2. If you haven't already done so, create yourself a free account at one of the Internet sites which allow you to store favorites or bookmarks. I use http://www.murl.com, and just to be save a second storage place at http://www.linkdragon.com/ These accounts allow you to access your bookmarks regardless of which computer you use. They also allow you to share your bookmark lists with others. |
1. Create an account for yourself with one of the website hosting companies, preferably at http://www.homestead.com |
History 203 Dimensions of History Roger Williams University Fall, Semester, 2001 |
Michael R. H. Swanson, Ph. D. Office: Feinstein 111 Hours: M, T, Th, F 9:00-10:00 Phone 401 254 3230 |
After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection James Davidson and Mark Lytle New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000 |
For Tuesday, October 23 No New Readings for the class as a whole. Everyone should read his or her group's Davidson Chapter. Schedule a meeting amongst yourselves after you've read the chapter in order to brainstorm about what you wish to accomplish with your teaching session. Work to Finish Rutherfurd. I will give another quiz on the rest of the book (chapters 12 - 20) on November 8 (2.5 weeks). I'll prepare a little list of possible quiz areas by the end of next week. Once you have completed reading the book, I want you to present me with a list of preferred chapters (and if you have thought through that far, possible topics) in order of preference. You don't have to give me a 21 point list, but I'd like to have you give me at least your top 5. The purpose here is to avoid duplication as much as possible. I don't want your list until after you finish the book. If you finish the book prior to November 8 you can turn in your list prior to November 8, and I'll give the first lists in first crack at a topic. I'll trust you to be honest about this so nobody jumps the line. (I'll be a little suspicious if your top 5 are chapters 1-5, and my suspicions will be erased if at least one or two of your choices come from the last 6 chapters). The chapter and topic will become the subject matter for your website project. |
Week of October 23, 2001 |
IN CLASS TUESDAY I want to spend the class period demonstrating some points about designing an academic website. You'll be working on this as well. To prepare for this you will need to do a few things |
1. Create an account for yourself with one of the website hosting companies, preferably at http://www.homestead.com |
2. If you haven't already done so, create yourself a free account at one of the Internet sites which allow you to store favorites or bookmarks. I use http://www.murl.com, and just to be save a second storage place at http://www.linkdragon.com/ These accounts allow you to access your bookmarks regardless of which computer you use. They also allow you to share your bookmark lists with others. |
3. Bring with you a formatted floppy disk (pc format, not mac format), which includes on it something you've typed. In this class I'll review principles of academic website design and construction, show how to cut and paste text, how to locate and save visual information, and how to create links to other websites, including a link to your bookmark account. |
For Thursday, October 25 A Surprise. Hopefully, an enjoyable one (i.e., not a pop quiz, so you can relax). |
NAME the website in a way which includes your last name and HIST203... for example, I would name my site hist203swanson.homestead.com Note: Homestead used to be entirely free. Alas, those days are over, and the full featured version now costs bucks. (If the charter membership period is still on, the rate is $29.95 a year). There is a "lite" version available for free, however, so you won't have to pay for this. If you think you might want to do more of this in the future it is probably worth paying for the full version, as you'll be able to make as many different websites as you wish. |
