Project 1
Due 21:00 Friday, 10/5

Computers (& IT) are technologically complex, 
but conceptually simple. 
     --Main Theme of the Course

==> Nine Rungs of the IT Inferno

Project 1 Requirements

  1. Read Best Practices for Project Management.

  2. 110 Information Architecture: Local Host and Remote Host.

    Local Host:

    Create a folder named 110 on your local file system or, for portability between home and campus, create it on a USB drive. Create subfolders in 110 named p1, p2, p3 and p4, images, css, contact, and examples (spelled exactly as given, with no capital letters, spaces, or other characters). This 110 folder is called your "site root folder" on the local host (whatever computer you are using for this project). I will use the syntax /110 to refer to the site root folder from now on.

    This is your 110 root folder on the local host, and I will use the sytax /110 to refer to it hereafter.

    Remote Host (shell.uoregon.edu).

    In your week 1 lab, you created a 110 folder on shell.uoregon.edu, with the same subfolders as on your local computer. On subsequent projects you will be archiving files that you create locally on the remote host, but this is not required for project 1.

    It's important to have the same folder structure on both the local and remote hosts. We will spend more time on this in your week 2 lab, to ensure that everything is set up correctly.

  3. Setting up your email. Blackboard sends email to your DuckID email account. If this is not your primary email account, you must set up email forwarding in order to receive 110 announcements and email.

  4. Create a Personal Blog to be Added to the 110 Blogroll.
    1. Open blogger.com in a browser
    2. Create An Account
    3. Name Your Site
    4. Choose A Design
    5. Select No for Add your Blog to our listings? Since whatever you do in the blogosphere persists virtually forever, we'll keep under the radar.
    6. If you're new to Blogger, go to the Help Center and read the basics on Posting & Editing. Or view the following video:

      Blogger Tutorial: How to Start Blogging with Blogger (7:28)



  5. Upload an ID-style photo (or generic.jpg, below) and add it to your blog.
    1. Go to the Blogger Help Center and read the basics on Posting & Editing Pictures.
    2. Upload an ID-style photo and add it to your blog either as a post, or as part of your User Profile or both.

      ID-Style Photo

      In addition to your acquiring a new IT skill (setting up a blog), another outcome of this project is that the blogroll will help your instructor learn students' names. Therefore, "ID-style photo" means "a photo from which you are easily identified when sitting in class." Many people cringe at a mere passport-style headshot, and get very creative. You are welcome to add all the creative photos you want to your blog. To meet the requirements of this project, however, you must have an ID-style photo (as defined above) and your name (First Last). Exception: See Respecting Information Privacy, below.

      Respecting Information Privacy

      • The information displayed in the UO Directory is public information. If your information is currently restricted or you would prefer to have it restricted, then you do not have to include your real name and photo on your blog. When submitting your project using Blackboard, just use the Comments section to state that your UO Directory information is restricted.

      • No student is required to use their actual photograph on their blog. To receive full credit for this part of the project upload and display the following photo (copyright Google Mail):



  6. Send email to your instructor (michaelh@uoregon.edu). When your blog is up and running and includes your ID-style photo, send email to your instructor with 110 Blogroll as the subject line. Send your name (First, Last) and the URL for your blog.

  7. Subscribing to the 110 Blog's RSS Feeds for Project 1 Discussion and its Comments.

    Pick one of the following alternatives:

    A. Use Firefox's Live Bookmarks     to subscribe to the 110 Blog Posts on our blog and the Project 1 Discussion Post's Comments using RSS/Atom. Read the blog for instructions on how to do this in Firefox.
    After you've created the Feeds folder, open the folder by pointing at it with the mouse, and take a screen shot to document your work. Information on how to take a screen shot is available as a comment on our P1 Discussion blog. Here's a sample screen shot showing my Feeds folder on the Firefox toolbar.

    Save the screen shot in your /110/images/ folder on your local host computer. When you submit this project in Blackboard, use the "Attach Local File" Browse.. button to upload your screenshot image to Blackboard.
    B. Use a Web-Based Feed Reader. When using client software like Firefox to read your RSS subscriptions, you only have access to your RSS list using the computer on which you created the Live Bookmarks.
    Web based Feed Readers or Aggregators are applications that reside on remote servers and are typically available as Web applications. Examples: Google Reader and Bloglines.

    Because the application is available via the Web, your RSS subscriptions are all on the server and can be accessed anywhere you have an Internet connection and a browser.

    As an alternative to using Live Bookmarks in Firefox, you can create an account using a web-based feed reader, and subscribe to the RSS feeds for Project 1 and its comments. Take a screen shot of your feed reader in action, and submit it in Blackboard.
  8. Web Applications for Image Processing. Blogger has a size limit on the image files you upload. You can downsize large images (like screenshots or ID-style photos) using proprietary (and powerful) desktop applications like PhotoShop.

    Web-based alternatives for simple image processing include FlauntR. Once you register for a free account, Flauntr offers two web-based tools: PhotoEditR (for resizing, etc.) and PhotoStylR (for adding effects). If you need to shrink the file size of your ID-style photo, FlauntR is easy to use.

  9. Extra Credit Option (5 pts added to project score): On Time Delivery. Late Turn-In is OK for this project only. To allow for late arrivals, etc., project 1 may be submitted by 21:00 F 10/12. Students submitting project 1 by the original project due date will receive +5 pts for "on time" delivery. This will apply to project 1 only; all subsequent projects must be submitted by the original due date.

    To receive these XC points: When you submit this project in Blackboard you must state "Extra Credit Option Completed" in the Comments section.

  10. Project Grading Rubric. This document describes how your lab instructor (GTF) will grade your project. You should assess your project using this rubric before turning in your project, to make sure you are meeting all project requirements.

  11. How to Submit your Project for Grading.