After reading a blog of someone elses desktop graphic assignment I decided to make a chart of sorts that displays the assignments that are due before Evaluation 2. She had done something similar and said that she thought it would make things easier with keep the assignments straight. I'll take any help I can get at keeping the assignments and their due dates straight. I've already confused myself several times as far as what I had to do and when, so hopefully this will keep me on track.
For each assignment I posted the name, embedded with a link to its assignment page, the due date, as well as the program in which I will need to perform the assignment. From there I have then linked each assignment to the appropriate location in which it needs to be saved. I found Google Docs to be a bit more easy to use and understand; therefore, the assignments that do not specifically state where they need to be saved have been designated as being saved in Google Docs.
At first, I considered using Microsoft Word and originally created the graphic there. However, when I saved the document and then attempted to open it as an outside user (through the internet link) I was still able to edit the graphic and information and it was fairly difficult to access the links. At that point I decided to put the graphic into Microsoft PowerPoint instead. I was able to copy and paste the graphic from Word to PowerPoint, but it did need some editing to reposition the date to fit the slide. Saving the presentation as a web page allowed me to share the document as a finished product. When someone clicks on the link, they will now be able to see the document in thier web browser and may also select a link to the assignment page without needing to do any further steps. I did have a problem however with initially opening the file in my browser. I was prompted that my browser did not support some of the informatoin and if I chose to continue anyway I would only be able to see the chart itself, without the informatoin. Once I chose to allow the blocked content by right clicking the yellow announcemant bar at the top of the page, everything came up perfectly.
The file is saved as an HTML document which allows it to be opened in a web browser when someone clicks on the link below and is 2.44 KB in size. I think that using graphics such as these to present assignments would be fairly useful in the classroom, especially if there were numberous assignments that are completed or saved in various locations such as in this course. Also, seeing as how I will be teaching business education and classes that will involve using programs such as Microsoft Office, I will need to teach students how to do these type of things themselves so incorporating student created graphics will play in important role.
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dkgb5sw_63wnb5wdn
For each assignment I posted the name, embedded with a link to its assignment page, the due date, as well as the program in which I will need to perform the assignment. From there I have then linked each assignment to the appropriate location in which it needs to be saved. I found Google Docs to be a bit more easy to use and understand; therefore, the assignments that do not specifically state where they need to be saved have been designated as being saved in Google Docs.
At first, I considered using Microsoft Word and originally created the graphic there. However, when I saved the document and then attempted to open it as an outside user (through the internet link) I was still able to edit the graphic and information and it was fairly difficult to access the links. At that point I decided to put the graphic into Microsoft PowerPoint instead. I was able to copy and paste the graphic from Word to PowerPoint, but it did need some editing to reposition the date to fit the slide. Saving the presentation as a web page allowed me to share the document as a finished product. When someone clicks on the link, they will now be able to see the document in thier web browser and may also select a link to the assignment page without needing to do any further steps. I did have a problem however with initially opening the file in my browser. I was prompted that my browser did not support some of the informatoin and if I chose to continue anyway I would only be able to see the chart itself, without the informatoin. Once I chose to allow the blocked content by right clicking the yellow announcemant bar at the top of the page, everything came up perfectly.
The file is saved as an HTML document which allows it to be opened in a web browser when someone clicks on the link below and is 2.44 KB in size. I think that using graphics such as these to present assignments would be fairly useful in the classroom, especially if there were numberous assignments that are completed or saved in various locations such as in this course. Also, seeing as how I will be teaching business education and classes that will involve using programs such as Microsoft Office, I will need to teach students how to do these type of things themselves so incorporating student created graphics will play in important role.
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dkgb5sw_63wnb5wdn
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