Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
JESSICA LAFOREST FIINAL PROJECT
LINK TO HOMEPAGE
http://mysbfiles.stonybrook.edu/~jlaforest/final320project/usgelections.html
Link To Blog
http://usgelections.blogspot.com/
http://mysbfiles.stonybrook.edu/~jlaforest/final320project/usgelections.html
Link To Blog
http://usgelections.blogspot.com/
Final project due time
It has come to my attention that there was some confusion about the time the final project is due today.
The initial extention was to 4 p.m., but I will extend that to 5 p.m., as some students were operating under that assumption.
I look forward to seeing your work.
The initial extention was to 4 p.m., but I will extend that to 5 p.m., as some students were operating under that assumption.
I look forward to seeing your work.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Student collapses at Roth Regatta, pronounced dead at Stony Brook Hospital.
The sounds of a cotton candy machine and the Stony Brook Pep Band are drowned out by the cheers of hundreds of students at the Roth Pond Regatta -- the most notable of Stony Brook University’s spring semester festivals, students, alumni, clubs and organizations on campus make boats out of cardboard and duct tape and attempt to sail them across the manmade pond in the center of the Roth Quad dormitories.
This year though, the day would not be remembered for the gun and glee had by the participants and spectators.
Stephen Stakey, a 19-year-old freshman, collapsed around 1:45 pm after helping his team, the Stony Brook Marching Band, launch their boat.
Stony Brook’s Volunteer Ambulance Corps was immediate in their response to Stakey and subsequently rushed him to the University hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
“Steven fell directly in front of the SBVAC team. He fell directly where the ambulance was. So the response was instantaneous,” Jeffrey Barnett, assistant dean of students, told a reporter from the Stony Brook Independent.
Facebook, the social networking website, has been flooded with responses to Stakey’s death. A group titled “R.I.P. Stephen Stakey 5/2/08” was up within 12 hours of his death. The group is currently up to 805 members, who use discussion boards to pass around information about his life, death and funeral arrangements.
Postings on his personal page, from friends started at 9:40 pm the night of the tragedy, May 2. Geoffrey Bansen wrote on Stakey’s “wall,” the posting area, “Stakey we all love you. God bless.”
Lately, the postings on the group page, have become skeptical of the procedures taken by the ambulance corps and the hospital. “The autopsy is still pending?” posted Ivy Liu. “I’m an emt-b…does anyone know why Steven was not resuscitated on scene? I think he should have been,” posted David Francis.
Some students did not even know Stakey, but leave their condolences on the group page. “I have never met him. But rest in peace Stephen,” posted Ken Udoji. “I have never met Stephen, but from the messages and videos he seemed like an amazing, bright young man. It makes you realize how life is so unpredictable and you should live life to its fullest. I give my deep condolences and prayer to his family and friends. May he rest in peace,” posted Jennifer Angley.
Stephen gave an on camera interview to Rohma Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Stony Brook Independent, approximately two hours before his death. “He looked extremely healthy and full of life,” Abbas said, adding, “I was shocked when I found out he had died two hours later. I got chills.”
Stakey was a computer science major from Laurel, NY. He lived on campus and was an active member of the marching band, or as he called himself, a “lavagator”.
The university has not released information about Stakey, including the cause of death. His family could not be reached for comment.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Photoshop Layering Exercise
Jenna Bush Has Wedding at Crawford RanchPresident Bush’s daughter Jenna Welch Bush married Henry Chase Hager, a graduate student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor, on Saturday.
Photos After the Deadly Quake
Over 13,000 Dead
Interactive Map of Sichuan Province-the site of the deadly disaster
Wednesday - virtual office hours
I will not be coming to campus on Wednesday, but I will make myself available from 7-9 p.m. or longer, if necessary, for anyone who is looking for some extra help.
If you need a hand, call my cell - 201-988-2721 - or email me at dliss.nj@gmail.com, and we can arrange how I can help you. You could certainly send me any files you're having trouble with, and I have arranged a WebEx meeting in which we can speak over the phone and I can directly observe your computer desktop.
If you need a hand, call my cell - 201-988-2721 - or email me at dliss.nj@gmail.com, and we can arrange how I can help you. You could certainly send me any files you're having trouble with, and I have arranged a WebEx meeting in which we can speak over the phone and I can directly observe your computer desktop.
Extra credit opportunity
I am offering an opportunity to earn up to 1/2 of a letter grade boost for your final grade by doing some extra blogging for your final project.
You are already doing aggregation and interactivity in your final project blogs. For extra credit, you need to go beyond that with an entry or series of entries that takes your project in a some new direction - either deeper or farther afield.
Turn-in method: Make it part of your homepage. Indicate in your class blog entry in which you turn in your link for your final project a specific link to the extra credit portion of your blog. It is do with your final projects on Friday, May 16, at 4 p.m.
Suggestions:
You are already doing aggregation and interactivity in your final project blogs. For extra credit, you need to go beyond that with an entry or series of entries that takes your project in a some new direction - either deeper or farther afield.
Turn-in method: Make it part of your homepage. Indicate in your class blog entry in which you turn in your link for your final project a specific link to the extra credit portion of your blog. It is do with your final projects on Friday, May 16, at 4 p.m.
Suggestions:
- A sidebar
- A diary-form "the making of this project," including perhaps the directions you would have liked to go but didn't, what you'd like to do next with this project, difficulties you had along the way, etc.
- Run some thoughts by me tonight if you like.
Search Engine Optimization slide show
John Shehada, our guest speaker on May 5, has made his slide show available in PDF format.
You can grab it on the Journalism drive in our class folder - it's called Search Engine Optimization 101.
You can grab it on the Journalism drive in our class folder - it's called Search Engine Optimization 101.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
HTML work: Common pitfalls and proper practice
Here are some common mistakes I saw when the class was working on their HTML exercises. I will add to this file as I think of more things.
- Not resizing images before using them. Remember to open photos in photoshop and use the crop tool, setting your crop size to the file size indicated in the image slot you're working with in the template. Remember also to set your Photoshop rulers and grid preferences to pixels.
- Misusing relative links. I recommend using absolute URLs for all image calls and page links. They are safer, and it's easier to diagnose problems. If you put your images (as you should) in your final project's image directory, your image call should look like this:
Some tips for using the final project templates
Here are a few things to keep in mind if you have any trouble when setting up your final project homepage.
- First step, just like it was for our html exercises, is to copy the folder from our class folder to your mysbfiles public_html folder and renaming it something appropriate to your final project.
- Do some work on the hompeage before next Monday's class, and get some help from me if you need it.
- If you do something to blow out the page and you don't know what it was, here are some options: a) apple-Z your way back, step by step, saving and refreshing your browser to see if you found the problem step you took (combine with option c below, so you can save copy, links you liked); b) note that there are html comments that divide the index page into segments ("begin x section," etc.) - you can grab a clean copy of the template and sub it in for a section you're having problems with, thereby not losing other parts of the page that are working; c) don't be afraid to start over with a clean copy of the template - save-as the page that isn't working, preserving any copy or links you liked, and pasting them into the clean template carefully.
Rules for equipment check-out
I've been asked to post the following message from Prof. Rick Ricioppo regarding procedures and rules for checking out equipment from the newsroom.
Now that the end of the semester is here and final projects are due, camera usage and editing time are at their peak. There have been some issues that have come up that need clarification.
- You must get permission from the instructor or from Paul to take any gear out. Gear must be back and available for classes. Class times are posted.
- If you require a camera during non-business hours (nights or weekends), you must get prior permission from Marcy McGinnis or Rick Ricioppo. No Exceptions. Permission will be granted on a case by case basis, and requires a 24 hour advanced notice. No equipment will be loaned out past noon on Friday without prior approval.
- Do not ask Paul or anyone else to watch your equipment for you.
- Do not enter the equipment room without permission.
- Do not prop open any doors at any time. Do not leave or enter the news room from the lower level or from the door that leads directly outside. Use the main doors only.
- Carefully check in and out gear. Do not rush the process. Make sure you have what you say you have and return what you say you are returning.
-Charge batteries that need charging. Turn off the mic and receiver.
Now that the end of the semester is here and final projects are due, camera usage and editing time are at their peak. There have been some issues that have come up that need clarification.
- You must get permission from the instructor or from Paul to take any gear out. Gear must be back and available for classes. Class times are posted.
- If you require a camera during non-business hours (nights or weekends), you must get prior permission from Marcy McGinnis or Rick Ricioppo. No Exceptions. Permission will be granted on a case by case basis, and requires a 24 hour advanced notice. No equipment will be loaned out past noon on Friday without prior approval.
- Do not ask Paul or anyone else to watch your equipment for you.
- Do not enter the equipment room without permission.
- Do not prop open any doors at any time. Do not leave or enter the news room from the lower level or from the door that leads directly outside. Use the main doors only.
- Carefully check in and out gear. Do not rush the process. Make sure you have what you say you have and return what you say you are returning.
-Charge batteries that need charging. Turn off the mic and receiver.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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