week one

OVERVIEW

Material we will cover. Projects. Class rules.

LECTURE

Storage. File Management. File-saving.

LAB

Managing files and folders. Taking screen snapshots. Downloading fonts. Zipping files. Creating PDFs. Basic maintenance and troubleshooting.

Classwork
• Write a list of your goals in Word. Download a font that you like and format your text. Save as PDF.
• Take a screenshot or save an image of anything you would rather be doing if you weren't in class.
• Place your image and your PDF in a folder. Name that folder 10_6_09 and compress. Place the zipped folder in the network.

HOMEWORK

• Paper : How technology is changing our culture and future.
• Creative file management exercise: autobiography or X-Files (we will discuss in class.) Pictures, (drawings, photos, etc) music files, video files, documents, etc. that tell a story in files.