| Date | Topic/Skill | Readings/Handouts | Assignment Due |
| Aug. 29 News: Cindy |
Review Syllabus, Schedule, Introductions | Presentation: Using the Web Online
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Sept 5
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Basic Design, continued Design Issues and Challenges |
Online: History of Internet - we'll watch video in class History of the Internet - Ethan Zuckerman Intro. HTML See Tutorials on Resources page Web Hosting - Bluehost.com
Resources: SXSW interactive, Association of Internet Researchers, Wired, Fast Company, Pew Center Studies, US Department of Commerce Reports, UT International Symposium in Online Journalism, Nieman Reports
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| Sep 12
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Stylesheets for formatting a page Using a Web Editor |
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Bio
Project 1 Due |
| Sep 19
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No class - online assignment Online Assignment: Watch 2 segments of Download: The True Story of the Internet (if you have not seen, then do Search and People Power; if you have seen, you can watch again or watch the other two); make a blog post and tweet it. |
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| Sept. 26
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Using a Digital Camera |
Sample stylesheet
1 Design Principles Handout Intro. to Photoshop |
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| Oct 3
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Project 2 Redesign Personal Site due |
| Oct 10
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| Oct 17
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Multimedia Journalism
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See tutorial on Resources page that demonstrates how to use Photoshop to Make Buttons See tutorial on Resources page that demonstrates how to use Photoshop to Make Buttons Dreamweaver, continued Troubleshooting exercise |
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| Oct 24
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JQuery Exercise
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JQuery Slideshow Handout
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JQuery Exercise due |
| Oct. 31
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Mass Comm Week | You'll have assignments based on MC Week speakers. |
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| Nov 7 |
iMovie Exercise Using a DV camcorder Using iMovie Multimedia Journalism |
Multimedia Journalism |
iMovie Exercise due |
| Nov 14
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Data Journalism | Intro to Wordpress - using a Content Management System
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon Tumblr - additional examples of character-driven narrative videos |
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| Nov 21 | Thanksgiving - no class | No class
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| Nov 28 News: |
Work on Final Projects | Data Journalism Google Maps, Google Charts, Wordle, Chartle
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Final Project Draft due |
Dec 5 |
Work on Final Projects | HTML5/CSS3 demo Future Trends - Net Neutrality, Cloud Computing... Long Live the Web, by Tim Berners-Lee Videos: The Daily Show, From Here to Neutrality What is Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality in the Shower? Cloud Computing in Plain English Media curriculum of the future OJR, Eight Things Journalism Students Should Demand from J-Schools Advanced Online Media website |
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| Dec. 10-14 | Work on Final Projects | Final Project due |
