Blogger fail

Hi guys if your trying to post on the Ass 3 page, and it is not working just post your links in the post below this one, the assessment 3 checklist.

blogger has a tendency to mess up the day before.


also

I KNOW GRAND FINAL FLING IS ON TONIGHT BUT DO NOT BE LATE TO ASSESSMENT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!

be hungover i dont care.

BUT DO NOT BE LATE we will begin 9:30 on the dot!!!!

Final Assessment #3 - checklist

MPI104 2010 Assessment #3 checklist

o Each person must write a post on their blog of 250-500 words in length detailing what you done for each of your components covered, and also what you have learnt from the subject over the course of the semester.
o You must then post your blog post as a comment to the Assessment #3 page on the masterblog

Blogger
o User has more than the minimum posts (12)
o User has experimented with Templates
o User has included a counter
o User has subscribed to an RSS feed from your Csusap webpage.
o User has at least one other RSS subscription.
o Your blog has a favourites links element with links to your Csusap web page
o Your blog has a favourites links element with links to your Del.icio.us web page
o Your blog has a favourites links element with links to your Flickr web page


Flickr
o User has progressively uploaded more pictures
o User has uploaded original images OR acknowledged the source if not original
o Most images are tagged
o Most images have descriptions
o At least 12 images

Del.icio.us
o User has progressively saved more bookmarks
o Most bookmarks have descriptions
o Most bookmarks have tags
o User has bookmarked their Csusap homepage
o At least 12 bookmarks

HTML / Csusap (just in case you want to fix up things missed)
o User has created a website which has been uploaded to Csusap .
o Website demonstrates that the student has customised a template
o Website includes an RSS feed subscription to their blog
o Website has a page which generates an RSS feed
o Website includes a counter
o Your Website consists of at least 3 pages with navigation links including a “home button” linking back to the front page on each page.
o Website includes a link to your blog
o Website includes a link to your Flickr account
o Website includes a link to your Del.icio.us account




Your final assessment for MPI104 will be due at the start of your class on week 12.
We will present as we always do , showing each of your accounts:
- blog
- flickr
- delicious
- your website

More Information

• Apart from having online content, you are required to submit a CD-Rom containing all content posted on your blogs as either .rtf or word doc format.

• also on the disc Your entire Csusap web page (index and file folder).


these are the files that should be on the disc, Naming of files on the disc should be as follows:

CD Name: YourName

Word Doc: Your Name 11223344 Assessment #3

a Folder: MPI104 Website

- including your site folder and index file.



FAILURE TO BE ON TIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

FAILURE TO SUBMIT ON THE DAY WILL RESULT IN A MARK OF ZERO

FAILURE TO ATTEND ASSESSMENT WILL RESULT IN A MARK OF ZERO

Marks will be awarded for the ability to follow direction, technical aptitude, experimentation, aesthetics and overall growth and progress over the term.

Week 11 RSS

What is RSS?
RSS is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites.

In the ‘old days’ of the web to keep track of updates on a website you had to ‘bookmark’ websites in your browser and manually return to them on a regular basis to see what had been added.

The problems with bookmarking

You as the web surfer had to do all the work
It can get complicated when you are trying to track many websites at once
You miss information when you forget to check your bookmarks
You end up seeing the same information over and over again on sites that don’t update very often

RSS Changes Everything

What if you could tell a website to let you know every time that they update? In a sense, this is what RSS does for you.
RSS flips things around a little and is a technology that provides you with a method of getting relevant and up to date information sent to you for you to read in your own time. It saves you time and helps you to get the information you want quickly after it was published.
RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. Many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to.

How to Use RSS

Get an RSS Reader – The first thing you’ll want to do if you’re getting into reading sites via RSS is to hook yourself up with an RSS Feed Reader.
There are many feed readers going around with a variety of approaches and features – however we use Google Reader this are fairly easy to use and will help you work out the basics of RSS.

there are two places to look for a site’s feed:

On the Site

In Your Browser

On Site Subscription
Over the last few years you may have noticed a lot of little buttons and widgets appearing on your favorite sites and blogs. Little orange buttons, ‘counters’ with how many ‘readers a blog has, links called RSS, XML, ATOM and many more.

thanks to http://www.problogger.net/what-is-rss/

Assessment #2

there is 1 person!!! who has posted on the Assessment#2 page on the master blog, links to their website and to their Assessment #2 posting of 250-500 words about what you have tried to achieve with your website.

3 including the 2 people who have posted just in the wrong part.


Come on guys this is ridiculous. 3 of 13 people so far.

All of this was detailed last week in class, and i have given you an outline of how to do the whole assignment.

class will begin at 9:30, and hopefully you have all remedied this severe lacking.

Fetch

Fetch is a reliable, full-featured file transfer client for the Apple Macintosh whose user interface emphasizes simplicity and ease of use. Fetch supports FTP and SFTP, the most popular file transfer protocols on the Internet for compatibility with thousands of Internet service providers, web hosting companies, publishers, pre-press companies, and more.


here is the Iweb Walkthrough with the addition of Uploading your files.

Iweb Tute with Fetch

week 9 - FTP (file transfer protocol)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another over a TCP/IP-based network, such as the Internet.

FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server. FTP is used with user-based password authentication or with anonymous user access.

Wikipedia definition of FTP


You have all been assigned web space supplied by the university, with enough space to host a website.

Online webspace is like having a USB Hard-drive which is held on the internet.

FTP is the way in which we transfer data on and off our server space.


Check to see if your web space is working by goin to this site
http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~username/

(eg, ~mbarro04)

Assessment #2 HTML website

Assessment #2 HTML Website
Value: 35%
Due date: 29-Sep-2011 (YOU HEARD RIGHT, IT IS ONE WEEK LATER THAN THE SUBJECT OUTLINE)
Return date: 13-Oct-2011
Submission method options
Hand delivery (option applies to Internal & Tutorial only [excl. Offshore/Dubbo Tutorial])
Task
Create a basic website using an application capable of HTML. This will demonstrate a basic understanding of templates, customisation and HTML.

Rationale
By creating a website, you will have shown an understanding of HTML, CSS and the use of FTP software.

Marking criteria
• initiative and self learning
• understanding of techniques and methodologies
• W3 web compliance
• willingness to experiment with innovative approaches
• Creative exploration of the possibilities of the medium
• Conceptual content and quality of idea/s and how these are put into practice
• Mastery of skills and technical proficiency in the various applications of the software
• Working strategy
• Demonstration of progressive approach to assignment work
• Demonstration of an awareness of work by contemporary multimedia practitioners
• Level of participation in all associated class and tutorial activities


Check List

Things you must do for Assessment #2

o User has created a website which has been uploaded to csusap webspace.
o Website demonstrates at least that the student has customised a template
- changing colours, fonts, pictures, content, etc.
o Website includes an RSS feed subscription of their blog
o Website has a page which generates an RSS feed
o Website includes a counter
o Your Website consists of at least 3 pages with navigation links including a
“home button” on each page linking back to the front page.
o Website includes a link to your blog
o Website includes a link to your Flickr account
o Website includes a link to your Del.icio.us account

week 8 - IWEB, Making a website in iWeb

Overview and features

Page design
iWeb allows users to create and design websites and blogs without coding, and includes a number of Apple-designed themes, each of which has several page templates with coordinated fonts and colors. Users can customize these pages by replacing placeholder text and by dragging and dropping their own photos and movies into the document. Templates include blog, podcast, and photo and movie gallery pages, as well as standard "Welcome" and "About Me" pages.
iWeb integrates with other applications in the iLife suite. The iLife Media Browser is a list of all the music, movies, and photos stored in iTunes, iMovie, and iPhoto. Content can be dragged from the Media Browser window and placed in the open page. Local files can also be dropped directly into the page.
Nine interactive "widgets" are included with iWeb. Among other things, these widgets let users embed YouTube videos and Google Maps, include a countdown timer and add RSS feeds.
Publishing
iWeb features built-in support for publishing to MobileMe, a suite of online applications developed by Apple, and to other third-party web hosts with FTP. Once account information is entered, users simply click a button to publish their entire website. iWeb can then publish updates to the user's Facebook profile to notify others of changes to the website.


iWeb Walkthrough


to find the file that you save out of Iweb, (NOT PUBLISH) ..... ctrl + shift + h (to go to the home directory >> go to Library > application supports > Iweb > domain

copy this domain file , and double click this to open up your web page :)

Assessment #1 Checklist

Please read through the MPI104 Blog thoroughly and make sure that you have completed all tasks.

Assessment #1

Google
o User has subscribed to a Google Calender

Blogger
o User has links in side bar
o User has more than the minimum posts (5)
o User has links in posts (minimum 3)
o User has updated profile
o User has uploaded picture for profile
o User has experimented with Templates
o User has experimented with Fonts
o User has experimented with Colours
o User has at least 1 picture in a post
o User has a Flickr post in their blog
o Posts have titles
o Blog has a description
o User has added at least 1 other page element
o User has a del.icio.us post on their blog
o User has commented on at least 2 other peoples posts

Flickr
o User has uploaded pictures (minimum 4)
o User has progressively uploaded more pictures
o Most pictures have titles
o Most pictures have descriptions
o User has created a set
o User has joined a Group
o User has added some favourites
o User has commented on at least one other person’s pictures
o User has uploaded an original image OR acknowledged the source if not original

Del.icio.us
o User has saved bookmarks (minimum 4)
o User has progressively saved more bookmarks
o Most bookmarks have descriptions
o Most bookmarks have tags
o User has bundled tags
o A bookmark includes the MPI104_2011 tag
o User has bookmarked another class members blog
o User has bookmarked their Blog homepage
o User has bookmarked their Flickr homepage
o User has created a del.icio.us network
o User has integrated del.icio.us into their workflow


Meta
o Student is present at assessment

o Has emailed mattbarron.mpi104@gmail.com
...a working link...
to their assessment #1 blog post (the 250-500 words)
- their Gmail, Blog, Flickr, and del.icio.us details

o Student should also COMMENT on the master blog (In the assessment 1 page)

Week 6 - Assessment #1 - Preparation

Don’t forget that the first week back after the non-contact period is your first assessment!

Attendance for the assessment is compulsory, so by not being present and not supplying the mentioned details to ME a zero (0) mark will be awarded.

How the assessment will work:
50 marks will be awarded as per the mpi104 checklist below, whilst another 50 marks will be awarded for “interestingness”. This means that if you have completed all the task in the checklist you will pass. However if you go beyond this, both aesthetically and through research on your blog posts, your mark will be escalated to reflect this.

For all of the assessments you will have to write a post on your blog before class on the day of your assessment of between 250 – 500 words to summarise what you have done in the subject by that time.

This blog post should detail:

Blogger
• The number of posts on your blog, and some links to your more interesting posts
• The work you have done on the aesthetic look of your blog (templates, colour, fonts)
• Comments that you have made to other blogs – with links to the more interesting comments
• Tags that you have used
• Other work that you have done in Blogger

Del.icio.us
• The number of bookmarked web pages
• Why these are of interest to you
• Links to your favourite 3 web pages

Flickr
• The number of uploaded images
• A link to your 3 favourite images

You need to email ME the following to be assessed:
• Your Gmail address
• Your Blog url
• Your del.icio.us account
• Your flickr account
• a link to your 250-500 word post.

You will need to email ME (with "Your Name MPI104_2011 Workshop 2 or 3" as the subject) .

Please email ME at the following email, with, your name and MPI104 number as the subject:

example: Matt Barron MPI104 2011s2

TO

mattbarron.mpi104@gmail.com

READ AND ADHERE TO THE CHECKLIST TO ENSURE A PASSING GRADE!!!!!

Week 5 - HTML

What is HTML?
HTML is a language for describing web pages.
• HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
• HTML is not a programming language, it is a markup language
• A markup language is a set of markup tags
• HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages
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HTML Tags
HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags
• HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like
• HTML tags normally come in pairs like and
• The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag
• Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags
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What You Need
You don't need any tools to learn HTML at W3Schools.
• You don't need any HTML editor
• You don't need a web server
• You don't need a web site
• You just need notepad to get started
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HTML Documents = Web Pages
• HTML documents describe web pages
• HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text
• HTML documents are also called web pages
The purpose of a web browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox) is to read HTML documents and display them as web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page
First lets try a simple example (type tags together)


just open a notepad document, once finished save as a .html file
__________________________________________________________________________________

My First Heading

My first paragraph.

_______________________________________________________________________________
Example Explained
• The text between and describes the web page
• The text between and is the visible page content
• The text between

and

is displayed as a heading
• The text between

and

is displayed as a paragraph



___________________________________________________________________________________
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the

to

tags.

This is a heading

This is a heading

This is a heading

_____________________________________________________________________________
HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the

tag.

This is a paragraph.

This is another paragraph.

______________________________________________________________________________________
HTML Formatting Tags
HTML uses tags like and for formatting output, like bold or italic text.
These HTML tags are called formatting tags. (remember to close the tags)

________________________________________________________________________________________

HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the tag.
This is a link
______________________________________________________________________________

HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the tag.




________________________________________________________________________________________

Look at the site www.w3schools.com for things to add to your site.

also try
to name the window bar in your browser

Week 4 - Delicious

Create a new post on your blog. Include a working link to your Delicious account .
(using the a href code learnt in class)

After you have created your Delicious account post with a link, create a link of your post as a comment to this post on the master blog.

remember to link from a comment, click your comment Date/heading and it will open up your comment on a separate page, you can then copy the URL from the Address bar in your browser.

create the 'link text' under this naming convention: name, Delicious post. eg: Matt Barron, flickr post

week 4 - Flickr

Create a new post on your blog. Include at least one working link to your flickr images – something which relates to your post.

in flickr click and view your image then in the "share" menu, copy the html code and paste it in your post

After you have created your flickr post with an image, create a link of your post as a comment to this post on the master blog.

remember to link from a comment, click your comment Date and it will open up your comment on a separate page, you can then copy the URL from the Address bar in your browser.

create the 'link text' under this naming convention: name, flickr post. eg: Matt Barron, flickr post

Week 3 - BLOGGER!!

Blogger.

Creating your first post.
Create a new post on your blog. Include at least one working link (using the insert link button in the posting window) to a web page.


After you have created your first post, create a link of your post, and submit it as a comment to this post (not of your blog).

remember to link from a post, click your post heading and it will open up your post on a separate page, you can then copy the URL from the Address bar in your browser.

And then paste the URL into the url spot in this code '


create the 'link text' under this naming convention: name, blogger post.
eg: Matt Barron, week 3 Blogger post

post all of this, as a comment on this master blog post

Blogging 101

Things you may not know about Blogs

- A new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. That goes on to prove how popular blogging is on the Internet.

- Blogs have influence. Surveys suggest that lot of Internet users prefer reading reviews published on blogs before making a purchase.

- You don't need to spend a single penny to publish a blog. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. You may even write blogs from a mobile phone.

- You don't need any technical skills to create a blog. If you know how to write an email on the computer, you are good enough to write a blog.

-If you are worried about sharing your details on the Internet, you can create personal blog that can only be read by your close friends and family members.

- You can put advertising on your blogs and make some decent income. There are people who have quit their regular jobs to become full-time bloggers.

- You don't need to know English to write a blog. There are free tools available to help you publish blogs in any Indian language including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bangla, Tamil, etc.

- If you like clicking pictures with your digital camera, you can join the growing community of photo bloggers in the world who display pictures on their blogs.
44% of all bloggers are parents, 70% have college degrees, two-thirds are male and 50% of them lie in the 18-34 age group.

- You'll find an audience if you write what you’re passionate about. - Mark Frauenfelder

Welcome to MPI104!!!

Welcome to a new session of study at Charles Sturt University.

This subject provides an introduction to the elements and scope of multimedia. It covers underlying concepts, takes an overview of multimedia operations, introduces some of the structures and processes of off-line and online interactive multimedia creation.

This is the MasterBlog, this will be the hub for all news, information and weekly tasks for this subject.