What an exuberant past four days!
The evening before Saturday's class, Wayne sent in the email portion of Bonus Quiz 11. This foreshadowed that the former Navy Man will follow through with the in-person portion of BQ11 in the classroom.
Bonus Quizzes 2 through 11 spanned eleven weeks -- I re-released BQ3 so it would not end up challenged. Both Wayne and Manual C. (Manny) earned the highest cumulative score from this set of ten BQs. The former took on the most BQs from this first set of ten while the latter earned a perfect score on BQ8 which focused on one of my signature topic: how to properly dissect an Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to identify its six components, not of all six which may be present.
Manny is also the holder of the highest score on the Online and Computer Essentials Exam, which was at the same week as BQ3. Next semester, I'll de-conflict the two items. This semester, these two items kick off the first awards ceremony :-)
I opened this past Saturday's class session with a preview of the next two weeks as there is no classroom session next Saturday due to Thanksgiving Break. The next two weeks are not only a change of topic from Excel to PowerPoint but a transition from Phase 2 (analytical mindset and perseverance) to Phase 3 (performing and actualizing).
Afterwards, Philemon took the stage and proudly showcased Ethiopian History & Culture. Two weeks ago, Mary showcased 3 Ethiopian Landscapes. At the beginning of the semester as I inquired each student of his/her topic for A5 Slideshow Presentation, the two students whose ancestral homeland is Ethiopia -- both chose to sit in the same row without knowing each other -- both wanted the same topic. The motherly Mary narrowed her topic's focus, allowing the young man the topic. Philemon did not disappoint!
Walking through the transformation process of Philemon's draft slideshow to the final slideshow, I went beyond the usual advice from past and illustrated (a) the deliberate use of alternating background color themes, (b) cropping an image to a different shape and even have an image be partially off the slide so multiple images can occupy the same slide harmoniously, and (c) using the same slide transition but different effect options so the slideshow maintains coherence but still has variety.
This is not the first time a student presented Ethiopia as his A5. I showcased the transformed example of that slideshow from ten years ago. The key advice illustrated are (d) incorporation of an integral color from the theme (four colors of the Ethiopian flag) as the central color of each non-opening/concluding slide; (e) expert use of (i) congruent animation effect to each image, (ii) multiple motion paths to point the focus to a specific portion of an image/map, (iii) employing different entrance/appearing and exit/disappearing effects on the same object to give visual appearance of morphing; and (f) the use of all representative slide transition/animation effect and motion paths from each slide on the concluding slide to bolster a sense of reiteration and summary.
The remaining of the class session saw students work on their IS101 coursework. After Wayne completed the in-person portion of BQ11, I reviewed his BQ11 with him. BQ11 contains another rare gem that I came across during my teaching in higher education:
By Mat Honan for Wired.com
Aug 6, 2012 8:01 PM
For your reading convenience, instead of using the link above to view the webpage with ads, I extracted the text and three images into a PDF and attached it to Discussion 11 in Week 11: 11/11/2023 in Canvas.
Before the class session ended, Manassiya made my day as the quiet young lady qualified and took MO-110 Word ahead of schedule and passed. Well done Manassiya for leading IS101-3003 into Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications :-)
Yesterday as I reviewed the A6 Spreadsheet Analysis with Trailer submitted thus far, I see Anisley (Ani) emerged as the highest score earner.
This evening, Wayne met me at school to take on MO-110 Word and generated three highlights: (1) the former Navy Man earned a very highest score and has a good chance of staying at the pole position, (2) Wayne gained confidence and will return Wednesday evening to take on MO-210 Excel, and (3) seeing Wayne's performance and confidence, I know he will also conquer MO-310 PowerPoint but more importantly, I can see the former Navy Man live up to his declaration from this past Saturday's class -- Wayne will pass all seven MOS certification exams and hit a MOS Homerun. What a shining example to kick off Phase 3 ^_^
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Philemon's other slides are so vibrant, appetizing, and awe-inspiring, it would be a crime to not share them:
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As I was transforming Philemon's draft version slideshow, revisiting the previous Ethiopia slideshow from ten years ago, and reacquainting myself with the land formerly known as Abyssinia, I came across this video: This is Ethiopia: the Country Frozen in Time.
Students, for commenting on this blog post:
After reading Mat Honan's Epic Hack -- see PDF attached to Discussion 11 in Week 11: 11/11/2023 -- please give your thoughts on how you would bolster your end-user cybersecurity practices (i.e. how would you improve the way you manage your credentials to protect your devices and data)?
After reading Mat Honan's Epic Hack, I would think to not link any of my social media accounts together. Accounts where I use an online alias will not link to any accounts where I display my real name and vice-versa. I definitely use Two-factor authentication whenever it is available since it will alert me whenever there is login activity on your account. This is complicated in this digital era since we have to login to dozens of websites/accounts all requiring a username and password. For safe measure, I'd keep a physical hard drive to back up any pictures I take just in case.
ReplyDeleteFrom now on I will have to be extra careful about linking accounts together. I haven't really been doing much of that in the past and will continue to not do so in the future. Though I really have been taking advantages of the "save password" options to my computer. I didn't want to keep logging into the same website, or if I did, then it would be quick and easy. I guess I need to do less of that from now on. I try to give as little personal information as I could when it comes to the online world, but will be extra careful from now on. This article fed into my cynicality. To state the obvious, you really can't trust someone else to protect your information and livelihood for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty on this one since I do link all of my social media accounts. I also feel after Facebook changed to Meta and acquired WhatsApp and Instagram it all originates in the same place anyway. I do use two-factor authentication when available. Ever since I lost all my kid's baby photos after a failed iCloud backup I have kept a hard drive with the copies on top of my desktop computer and laptop, to have a total of 4 backups: iCloud, Google Drive, Hard Drive, and Dropbox. I do save the password in my browser since I use so many devices I need to be able to log in fast so I use my Google profile to do so, but I protect my Google account with a two-factor sign-in just for an extra layer of security.
ReplyDeleteI myself am guilty of doing the same thing, most all my social media accounts are linked together because I tend to forget most of my passwords. But from now on for safety measure, I will definitely use two-factor authentication. I'd also keep a physical hard drive copy of everything.
ReplyDeleteI would say I’m guilty of linking my accounts. At the moment, it seems very convenient, although I know that in the end, it isn’t secure at all. Now that I know it’s dangerous to link these accounts according to Mat Honan’s Epic Hack, I will be setting up two-factor authentication. This will add an extra layer of security to keep my mind at ease and my personal information safe. I also think it’s important to always monitor your accounts, even if two-factor authentication is enabled. In previous experiences with friends, they shared information willingly or linked their accounts and got hacked. I’m glad I know this information now, so I hopefully don’t have to go through that in the future.
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