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Virtual Banana Boxes (or electronic portfolios). Orientation Thursday, July 18, 2002 by David Heise. Outline. Introduction IDP Organization Styles Web Authoring and Management Time Logs Final Questions *. 1 of 3. 1. Introduction. About me: 1998 Cohort
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Virtual Banana Boxes(or electronic portfolios) Orientation Thursday, July 18, 2002 by David Heise
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions * 2 of 22
1 of 3 1. Introduction • About me: • 1998 Cohort • Berrien Springs Local Regional Group • dheise@andrews.edu • http://dheise.andrews.edu 3 of 22
2 of 3 1. Introduction (cont) Why “Virtual Banana Boxes”? • The “Banana Box” filing story • Eliminates (almost) storage & cartage • Index pages with hypertext links are a natural for indexing • The “web” is great for cross-referencing * 4 of 22
3 of 3 1. Introduction (cont) • Style of this presentation :– a combination of: • Demonstrations • Summarizing points • Questions and discussion * 5 of 22
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions 6 of 22
1 of 2 2. IDP Organization • The IDP document is uniquely yourself • I wanted the connection between my IDP and my Portfolio to be unmistakably clear • I have numbered points in my IDP for the Development Plan, and Portfolio Documentation (doc; web) * 7 of 22
2 of 2 2. IDP Organization (cont) --- make it “work-embedded” --- Items to Include: • Reflective summaries (write as you go!) • Annotated bibliographies (enter into EndNote as you go!) • Journals (material for your reflections) • Write into it what you do in your job • ALWAYS write up your reflections while your recollections are fresh * 8 of 22
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions 9 of 22
1 of 5 3. Styles • Choose standard styles and conventions: • Headings • Body font name and size • Background color or picture • Bulleted and numbered lists, indents, quotes, etc • Define these in a style sheet • Makes it easy to change in every page • Attach the style sheet to every page • <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/comps.css">(between the <head> </head> tags) * 10 of 22
2 of 5 3. Styles – comp.css a:link{ color: #CC0000} a:visited{ color: #660099} a:active{ color: #00CC00} a:hover{ color: Teal; background-color : #D3D3D3; border-style : solid; border-width : 0.01pt; border-color : Teal; } 11 of 22
3 of 5 3. Styles – comp.css (cont) body{ background-color: #D6E9D6; font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; } table{ font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; } 12 of 22
h1{ font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: teal; font-weight: 100; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; page-break-after: avoid; } h2{ font-size: 17.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: teal; font-weight: 100; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; page-break-after: avoid; } 4 of 5 3. Styles – comp.css (cont) .comp_group{ font-family: Arial; color: #CC0000; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold} 13 of 22
5 of 5 3. Styles – comp.css (cont) • Demonstrate: • Changing background color • Changing font size • Heading font style • Questions? * 14 of 22
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions 15 of 22
1 of 3 4. Web Authoring and Management • It is not necessary to become an expert at writing HTML • Use a WYSIWYG editor, like FrontPage or Dreamweaver • These tools also include site management functions: • Rename files or directories • Broken links • Unused files • Synchronize desktop with web site * 16 of 22
2 of 3 4. Web Authoring (cont) • Standardize on formatting styles • For headings • For lists, indents, quotes, etc • Define the common ones in your style sheet • Set file naming conventions • Use all lowercase (UNIX is case sensitive)eg, Usermanual.htm UserManual.htm So use: user_manual.htm * 17 of 22
3 of 3 4. Web Authoring (cont) • Demonstrate FrontPage • Simple formatting • Read the HTML • Themes versus Style Sheets • Preserve links while changing file names • Site Reports • Site Publishing • Questions and Discussion * 18 of 22
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions 19 of 22
1 of 1 5. Time Logs • Some courses require that you keep a log of time you spend • I have developed an Access database to track time spent • It can generate the Time Logs for my Web Portfolio * 20 of 22
Outline • Introduction • IDP Organization • Styles • Web Authoring and Management • Time Logs • Final Questions 21 of 22
1 of 1 6. Final Questions Any Questions? 22 of 22