /><br />Got to move on now................ so little time (the story of my life)Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-87575449018395670662007-01-26T15:01:00.000+08:002007-01-26T15:15:24.306+08:00First Assignment Uploaded!Can't believe I have actually just uploaded the first assignment. Seems like it's ben living in my house or soooooo loong! I decided to stick with the 'Blog' format, as I had already set it up partially a few weeks ago before I had become more 'proficient' at HTML coding. In using wordpress.com I was able to actually add pages - something not available on 'blogspot.com' and I am quite happy with the layout of my Resource Project. Just hope Cynthia is happy with the content. She remarked recently that most of the marks for the assignment would come from the content more than the decor of the presentation. <br /><br />Upon reflection, putting the resource site together has been a terrific learning curve for me, in that I now have a bank of excellent resources to call on in my future internet studies.<br /><br />I am having a problem with my key board today - must be wearing it out!<br /><br />Anyhow, here is a mug shot of my latest effort and for anyone interested, the URL is as follows: http://www.missj007.wordpress.com<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6DJHpv9Olw1DXkLzO-ESkN3hMaZcV9m6UalS2lZDx0-tg-Sjs9rvc_qupLIXTXWrY2rfCmKDB4SAGBqJ1OHGZaEqSd95cS75q3oNXCOEhlAL-b6Gqr7DT1JG90c1HCOo0iLL2hD0vRc/s1600-h/missjoo7.wordpress+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6DJHpv9Olw1DXkLzO-ESkN3hMaZcV9m6UalS2lZDx0-tg-Sjs9rvc_qupLIXTXWrY2rfCmKDB4SAGBqJ1OHGZaEqSd95cS75q3oNXCOEhlAL-b6Gqr7DT1JG90c1HCOo0iLL2hD0vRc/s320/missjoo7.wordpress+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024234031275734450" /></a>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-27984469250144538492007-01-20T10:37:00.000+08:002007-01-26T15:20:00.562+08:00Module 4 - The End!****** Yay! Arrived at last*******<br /><br />I'm actually still working my way through the volcano html tutorial but need to put it to one side to get on with the first assignment ......<hr><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW3ibQY6h66DpzWZlUCE_7b1oI5T8gWxuIOzWjOxxeJ4yc1Q4EYYhSEw9ouVAFYmGCn443Lm1iWQ9LJkFw6wQd7PETaBUmWQa5YLJdk_SUFaDyKqlxaNJDG3rB5Y5fGYrO-UNoXPy-Hk/s1600-h/1+(26).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW3ibQY6h66DpzWZlUCE_7b1oI5T8gWxuIOzWjOxxeJ4yc1Q4EYYhSEw9ouVAFYmGCn443Lm1iWQ9LJkFw6wQd7PETaBUmWQa5YLJdk_SUFaDyKqlxaNJDG3rB5Y5fGYrO-UNoXPy-Hk/s200/1+(26).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021937019551444578" /></a>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-74645911391355553732007-01-20T10:36:00.001+08:002007-01-22T16:43:33.918+08:00Module 4 - Evaluating the Web"In your own words, write an annotation for the source which could communicate to a reader both your 'judgement' of the site according to what you have learnt from the tutorial, and also the following information":<br /><br /> * the reliability and authority of the site / source / article<br /> * the main ideas or subjects discussed in the article<br /> * the purpose for which the site was written (this might include any apparent external interest, intellectual motivation or contextual information)<br /><br />URL: <a href="http://www.W3schools.com/default.asp">W3schools</a><br><br />http://www.W3schools.com/default.asp<br><br /><br />Author/s: Jan Egil Refsnes, Hege Refsnes & Stale Refsnes<br /><br />Publisher: Refsnes Data<br /><br />Institution: W3schools<br /><br />Summary: <p>W3schools was started in January, 2000 as an Internet Developer's Portal. The family owned company is a Norwegian software development and consulting company focussing on client/server databases, data wharehousing and Internet Applications.</p><br /><p> The sites authors have a combined 43 years of experience with Internet Applications. The site provides FREE access to tutorials and thousands of useful sources relating to Internet Development. W3schools is the largest web developer's site on the internet, serving more than 1.5 million page views every day.</p><br /><br /><p> The W3schools web site is of an unbiased nature and contains little advertising. It covers the topic enormously and is useful for any web developer, be they beginner or advanced. Visitor comments and testimonials verify the usefullness of this site, which is updated on a regular basis.</p><hr><br /><p> I have decided to add this site to my 'resources' bank for the reasons outlined above, and feel it will be one I will refer to time and time again in my future relationship with computers!</p> <hr><br /><br /><p>"Compare your final analysis and annotation with the material you saved for the last task, and think about these questions":</p><br /> <p>1. In terms of my own future use, and in answer to the unit question "which 'body ' of information (ie. the original 'snapshot' of the site, or your own, annotated, analytical version) would be most useful to refer back to?", my own version of usefullness of the site would be the body of information I would be most likely to refer to, rather than just a screen shot of the site which really tells me nothing by comparison.</p><br /> <p> 2. In term of external users (i.e. if I included this site as a hyperlink or resource on a website) a well written annotated analytical break down would be of much more use, to assertain the validity and reliability of a web site - provided the author of the annotation is of a reliable source!</p>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-32039691366111909152007-01-20T10:34:00.000+08:002007-01-22T16:27:50.284+08:00Module 4 - Organising Search InformationFor this task I have chosen the three sites listed below as my best sources of information for Advanced Internet users.<br /><br /><p>I have decided to store them here on my learning blog, for easy access and retrieval because the free 'bookmark' site which isdownloadable from the 'net' has limited -30day- time period. My blog is here for life! Provided I make back-ups of course!</p><br /><br />1. <br /><br /> URL: <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp">W3schools</a><br /> <br /> Institution: W3schools<br /><br /> Summary: Provides FREE material for training purposes in basic html and xhtml<br /> as well as advanced xml, sql, data base, multimedia and wap<hr><br /><br />2. <br /><br /> URL: <a href="http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/ ">CIESE<br /></a><br /> Author: CIESE - Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education<br /><br /> Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology<br /><br /> Summary: A collection of web pages describing specific procedures and aspects when browsing the internet. Created for ‘Alliance Plus’, a National Internet-In-Education Teacher Training Program funded by the United States Department of Education. Features include self guided tutorials designed for users who already have some basic knowledge in web browsing techniques.<hr><br /><br />3. <br /><br /> URL: <a href="http://wdvl.internet.com/">Web Developer's Virtual Library</a><br /><br /> Author: There are numerous authors contracted on a per article basis<br /><br /> Institution: Web Developers Vitual Library - maintained by Richard Hein, the managing editor of several jupitermedia properties. Richard is also a freelance web and gaming designer.<br /><br /> Summary: A great reference site for Advanced Internet Designers, with hundreds of links to free tutorials and articles relating to internet, and discussion forums. It is also a slightly commercial site in that it links to books which can be purchased on line.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-57781631354000005892007-01-20T10:32:00.000+08:002007-01-20T17:58:31.211+08:00Module 4 - Boolean Search TaskTaking the same key words of your last search, <advanced internet users>, think about how you would best search for the following:<br /><br /> <strong>* the biggest number of hits relating to 'advanced internet users'</strong> <br /><br />Using 'google', I performed three searches for this one, and as I thought, the last one resulted in the highest number of hits:<br /><br /><strong>Advanced Internet users</strong><br />Result: <br />111,000,000 hits in 0.25 sec<br /><br /><strong>Advanced OR internet users</strong> <br />Result:<br />986,000,000 hits in 0.14 sec<br /><br /><strong>Advanced OR internet OR users</strong><br />Result:<br />2,920,000,000 hits in 0.17 sec (didn't get time to read them all! LOL)<hr><br /><br /> *<strong> information on 'advanced internet users' coming only from university sources. </strong><br /><br /><strong>Advanced internet OR university</strong><br />Result:<br />315,000,000 hits in 0.12 sec<br /><br />I did try using the AND command to reduce ther numbers but a pop up kept informing me that use of the AND was not necessary in google searches.<hr><br />*<strong> sources relating to skills-based information on 'advanced internet users'</strong><br /><br /><strong>Advanced internet users OR skills</strong><br />Result: 183,000,000 hits in 0.13 sec<br /><br />Again, I performed a search using the AND command. Although google still said it was not necessary it did narrow down the search results to:<br />Result: 18,000,000 hits in .42 sec<hr><br /><br />An interesting exercise which shows that:<br /><br />Use of OR results in the highest number of records<br /><br />The more terms, the more records<br /><br />Use of AND gives fewer results<br /><br />Use of NOT gives even fewerJust Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-22642143163568969952007-01-20T10:31:00.001+08:002007-01-20T15:37:27.687+08:00Module 4 - Search Engine TaskUsing 'Google' I performed a search for <strong>advanced internet users</strong> as suggested. The search resulted in a total of 111,000,000 sites in 0.22 seconds. The first five are as follows:<br /><br /><strong> Web Results 1 - 10 of about 111,000,000 for advanced internet users. (0.22 seconds)</strong> <br /><br />Advanced Internet Users Tutorial - CIESEInformation about using your internet browser's Help Menu is available and linked ... Choose what web page will be shown when you start Internet Explorer. ...<br />www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/ - 16k - Cached - Similar pages <br /><br />- Advanced User's Internet Training ResourcesVICNET Internet Training - More Advanced Users. Been connected to the Internet for a while? Want to get more out of the services it offers? ...<br />www.vicnet.net.au/training/advance.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages <br /><br />Advanced Internet Users, School of Continuing Education ...Advanced Internet Users. Nearly everyone knows how to use the Internet, but are you an expert? Can you find the number of people currently living in the ...<br />www3.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=6835 - 13k - Cached - Similar pages <br /><br />StatCounter Free invisible Web tracker, Hit counter and Web statsDetailed visitor stats and a choice of graphical counters. An invisible counter is also available.<br />www.statcounter.com/ - 20k - 18 Jan 2007 - Cached - Similar pages <br /><br />News @ Cisco: China Supports Advanced Applications for Internet ...Professor Li Xing, deputy director, of the CERNET Network Center said, "With the increase in the number of Internet users and the development of advanced ...<br />newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages <hr><br /><br /><strong>Task 2</strong><br /><br />Using Copernica agent basic, I set it up with 4 search engines, and performed the same search as before, i.e. "advanced internet users". Here is a screen shot of the first five as there was no 'copy/paste' facility.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-WBBc2BMDp7OW4-D71xmtrEjez8Q2WbfxOYTkt91HbYcwe1AUL0AOwAaL5LeQbb0mI1Ojp93femHQShJpfV8IWbWA5i9h1c6k4LdHc6ynWZd_XFavwk0E0jy4f4ViwlaACfeCvyTtQU/s1600-h/copernic+screen+shot+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-WBBc2BMDp7OW4-D71xmtrEjez8Q2WbfxOYTkt91HbYcwe1AUL0AOwAaL5LeQbb0mI1Ojp93femHQShJpfV8IWbWA5i9h1c6k4LdHc6ynWZd_XFavwk0E0jy4f4ViwlaACfeCvyTtQU/s320/copernic+screen+shot+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022010841449328242" /></a><br /><br />This time, the search took longer - 15 seconds, but only revealed up to 42 sites. Not as impressive as the first search in <em>google</em>, but then many of the sites in google moved away from the topic as I looked down the list to 110,000,999.The first one in both searches was identical and probably the most useful.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-51168699382171874542007-01-20T10:24:00.000+08:002007-01-20T13:20:48.766+08:00Module 4 Beginneth - ToolsWow, three down and two to go! I am really enjoying this unit, although my biggest issue so far is just keeping up. If the unit were not 'paced' with deadlines I fear I would still be engrossed in Module 1! I'm about a week behind schedule as I am only just beginning to get in to module 4, and the first assignment relating to mod's 1-4 is due by next Friday. At least I have set up my seperate blog to enter all the data for the assignment (see link at left).<hr><br />Anyhow, on to the first task for this module...........<br /><br />• In your learning log record which programs you downloaded and note which (if any) facets you think might prove useful. <br /><br />Well now, <strong>I already had </strong><br /><br /><strong>Adobe PDF reader</strong>, as we receive quite a few PDF files via email and there are many web sites which contain PDF files.<br /><br /><strong>Flash</strong> was already istalled on my pc but not sure I hve used it much up until now.<br /><br /><strong>Windows Media player </strong>has always been my preferred option here - free and easy to use.<br /><br /><strong>Quicktime</strong> was installed already and seems to be required in quite a few applications.<br /><br /><strong>I installed</strong><br /><br /><strong>Windows Shock Wave </strong>as suggested in the reader as it will be of use to me in coming weeks in my web creations.<br /><br /><strong>Real Player </strong>was suggested, but I did not install at this stage as I am limited to download space with my ISP for this month. It requires 12.1 MB. Anyway, I do not really want another media player on my pc as I prefer to Windows Media Player.<br /><br />I have not yet installed the <strong>Bookmark Buddy </strong>due to space restrictions but may look at using it later.<br /><br />I have installed <strong>Copernica 6.12</strong> search engine at the risk of using 34MB as it seems I will be needing it for the next task.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-45460723136316608952007-01-20T10:18:00.000+08:002007-01-20T10:20:59.060+08:00Module 3 - Oasis Upload***** Still completing the html tutorial at this stage and will come back to this one *****Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-76037448976599829212007-01-20T10:09:00.000+08:002007-01-20T10:15:37.251+08:00Module 3 - Copyright StuffI've been working my way through the html tutorial and although I am still plodding my way (up to lesson 9), I have managed to create and upload my own (allbeit a small and basic one) web site to my presentation page on WebCt. <br /><br />These are my responses to the questions in the module relating to copyright:<br /><br />• <strong>have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?</strong><br />To the best of my knowledge I have not used any images or words on my web site which contravenes any copyright laws.<br /><br /><br />• <strong>Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment? </strong><br />I believe I would most definitely be in breach of copyright laws if I put the Curtin logo at the top of my web page for an assignment without permission.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-77897240929461564622007-01-19T16:07:00.000+08:002007-01-20T15:39:18.498+08:00Presentation Page UploadedI can’t believe the bother I had to go to, to get this one up and operating. I thought I had it all worked out, as I had already placed a short version on the page earlier on in the course. <br /><br />I have been creating a ‘test page’ simultaneously with the html writing tutorial, adding images and links etc and moving the files and folders around in my ‘my doc’ folder on the computer. All worked ok in my browser, but when I uploaded all the files to the presentation page, the images would not open.<br /><br />I tried all sorts of different combinations and in the end, resorted to enlisting the help of my fellow classmates.<br /><br />Thank’s to Gary, Kathy and Anna, I now have all my files ‘in the same room’ and have changed my images to jpeg. files instead of gif. Files. My images display beautifully now, and I owe huge thanks to those who helped – especially as it was nearly midnight!<br /><br />I have learned from this, the importance of the placement of files and giving the page the correct instructions to match!Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-34172026423606170172007-01-19T15:53:00.000+08:002007-01-19T15:56:28.713+08:00Top Tips for New BloggersOnce the blog is up and running my best five tips for a new blogger would be:<br /><br />1. Choose a style which is easy and appealing on the eye and interesting <br /> to look at for the author as well as the visitor.<br /><br />2. Don’t let the blog become too ‘cluttered’ on the main page <br /> – be sure to select “archive” old posts regularly to avoid miles of<br /> posts all at once.<br /><br />3. Keep the posts of a reasonable length and break the content <br /> up in to small paragraphs, with plenty of ‘white’ space.<br /><br />4. Up-date the blog on a regular basis to avoid stale news, and respond <br /> to any comments placed by visitors.<br /><br />5. Do not reveal things like your home address, telephone numbers, <br /> passwords etc to ANYONE no matter how trustworthy they may seem.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-25067126417354358522007-01-19T15:49:00.000+08:002007-01-19T15:53:19.681+08:00Blogging FunIf I were advising a novice, wanting to have their own blog on what to look out for , I would firstly suggest they make themselves a bit of a list as to what they expect to be able to do on their blog and secondly, I would recommend they do a bit of research, either on the ‘net’ or in their local library to find out which would be the best option for them, dependant upon their individual needs.<br /><br />A great little book I came across recently in my own local library, Cason, J. & Mcbride, N. (2006). Teach yourself blogging. London: Hodder Education, is a very useful resource for new and old bloggers. The book explains “what blogs are, how they work, and how to choose the right kind of blog for you”.<br /><br />There are numerous blog hosting services available on the internet, and it is worth taking a look at a few before making a final decision. I would suggest looking at and comparing the tools on the following and take it from there:<br /><br />http://wordpress.com<br /><br />http://blogspot.com/ <br /><br />http://home.blogware.com/ <br /><br />Compare things on the service like the availability of comments, categories, blogroll lists, number of blogs, photo galleries, spam, visitor registration/login, type of templates available, ease of image uploading, password protection, to name a few.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-50087454920951660312007-01-18T19:58:00.000+08:002007-01-18T20:04:25.977+08:00Hello PossumThis is a picture I took of a cute little honey possum on a recent trip to the Stirling Range National Park in the South West of WA.<br /><br />Enjoy!<hr><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0Xd6-cSBq9kkt0dCbxYn2uAJm3fLxduTYg4UPm5PcGQ1tdjBGdD1Rv8YBqP6QJCDP-RmbRqY7Hji6Et5vIH2CJHhDWyPLTA-9PJ8v6tvtAsf8l6Bdk0h9e2eU5lCIIh49_wZvVjqa5I/s1600-h/Stirling+Trip+255.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0Xd6-cSBq9kkt0dCbxYn2uAJm3fLxduTYg4UPm5PcGQ1tdjBGdD1Rv8YBqP6QJCDP-RmbRqY7Hji6Et5vIH2CJHhDWyPLTA-9PJ8v6tvtAsf8l6Bdk0h9e2eU5lCIIh49_wZvVjqa5I/s200/Stirling+Trip+255.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021339602485472850" /></a>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-67914856009012250392007-01-16T14:06:00.000+08:002007-01-16T14:16:53.339+08:00Assignment One - BeginningsHere is a screen shot of the Home page relating to Assignment One - <a href="http://missj007.wordpress.com">"Resources for Advanced Internet Users"</a>. I have also placed a link to the left for easy access. <hr><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMY_JEC2RAdtmnX2hhemnlUROXeA1bwYHi-10gX8g5t0EWbh_7yyC4QXoMayAhlEVq3AHuQAGjI2SBRw2VrCjNPY4kJs6SQM_kqX9m5iMbuioSUum4FsQC249eAyOvsUspIr-rRyh3rg/s1600-h/screen-shot-resources.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMY_JEC2RAdtmnX2hhemnlUROXeA1bwYHi-10gX8g5t0EWbh_7yyC4QXoMayAhlEVq3AHuQAGjI2SBRw2VrCjNPY4kJs6SQM_kqX9m5iMbuioSUum4FsQC249eAyOvsUspIr-rRyh3rg/s200/screen-shot-resources.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020506975830502978" /></a>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-46066265932494504902007-01-15T16:01:00.000+08:002007-01-16T13:38:42.869+08:00SNAP SHOT!This is me taking a bit of time out at the beach with "Miss Molly".........<hr><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_H2wMwd4bVEZ1cmFBiLioS-an5dpn7gQQf9pYWcMdsTNnFnmHs7lQoXaxGKuhNTL1NipqVjyoWIMABXyScL2OV8Sod0hvGdbVRVbER-c78j3wQfTn1XUf0pxkHEb7g8cFNjVjC9KPII/s1600-h/odd+bits+045.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_H2wMwd4bVEZ1cmFBiLioS-an5dpn7gQQf9pYWcMdsTNnFnmHs7lQoXaxGKuhNTL1NipqVjyoWIMABXyScL2OV8Sod0hvGdbVRVbER-c78j3wQfTn1XUf0pxkHEb7g8cFNjVjC9KPII/s200/odd+bits+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020166131520859698" /></a>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-72644218972703063302006-12-27T13:25:00.001+08:002007-01-18T19:58:25.623+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL - Linking it with anchorsPhew, I'm glad this one's almost over! All the re arranging of my files and folders was more than a bit stressful. Learnt a lot though as I did not know before this tutorial of the importance of placement of files and images, to get them to come up on the web page. I have them all in the correct places now, and just when I thought I was getting somewhere, I up loaded my own 'test' page to the WebCt 'presentations' page and all but my images are showing. I have spent hours and hours trying to sort this out, by moving things around, re naming etc etc, and now I have resorted to asking for help on teh WebCt discussion forum. In the meantime, I am lurking between this tutorial and the rest of mod 3 and mod 4 simultaniously. Hopefully it will all fall in to place by 26th.<hr><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Independent Practice</span><br /><br />Find some sites on the Internet that intrigue you. For each one, record its name and its URL displayed near the top of your browser window. See if you can copy and paste the URLs into a text document. You will use this list later to add links from your own web pages to these sites that you found.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/tut8b.html ">HTML Tutorial</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/ ">W3c home page</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/e-text/checklist.htm ">Newbie Web Author Check List</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freephotos.se/ ">Free Photos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.all-nettools.com/toolbox ">Tools</a><br /><br />Moving onwards now to see how I will use these...........<hr><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">More Independant Practice</span><br /><br />Create a second HTML document that uses the HTML formatting that you are familiar with at this point. Return to the first one you created and make an anchor that links to this new one.<br /><br /><h3>Check</h3><br />I found that the second file which I named jac.html did not open when I clicked on the link on the home page. I renamed the file jac and after I put the full jac.html in the a href=" "/a attribute it worked.? I don't understand why at this point but I guess all will be revealed later.Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-32316419296883721632006-12-27T13:24:00.002+08:002006-12-28T14:31:26.896+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL - Graphics and file formatsInitially I had frustrations getting my images to display on the page from 'My Web space' folder, and I was so tempted to put out a call for help in the discussion posts, but I'm all for trying to work things out for myself if I can as it sharpens the brain.<br />Anyhow, eventually it seemed the fault was with the fact that the actual image was in a seperate sub folder than the actual html doc and when I put them both in the same one voila, all was well!<br /><br />In response to the following review questions for this session:<br /><br /> 1. What are the two graphic formats used for the World Wide Web?<br />A. jpeg and gif<br /><br /> 2. How can a graphic file display on different computers?<br /><br />A.The GIF compresses the picture information (reduces the file size) and translates it to binary code that can be sent over the Internet. GIF compression is most effective on graphics that have contiguous areas of solid color, and compression is even greater when the color is continuous in the horizontal direction. GIF images have the feature of defining a color to be "transparent" so images can appear to have non-rectangular boundaries. They can also be saved in the "interlaced" format so that when you see a web page, the images start to appear soon and "dissolve" to the final image. See <a href="http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/tut7.html">'graphics a la web'</a><br />A. JPEG compression is very effective for photographic images where the colors can vary spatially over short distances ("grainy" images). JPEG offers some dramatic compression in filesize, sometimes by a factor of 10 (e.g. a 1500 kb file reduced to 150 kb), which may be at a trade-off for some image quality. JPEG images do not have the ability to have transparency. See <a href="http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/tut7.html">'graphics a la web'</a><br /><br /> 3. What are some key points to consider when including graphics in web pages?<br /><br />- Make sure the images add meaning to the page!<br /><br />- Be conscious of size and keep images to a minimum of between 50k and 100k to avoid viewer from having to continually scroll down the page to see them<br /><br />- Avoid colour gradients<br /><br />- Opt for "no dithering" if possible when converting GIF images, to remove "noise".<br /><br />- Remember that dark grey may not display well on Macintosh computer screens<br /><br />- It is better to 'link' to images rather than display many on one page - saves time<br /><br /><br /> 4. How did you save the lava graphic for use in your WWW document?<br /><br />Saved in 'My Web space' as "lava.gif"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">PART 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Review Topics</span><br /><br /> 1. What is the HTML format for an inline image?<br /><img src="name.gif"><br /><br /> 2. What type of tag must you put before an image tag to make the image appear on a separate line?<br />align=middle align=bottom or align=top<br /><br /> 3. How did you add the lava picture to your document?<br /><img alt="A Lesson on:" src="lava.gif" width=300 height=259><br /><br /> 4. What does the alt="...." attribute do? What does the height="...." attribute do?<br /><br />alt: tag allows for substitution of a descriptive string of text to hold the place of the image.<br /><br />height: sets the height of the image in pixels.<br /><br />Independent Practice<br /><br />Add an inline image to your web page using a GIF picture file that is stored on your computer or one that you have downloaded from the Internet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TICK.......</span>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-24153703159824645952006-12-27T13:24:00.001+08:002006-12-27T15:13:02.984+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL- Lists Lists and more Lists...Review Topics<br /><br /> 1. How are lists valuable in a web page?<br /><br />Many web pages display lists of items -- these may be items preceded with a "bullet"(Unordered) or a sequentially numbered list (Ordered).<br /><br />These lists are easy to format in HTML, and they may even be nested (lists of lists) to produce an outline format. Lists are also handy for creating an index or table of contents to a series of documents or chapters.<br /><br /> 2. What is the HTML tag for a unordered list?<br /><ul>ul</ul><br /> 3. What is the tag for a ordered list?<br /><ol>ol</ol><br /> 4. How might you set up a nested list?<br /><b>Nested Unordered List</b><br /> <ul><br /> <li>This is the first item<br /> <li>This is the second item<br /> <ul><br /> <li> This is the first subitem of the second item<br /> <ul><br /> <li> And this is a subitem of a subitem<br /> <li> Easy to get lost here!<br /> </ul><br /> <li> This is the second subitem of the second item<br /> <li> This is the third subitem of the second item<br /> </ul><br /> <li>This is the third item<br /> </ul><br /><br /> 5. What steps did you use in adding a list to your HTML document?<br /><br />I utilised this information to add a list of headings and sub headings to my 'Resources' page I am working on in conjunction with this tutorial ( oh so much to do....... such little time!) Here is how it looks so far.........<br /><br /><ol><br /> <li><b>Hardware</b><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Servers and Clients<br /> <li>Routers<br /> </ul><br /> <li><b>Internet Protocols</b><br /> <ul><br /> <li>IP addresses<br /> <li>Domain Name Systems<br /> <li>FTP (File Transfer Protocol)<br /> <li>SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol)<br /> <li>HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol)<br /> <li>URL (Uniform Resource Locator)<br /> </ul><br /> </ol>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-3984350398698024192006-12-27T13:23:00.001+08:002006-12-27T14:08:35.936+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL - doing it with Style<span style="font-weight:bold;">Review Topics<br /></span><br /> 1. What are HTML style tags?<br /><br />Tags which enable me to add 'style' to my page. For instance I can make text bold or italic or make it look like typewriter style<br /> <br /> 2. What are the different tags used for different styles of text?<br /><br />b for bold i for italic and tt for typewriter text. ( I have ommitted the actual tags here as 'blog' will not publish them)<br /><br /> 3. What steps did you use in entering styled text into your HTML document?<br /><br />I highlighted some important words with some bold, italic and typewriter text to emphasise those words. I did this by inserting the appropriate tags before and after the selected text.<br /><br /><br /> 4. *Extra Credit: How can these styles be useful in creating a web page or lesson?<br /><br />By using <span style="font-weight:bold;">different styles</span>, the page can become more appealing to the reader. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Highlighting key words</span> will bring them to the readers attention. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Independent Practice</span><br /><br />Try using the style tags for bold, italic, and typewriter to the text of your own web page. <br /><br />See if you can successfully combine styles... that are pleasing to read.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tick......</span>Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-13743685241667627662006-12-27T13:09:00.000+08:002006-12-27T13:22:37.639+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL - Paragraphs<span style="font-weight:bold;">PARAGRAPHS<br /><br />Objectives<br /></span><br />After this lesson, I am now able to:<br /><br /> * Identify the paragraph break tag in HTML.<br /> * Copy text from the web page and paste it in another document.<br /> * Insert paragraph breaks into the text of my HTML document and view the changes within the web browser.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Review Topics</span><br /><br /> 1. What is the HTML tag for a paragraph break? A. <p> ( does not need a closure and is not necessary before a h1> header/h1 tag as a header automatically inserts a space<br /><br /> 2. What steps did you use for inserting a paragraph break in your document?<br />A. I inserted the <p> after the text where I wanted the line space.<br /><br /> 3. How did you display and view the changes in your web browser?<br /><br />A. I actually opened the browser window of the volcano web and hit 'refresh' which refreshed the page. However, the tutorial suggested the following: # Return to your web browser.<br /># If your working document is not visible, Use the Open Local... command from the File menu to open the document.<br /><br /># Select Reload from the File menu.<br /><br /> 4. * Extra Credit: What is a horizontal rule <hr> tag? A. Places a horizontal line across the page. What is a <br> tag? A. Breaks the text to a new line without a space<br /><br />Independent Practice<br /><br />Use the <p>, the <hr>, or the <br> tags to create paragraphs or sections in your own document.<br /><br />DONE..........Mmmmm 4 down, 10 to go! This is going to be a very long blog entry!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NOTES TO ME SO FAR........</span><br /><br />I'm still not too sure about how I should be lining up the script in the text editor - i.e tabbing etc for ease of reading.<br /><br />Read up a bit more on the !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" which is placed in the beginning of a new file. I understand that it identifies which type of HTML is used but 'how do I know which type I am using?'<br /><br />I am feeling very frustrated because when entering all my saved data in to my 'blog' I can not include any HTML 'tags'as it will not accept and publish them!Just Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296164671029306510.post-17638543132270156982006-12-27T13:06:00.000+08:002006-12-27T13:22:09.686+08:00MODULE 3 - HTML TUTORIAL -Headings<span style="font-weight:bold;">HEADINGS: 6 Levels deep</span><br /><br />Objectives<br /><br />After this lesson, I am able to:<br /><br /> * Identify the different levels of headings in HTML and the tags associated with them.<br /> * Place different level headings within my HTML document and view the changes within my web browser.<br /><br />Review Topics<br /><br /> 1. What are the different levels of headings in HTML?<br /><br />1-6 number 1 being the largest and number 6 is the smallest.<br /><br /> 2. What are the tags associated with these different levels?<br /><br /><h1>blah blah blah</h1><br /><br /> 3. What steps did you use in placing headings in your HTML document?<br /><br />I entered several of the differnet type of headers under the text, within the body/body tags. And what's more it worked!<br /><br /> 4. What happens if you forget a slash at the end of a header tag?<br /><br />No header! Oops<br /><br />Independent Practice<br /><br />Add at least three headers of different levels to your own HTML document.<br /><br />I added five and named them one for each module in this unit, but I chose to keep them all the same size (number 2 seemed a good choice for now - can change it later now I know what I'm doing!)<br /><br />NOTE TO ME.... If you change the number in the tag, remember to change it in the tags at each end of the text within the tagsJust Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842641889414345766noreply@blogger.com0