Lecture

Week's Image Here

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Highlights

See below

Student Check List

Review

What do you recall from last week?

Tip of the Day

Ever WONDER when you are at home.. if Labs are available? Wonder NO MORE... thanks Jim VOth for .png https://sites.google.com/site/mrmfall2011/mr-m-s-schedule

Student R&D Department

Thanks students for these:

Terms you gotta know...

Important terms you should know (i.e. with Googling them - like for a job interview, or verbal discussions) Terms: fav icon Google Analytics Web site monitoring service No worries... you will HAVE to do all of these things with $1000 website assignment, then you will really know them.

Concern ?:

OK, thanks for the relatively few that upgraded their Python Programming mark.

Maybe Python isn't that important... but
Learning HOW to learn is...

So, do seriously consider spending at least 3 hours a week on Mr M classes.

No extra time (outside of class time) =  N J

Sorry to dwell on this.
I'm not too worried (yet) about this class.

I was encouraged about the Interest in $1000 website.

Thanks

MrM

Review Assignment

POP QUIZ

1. How much for college website?
2. Did they do it from scratch
3. Is it open source
4. Could you learn this?

$1000 Website posted

See link on left

What rate should you charge

How much is a website cost..

that is like saying
How much does a car cost?

From Monday's MM 400 Lab Sample Rates for companies / freelancers

Client sign-offs:

RECALL: Mr. M. is your client for the $1000 web page

Check out movie at:
http://www.getsignoff.com/

Lecture Topic: Need a Professional Voice for your Project? - Got $50?

Mr. M. hired Claire here.

https://holdcom.audioproductionstore.com/

Simple Project Management - Cloud Solution

Read the ABOUT page
http://www.tomsplanner.com/gantt-chart/aboutus.aspx


Required for Major Assignment

WHY?
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Toms Planner - Sign up today
(Do this in Lab)


http://www.tomsplanner.com/


Mr. M. fills out the form to write the company..

Date: 8 January, 2012 1:12:00 PM EST

Tom:

This is an excellent cloud solution!

For too long, project management software has been far to difficult.

I hear people bragging about MS Project... but it does very little practically speaking for them.

The best quote I've heard about PM Software... from PC Magazine (I was a contributing editor, years ago) -

"These PM tools will take you longer to master, than your project will take to complete."

I've been fond of light-weight tools like Base Camp… but even their approach
brings complexity… and not everyone is "good" at computers.

ONE FEATURE SUGGESTION:
When I add TEXT to a 'period" - and it is only a day or so - Why not have that text in the title="" (better than alt="" - think.)

Then, a mouse over, will reveal my text - as a tooltip.

Anyways, I'm so impressed with this, I'm requiring it in all my Multimedia classes. 

Thanks for a great tool, My software company is paying for pro version, and well worth it.

I even use it for a Short Film I'm doing, to lay out each scene and duration.
I sit down with the producer… and move things around.

If any of my student could help with any beta-testing, that would be really good,
they are a great bunch.


Rob McCormack, P. Eng.
Confederation College
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

REPLY, same day

From: Tom | Tom's Planner <xxxxtomsplanner.com>
Subject: Re: message from tomsplanner.com
Date: 8 January, 2012 3:42:00 PM EST
To: "mccorxx (Roxxx)" <Robxxxx@confederationc.on.ca>
Reply-To: "txxx@txxsplanner.com"
Hi Rob,

Thanks so much for your email and very good to hear you like Tom's Planner!

I will file that quote on MS Project: it's so true!

I have added your request to the wish list, we are thinking out a way to display text in shorter periods.

We always welcome beta testers and I will put your name on the list, I'll get in touch if you could use the help of your students.

Thanks again, it's always good to hear from enthusiastic users!

Tom
CEO and Founder of Tom's Planner




Maybe a "craft day" - slate

TIP OF DAY

Why use DIIGO.

Show PRO versions

DEMO: Mr. M. disney link has fanished but Diigo cached it

Speaking of $1000 website...

Sample Rates for companies / freelancers

Movies of the Week  (allow about 10 minutes)

This week's movie:

3 minutes

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.


http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

29 Ways to Stay Creative  1:50 time

An inspirational pick-me-up for when you’re stuck in a creative rut

Stuck in a funk, creatively speaking? Here’s some ideas to break out of the old. Watch below…

Show this LINK:

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/freshdv/story/P0

Then show YouTube, faster loading
http://youtu.be/VlhWarX7_2U

Movie of the Week

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Lab

Highlights

1. Starting the $1,000 website assignment
2. Picking a ficticious client for your Assignment
   
3. Thinking about a TEMPLATE for your site
   
4. MrM to BUY DOMAIN NAMES, and assign HOSTING, this will take a while to do....
   

Reminder:
By the START of the LAB,
you should have submitted the .info name you want the college to buy

If you haven't done this... it kinda wastes Mr. M. time...

Lab Topic: Starting the $1,000 Website -Phone book

. OK, pick a client...

. No dice, no Phonebook, you pick color

Here is how you will pick a client

If your name is
Joe Student
then
You Company MUST start with an "S"


DEMO
http://www.yellowpages.ca/locations/Ontario/Thunder+Bay

So...
Start a Google Doc of this assignment TODAY,
put in the company you choose

Note:
If you picked Colossimo Music (if your last name was a "C")
you will rename it to something fictious like

Collester Music

Get the idea?

Lab Topic: Think about a TEMPLATE for your site, take a week to do this

DEMO

https://www.google.com/search?q=jquery+web+templates+free

Remember, starting completely from scratch, is rather a bad idea for 100 reasons.

In 2 minutes, Mr. M. found this:
http://www.templates.com/blog/20-free-website-templates-jquery/

He would want to download, play with it, validate it... before deciding on it

DEMO?
http://css-free-templates.com/light/free-hotel-template-with-jquery/

What does Mr. M. look for in a template?

Big Question:
If it had NO jQuery, would he be interested in it, isn't it easy to add jQuery to a HTML page?

Lab Topic: Buy Domain and provide Hosting to all students

Mr. M. to try to buy domains names and hosting for you this week.