ADV WEB ONLY - Monday

Watch the video and respond with your first thoughts!

Tuesday - Is the Earth Striking Back?

Check out this article and write what you think? Is this science or does it sound more like science fiction?

Thursday - A Little Feedback

Looking back ... take a few minutes to revisit all of the assignments you've done so far ...

1. Which assignment(s) have been your favorite so far? Why?

2. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 on how much you are enjoying the class so far. Feel free to add a comment.

1 = not feeling it at all ... sick and tired of working so much on a computer!

10 = enjoying all aspects of it

ADV. WEB ONLY - Thursday - MANDATORY Q

Looking back ... take a few minutes to revisit all of the scripts you've made so far by hitting the links on your index page ... then answer the following questions:

1. What was your favorite script(s) so far? Why?

2. On a scale of 1-10, how do you rate yourself on how well you understand the scripts you've done so far? Feel free to add a comment.

1 = I have no clue what I'm doing - just watching videos and copying what I see
10 = I feel confident and in command, I'm gaining momentum as we go

3. Rate yourself again 1-10 .. this time on how much you are enjoying computer programming so far. Feel free to add a comment.

1 = not feeling it at all ... will probably never attempt computer programming as long as I live

10 = enjoying all aspects of it - the challenge of solving the logic of the problem, the challenge of using correct syntax, the challenge of debugging my inevitable errors

... tomorrow - looking forward ...

ADV WEB ONLY - Wednesday - MANDATORY Q

Wait for a few minutes .. we'll try something a little different today ...

Why can't we use F12 to test our PHP scripts?

ADV WEB ONLY - Tuesday - MANDATORY Q

This post is for Advanced Web Students only.

Mandatory Question(s) of the day ...

The "if - then - else" structure plays a fundamental role in all computer languages. Please write the PHP code that is syntactically correct (no errors in in it) that will execute the following:

Check to see if the variable $test_score1 is greater than or equal to 90, and if it is, makes $test_grade1 equal to "A" ... and if it isn't, assigns $test_grade1 to "B".

Monday - Wisdom

I LOVE this article on money, happiness, and rampant consumerism - Jeff Yeager and I must be twins separated at birth! Check it out and then I encourage you to consider committing to finding happiness through this philosophy of "less is more." What do you think?

ADV. WEB ONLY - Monday - MANDATORY Q

This post is for Advanced Web Students only.

Mandatory Question(s) of the day ...

During the last week I spent quite a bit of time helping many of you troubleshoot errors in your scripts. During our debugging efforts, I would try to informally gauge your overall understanding of some "big picture" things.

Variables are a "big picture" thing; making html forms are "big picture" ...

Q: By now you've probably seen a line of code like the one below scores of times:

$guess = $_POST['guess'];

Break this line of code down - explain each part and how they connect to each other.

(i.e. How is $guess related to 'guess' ... why did we need to type in $_POST? Do we usually see this line of code on a form page or on a handle_form page?)

Friday - Movies Anyone?

Yahoo just published a list of the 100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics (movies from 1990 - 2009) ... check it out here ... Are you like me and love watching good films? Which movie(s) on the list are your favorites? What did you like about them? Your favorite film not on the list - what is it?

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Favorite comment from the Dreams Post yesterday: A lot of great comments - I think the dreams topic was definitely popular! My favorite came from Natalie because I looove going to Mexico ... I'm going to go for 3 weeks this summer - can't wait!

natalie estrada said...

i remember the last dream i had i was in mexico!!!!!!! omg but i really don't wanna go!!
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Thursday - Dreams w/ Meanings(?)

I woke up this morning in the middle of a dream. I was backing my car up in a crowded gas station trying to put myself in position to get the next open pump. I was in a hurry and not driving very cautiously. Of course you can guess what happened next - I backed right into a Caprice Classic (the car my family drove when I was growing up) that was in my blind spot. Then the clock alarm went off.

When I woke up, I had the feeling I was trying to tell myself something through the dream.

Today's topic - what was the last dream you had that you think had a message in it for you to follow? (Extra topic .. do you think messages in dreams come from yourself, or another, more supernatural, place?)

Wednesday - Free Write Day!

What's on your mind today? Maybe a headline in the news catch your eye? Maybe you're fired up about something ... take a couple minutes and write about it!

Tuesday - The Importance of Silence

I read a great excerpt the other day from a soon to be released book, In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. The author, George Prochnik, reminds us of what we all innately must know; silence is indeed golden, and for many reasons.

Check out this simple web site titled the Importance of Silence ... the author lists 5 things that make silence important ... What would you add to the list? Why and when is silence important to you?

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My Favorite comment from yesterday ... (it's my favorite because of what she learned - paying it forward ... great topic for a future blog post ... also would be a good weekly wrap up story!

"Courtney said...

Over spring break I had a very productive week in Flordia! On the ride down and back i finished all my homewrok, and while i was there i learned about paying it forward!"

Monday - First Day Back

Take a minute and think back to last week ... hopefully you didn't spend the WHOLE week doing nothing productive ... write about something positive you did over break.

For me, it was coming into school for a few days and working on all the computers in the room. We did a ton of cleaning (opening up every computer) and upgrading! Many thanks to those who helped out!

Estefania H. | Katie K. | Farid S. | Dylan D. | Anna R. | Rafael | David R. | Dorothy B.