• From reading this article what was the basis of some of these Google Generation stereotypes.  Would you agree or disagree with them?
• How might the studies findings effect the way educators assign research projects?  How can the educator help the Google Generation with the overload of information they are presented with?
• The article finally suggests things the Google Generation is good at.  From that list which one do you strongly associate yourself with and why?

I know some of you share notes using Word documents over our student share on the network. However have you taken a look over Google Docs?

It allows you to upload your current set of notes and invite other to collaborate on them.  You can even track revisions others have made.  Plus you can access these notes from home or anywhere. 

On Monday we will take a look at it in class and make set up a Google doc for this class and invite the class to collaborate on the notes.

Check it out a lot of college students are using it and starting now means your one step ahead of the game.

Read the following article and comment on the changes being made to modern software engineering.  Research and explain the The Mythical-Man-Month, The Waterfall Model, and the Agile Methods.  Give an example of modern software that used one of those methods to create their software. 

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_future_of_software_development.php

The paper must be a minimum of 750 words, doubled spaced. Submitted to Turnitin.com

Due November 2nd.

This well written article will prepare you for the topic of CSS which we will be discussing in class over the next few weeks. After you have read the article please answer and discus the following questions.

1. The author mentions that he was trapped in a prison of tables; what disadvantages do you think table layouts hold.

2. He mentions in his first point that everything that you learned so far is useless; what do you think he is referring to? Is it the code or the lack of standards in what you have learned in class?

3. In point number seven the author lists the general benefits of CSS. Would you agree with him on what you know now about CSS so far?

http://alistapart.com/articles/12lessonsCSSandstandards

Please list your name when answering. The assignment will be due on Tuesday November 21st.

As we slowly move into designing and building web applications I would like you all to read the following article about what troubles currently plague web apps today. Take one of the reasons mentioned in the article and think of a possible solution or find and list a web site that does not have that same problem.

Remember to list your name when you post your comment. We will talk about this in class on Thursday, Oct. 5^th

Please read the following article for the first week of class. We will discuss this article and would like you to comment on some things that annoy you about some of your favorite web sites. Also, what can be done in terms of text and wording to make them a more enjoyable experience? Finally what separates the sites listed in the article from large commercial sites such as cnn.com and espn.com?

Link to article

Please list your name when posting comments.

I will be in school on Monday.  I had made the mistake with the wrong date for juror duty.

All seniors with a laptop must have it returned to me by 2:15 Thursday, May 18th.  Please remove any personal documents from the laptop before then.  These machines will be reformatted as soon as possible.

Also, for all those who commented on the last entry, you will receive credit for the assignment.