Assignment 10

Assigned: 13 December 2011
Due: 15 December 2011

Chao Cac Ban!

You should have an updated grade report in your inbox for both English and ICT. Check it and let me know if there are any errors. If you didn't get an email from me (Ninh, I'm talking about YOU), it is because you have never emailed me. So email me now!!!

Notice: Your English exam dates have been changed. They will start 6 Jan so you should set aside some time over the Christmas holiday to study.

Now back to ICT:

Today's session is a review of the things we have learned this term.

Your blog post this week should include:

• at least 200 words that you write (I won't count them if they are copied from somewhere else)
• at least 1 image that is cited properly (see assignment 7)
• at least 1 sentence or paragraph that you got the idea, information or text from another website, and it needs to be cited properly (see assignment 8)

Email me the latest link to your blog post when you are finished. My email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn

If you finish and there is still time in class, go to MCOnline at http://www.mconline.vn/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx and do the assignment listed for this week.

Good luck!

-kris

Assignment 9: Catch Up!!!

Assigned: 6 December 2011
Due: 7 December 2011

Chao Cac Ban!

I have emailed each of you your grade report as of today in ICT class. Today's session will be spent fixing up old blog posts and getting on MCOnline. I will show you how to edit posts now. Fix any past mistakes or unfinished blog posts. Email me the links to any posts you have changed so I am sure to read it and give you proper credit. My email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn

When you finish go to MCOnline at http://www.mconline.vn/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx and use the same username you use to log in to your computer sgs####s enter kws for the school ID and try mconline for the password. It should work, but if it doesn't try your user name as the password. Once you are in, you should see an assignment in the "assignments" category. You must finish this assignment by the end of the day Wednesday so if you don't get to it in class today because you are working on your blog then you need to finish it at home tonight or tomorrow.

Good luck!

-kris

Assignment 8

Assigned: 29 November 2011
Due: 1 December 2011
Points:  20 points = 10 points for the post, 10 points for citing all images and information correctly

Chao Cac Ban!

I hate to say it, but I am very disappointed in how most of the class is not taking ICT class seriously. Here is a summary of the class grades to date:

A - 2
B - 1 
D - 1
F - 13

That is miserable. I have emailed each of you your grade report as of today in ICT class. You need to get your act together and finish up the posts you are missing or complete the ones you never finished. All late work must be emailed to me by the end of the day Friday. After that I will not accept any late work. If you have questions, see me after class or at lunch. You can also email me if you have questions or something to say about your grades.

Today we will be focusing on citing information that we "borrow" from other websites properly. This is important because if you just take it and don't say where it came from it is STEALING! When you steal someone's work - whether it is an image, an entire paper, a paragraph, or even a phrase - it is called plagiarism. It will not be tolerated. If you are caught plagiarizing work at the university level they kick you out of the university. It is a very serious matter. For the next few weeks we will be learning how to cite the original source of many different materials, which means to give credit to the author or company that you got the material from.

As always, if you do not finish during ICT time you need to find time at home or during breaks at school to complete the assignment.

Citing another website

When you copy and paste information into your blog, it is very important to give credit to the person who wrote the information. Even if you are not copying and pasting, if you are writing most of the same ideas you need to give them credit. There is a very specific way that we do this. Please follow these directions carefully.

• Be sure you use the URL of the original page of the information.
• Be sure you get the information from a reliable source.
• After you have inserted the information or ideas in your blog, you should cite the source. This is how you cite a website:
• Author's Surname, First name or INITIALS., Year. Title of website (use italics). Type of media. Place of publication (if given), Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
• If there is no title of the image or video, briefly describe the image or video and place quotation marks around the title so we know you are just guessing at the title.
• For example:  
• Suzuki, Lea. 2005. Election Results are in. Website. San Francisco, SFGate. Available from: http://www.sfgate.com [Accessed 14 Nov. 2009].
• Atkinson, T., 2002. Social Europe and social science. Website. Swindon, Economic & Social Research Council. Available from: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/2002AnnualLecture_tcm6-5500.pdf [Accessed 15 August 2011].

Another Post

The goals of your blog post are the same as they have been plus one new one:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts -At least 1 image
• Cite the source of the image properly
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 
• Be sure to properly cite any website that you took information from

Remember to cite all the images and websites you borrow information from in your post, then email me the link to your latest blog post before the end of the day 1 December 2011. Again, my email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn but I should be in your address book by now.

All late work must be in by the end of the day Friday, 2 December 2011. No excuses for late or incomplete work!

Good luck!

Assignment 7

Assigned: 22 Nov. 2011
Due: 23 Nov. 2011
Points:  20 points = 10 points for the post, 10 points for citing all images correctly

Chao Cac Ban!

The blogs are coming along quite nicely (for most of you). Today we will be focusing on citing images we "borrow" from other websites properly. This is important because if you just take it and don't say where it came from it is STEALING! When you steal someone's work - whether it is an image, an entire paper, a paragraph, or even a phrase - it is called plagiarism. It will not be tolerated. If you are caught plagiarizing work at the university level they kick you out of the university. It is a very serious matter. For the next few weeks we will be learning how to cite the original source of many different materials, which means to give credit to the author or company that you got the material from.

As always, if you do not finish during ICT time you need to find time at home or during breaks at school to complete the assignment.

Citing an Online Image or Video File

When you copy and paste an image or file into your blog, it is very important to give credit to the person who took the picture, made the image or video. There is a very specific way that we do this. Please follow these directions carefully.

• Be sure you use the URL of the original page of the image. Do not use the URL of the enlarged image by itself. You need to show where it came from. 
• Be sure you get the image or video from a reliable source. If it is from a blog be sure the author of the blog didn't steal the image from someone else. Do a quick google image search to see if the same image comes up in more than one place then choose the site that includes the creator's name along with the image. If none of the sites list the creator or use the copyright symbol the site that is most well known.
• After you have inserted the image in your blog, you should cite the source. This is how you cite an image or video found online:
• Author's /Editor's Surname, First name or INITIALS., Year. Title (use italics). Type of media. Place of publication (if given), Publisher (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
• If there is no title of the image or video, briefly describe the image or video and place quotation marks around the title so we know you are just guessing at the title.
• For example:  
• Suzuki, Lea. 2005. "Mick Jaggar." Photo. San Francisco, SFGate. Available from: http://www.sfgate.com [14 Nov. 2005].
• Atkinson, T., 2002. Social Europe and social science. Book Cover. Swindon, Economic & Social Research Council. Available from: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/2002AnnualLecture_tcm6-5500.pdf [Accessed 15 August 2011].

Another Post

The goals of your blog post are the same as they have been plus one new one:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts - today I want at least 3 images so you can practice citing them
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 
• Be sure to properly cite all of the images/videos in your blog post

You should remember how to do a blog post without me writing directions here. If you need the directions look at an earlier post to find them.

Remember to cite all the images in your post (and you must have at least three images) and email me the link to your latest blog post before the end of the day 23 Nov. 2011. Again, my email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn but I should be in your address book by now. No excuses for late or incomplete work!

Good luck!

Assignment 6

Post #4 and Backing Up Our Blog

Assigned: Nov. 15, 2011
Due: Nov. 16, 2011
Points:  20 points = 10 points for the post, 10 points for backing up your blog data


Chao Cac Ban!

The blogs are looking pretty good. At this point you should have at least three posts (2 assigned by Ms. Greta was and one assigned by me). Today we will be adding one more post AND backing up our blog. Be sure to give yourself time to do both. If you do not finish during ICT time you need to find time at home or during breaks at school to complete the assignment.


Another Post

The goals of your blog post are the same as they have been:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 

You should remember how to do a blog post without me writing directions here. If you need the directions look at an earlier post to find them.

Backing Up Your Blog

If you delete your blog, all of your data will be lost. There are a few ways to back up your blog data.
We will go over three ways today in class.

1) Printing from a browser. This is the easiest way to back up your data. From whatever browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Moxilla Firefox, GoogleChrome, etc.) you go to File and select Print. If you do this from the main page in your blog it should include all the posts that fit on the screen. If your main page takes more than one page (check out one of my blogs at http://tribeirut.blogspot.com/ as an example)than you must print again when you move to the "older posts" page. You print each post separately if you would like. Either way, be sure you have each page printed and store them someplace safe.

2) Saving as a screen shot. This is an easy way to save a small amount of data. On my blog it would take a very long time to take screen shots of the whole blog. To take a screen shot (or picture) of the entire screen you press the Print Screen Key, which is usually labeled PrtScn. Next open the application where you want to paste the image (I suggest using Microsoft Office). Paste the screen shot by pressing the Control Key and the V key at the same time. Or you can paste it by going to File and selecting Paste.

3) Saving as an HTML file. This is the best way to save your data. You go to File and select Save Page As. Next you select where you would like to save the file and what you would like to call it. Be sure the type of file is Webpage, complete. The file should now open using any browser.

Remember to email me three things: 1) the link to your latest blog post 2) the screen shots of your blog and 3) the saved HTML file of your blog. I do not need you to print out a paper copy of your blog, although you can if you want to (on your own paper at home).

Again, my email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn but I should be in your address book by now.

Good luck!

Mail it again!

Please send me your link in an email. My email address is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn

I didn't get any emails yet, so please send me assignment 5 again, even if you tried to email it before - because I didn't get it!

Thanks!  
-k

Assignment 5: Another Post

Google Blogger 3

Assigned: Nov. 8, 2011
Due: Nov. 10, 2011
Points:  10 points


Chao Cac Ban!

We are continuing along with our blogs and practicing the skills learnt last term. Let's get serious with our blogs now that you had your practice last week with your blogs.

This week's goals are the same as last assignment:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 

Here are the steps for today's assignment:

1. Go to blogger.com
2. Create a new post
3. Name the title of your post something related to your topic (e.g. if your blog is about video games, you could write "Final Fantasy 9 Review")
4. Go to images.google.com and find a picture related to your post's topic
5. Insert the picture, but be sure to click "View Full Size Image".
6. Copy that image's URL (address)
7. In your Post Editor, click the insert image icon and choose the option "From a URL"; now paste the image's URL from the website.  If you do this, your image will upload very quickly to your blog.
8. Now click "Add Selected"
9. Once your image is in your blog, click the image and choose the hyperlink "Large" and "Center".
10. Now write a text caption underneath the photo and use bold and italic font.  Make the text another color that is easy to read with your blog's theme.
11. You must write 200+ words in your post about your theme.  
12. When you are done, email me your post's URL by clicking the post's title. My email is kristin.romberg@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn
13. In your email, write a professional email that says a greeting, your hyperlink, sincerely, your name, and "______________'s Assignment 5" as the subject.

Good luck!

Assignment 4 - Google Blogger 2

Assigned: Oct. 11, 2011
Due: Oct. 12, 2011
Points:  10 points


Chao Cac Ban!

Let's get serious with our blogs now that you had your practice last week with your blogs.  Here are some important things to remember:

• This is not a personal site
• Your blog is about one theme ONLY
• Each week we will write a new post, all year, about a new topic connected to your theme.  For example:
• Blog Name: Tin's Kitchen
• Theme: Cooking and recipes
• Topics for posts: deserts, Vietnamese food, sauces, fish, entrees, etc.

Let's start today's assignment.  Here are your goals:

• Writing 200+ words
• Inserting images into posts
• Formatting font appearance
• Formatting image appearance 

Here are the steps for today's assignment:

1. Go to blogger.com
2. Create a new post
3. Name the title of your post something related to your topic (e.g. if your blog is about video games, you could write "Final Fantasy 9 Review")
4. Go to images.google.com and find a picture related to your post's topic
5. Insert the picture, but be sure to click "View Full Size Image".
6. Copy that image's URL (address)
7. In your Post Editor, click the insert image icon and choose the option "From a URL"; now paste the image's URL from the website.  If you do this, your image will upload very quickly to your blog.
8. Now click "Add Selected"
9. Once your image is in your blog, click the image and choose the hyperlink "Large" and "Center".
10. Now write a text caption underneath the photo and use bold and italic font.  Make the text another color that is easy to read with your blog's theme.
11. You must write 200+ words in your post about your theme.  
12. When you are done, email me your post's URL by clicking the post's title.
13. In your email, write a professional email that says a greeting, your hyperlink, sincerely, your name, and "______________'s Assignment 4" as the subject.

 

This is a picture of Google's blogger icon! 

Assignment 3 - Google Blogger 1

Assigned: Sept. 27, 2011
Due: Sept. 28, 2011
Points:  10 points
Hi everyone,

Now that we've mastered some of the features of GMail, it's time to move on to creating our own blogs.  We will be doing this with a free service called Blogger.  Let's get started creating our own personalized pages!

• Turn to a partner.
• Speak English.
• Ask him/her: "What do you think the differences are between a blog and a website?"
• Switch and ask: "What is a famous website and what is a famous blog that you like?"
• Now share in the class.
• Check out my examples.

Now follow these steps on your own to create your own blog.

1. Go to Blogger.
2. Log in using your GMail (Google) account.
3. Make sure that "English" is selected in the upper right hand corner of your "Dashboard"
4. Click on the button "New Blog" on the left hand side of your Dashboard.
5. Give a title for your blog that includes your name and topic (e.g. Greta's Sport Page)
6. Give an address using the information from the title (e.g. gretasports.blogspot.com)
7. Click on the orange pencil button and make your first post.
8. The title of your post should be "Assignment 3 - Welcome" without the quotation marks.
9. Write 200+ words introducing yourself and your topic; that is, why you started this blog.  Remember that all posts you make after this are going to ONLY BE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC.  Choose your topic carefully!
10. Here are some good topic examples: movie reviews, sport news, fashion show review, video game reviews, Japanese language learning tips
11. Here are some bad topic examples: describing the Japanese language, video games, comic books
12. Consider your audience; who are you writing for?  Are they young, old, boys, girls.  THEY MUST BE ENGLISH SPEAKERS because this is an English blog!
13. Send me a professional email with a hyperlink to your blog.
14. Have fun!

Assignment 2 - Email 2

Assigned: Sept. 13, 2011
Due: Sept. 14, 2011
Points:  10 points

Hi guys,

Congratulations on completing your first ICT assignment. Your results are available on request. This week we are exploring how to set up e-mail labels and investigate other functions of Gmail like setting up your own signature, and creating a contact card for your dear and lovely teacher, Ms. Greta.

Labels

• Labels are not folders.  Why?
• Why do we use labels?
• How can we customize labels?

1. Go to "Mail Settings" in the top right hand corner
2. Click the "labels" tab
3. Show all "System Labels"
4. Change the names of your labels "Personal", "Receipts", "Travel", "Work".  Personal = ICT; Receipts = Friends; Travel = Imp Docs; Work = Reply To
5. Show all "Labels"

 Signature

• What is a signature?
• Why use a signature?
• Why is it important?

1. Go to "Mail Settings" in the top right hand corner
2. Under "General" scroll down to "Signature"
3. Make your signature look like this:
4. Sincerely,
   
   Huy  Nguyen 
5. Click "Save" at the bottom

  Contacts

1. Click on "Contacts"
2. Click on "New Contact"
3. Create a new contact for me, then save.

• Greta Bauch
• greta.bauch@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn

Email me the following:

1. Use my new contact name 
2. Subject: Assignment 2
3. Write one paragraph (200+ words) about the structure of a traditional story that we have talked about in class.
4. Write your word count at the bottom of the email (before the signature).  If you need to count your words go to wordcounttool.com/
5. Make sure your new signature is visible.
6. Send

Assignment 1 - Email

Assigned: Sept. 6, 2011
Due: Sept. 7, 2011
Points:  10 points

Welcome to our new blog.  In this first lesson, we will be learning about how to create our own Gmail account and how to use some of its basic functions.  Please follow the steps below.  For my picture click here.  Warning: all late work will be deducted 50%!  Each assignment is a part of your final grade that appears on your report card!  If you do not follow the steps below, you will lose points for each step that you did not follow correctly.

1. Go to gmail.com
2. Click on "Create an Account"
3. Create an account with an appropriate username.  Your username should include these things: "sis" and your name.  An example is: sis.nguyenhuy@gmail.com.  Do not include numbers, or anything other than your school and name!
4. Your name should be in English format: Given, Surname (example: Huy Nguyen NOT Nguyen Huy)
5. Choose a secure password that includes numbers (12345), symbols (!@#$), capital letters (ABCD) and lowercase letters (abcd).  
6. Choose a security question that only you will remember.  Be careful, if someone can guess your question's answer, they have access to your account!
7. Use a recovery email address that is your own personal address where Gmail can email you if you forget your password.
8. Some people will be asked to get an SMS to verify they are a human.  Use your own mobile phone's number; if you don't have one, use your friend's number.

1. Once you are in your account follow these steps:
2. Go to "Compose" and create a new email.
3. Email Ms. Greta here: Greta . Bauch @ saigonsouth . sis . edu . vn
4. Write a formal email and say 2 sentences about what you did last weekend.  
5. Make sure to include the following:

• Subject: __________________'s Assignment 1
• Hello,
• Your 2 sentences
• Sincerely,
• Your name

Below is a picture of your final, professional email.  Good luck!