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I’ve had a few questions about assignments, etc. and I have a few announcements about logistical items, so I thought I would compile everything into one post that you can refer to. Here it goes:

Announcements

• I have changed my office hours to Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:15 pm. I will be holding these office hours in our classroom, Eddy 4, instead of in my office. My reason for this is because as we begin our more technical projects, most of your questions for me will involve the computer programs we will be using, and our classroom is the best place for us to work on those issues. This also allows you to stay after class and work on your projects for an additional hour, with me there to troubleshoot. If you need to speak with me in a more private setting, just let me know and we can set up a time to meet in my office.
• We are nearing the end of the research phase of the Web 2.0 Research Project, and I will be asking you all to fill out a form rating your performance on the project thus far as well as your group members’ performance. The purpose of this form is to let me know if there are any problems developing in the groups—I want to make sure everyone is doing their fair share of the work. I’ll say more about this in class tomorrow.

Clarifications

• I few folks have asked about the length of the poster design plans that are due tomorrow. I neglected to put that information on the assignment page (although I have corrected it now). The length should be approximately 500 words or two double-spaced pages in standard 12-point type.
• The instructions for the Lynda.com Photoshop tutorials are on the tutorial homework page. The suggested beginner course is roughly eight hours worth of video instruction. You may choose to watch all of it over the next week or you may decided to watch only certain lessons given your experience with Photoshop. If you have a lot of experience with Photoshop, you may choose to complete a more advanced course instead. However, everyone should plan to spend about 3 hours with the tutorials in order to learn what you need to know to complete the poster assignment. We will also work on some of the lessons in class tomorrow so you can get started.
• Groups will sign up for a presentation day during class tomorrow, so take a look at your calendars to decide which date will be best for you—Thursday, September 30 or Tuesday, October 5.

Reminders

• Poster design plans are due tomorrow
• Bring headphones to class if you want to work independently on the Photoshop tutorials.