tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55999742011-04-21T11:34:04.745-07:00Lab Assignments for the PI Orientation program 1 p.m. to 2 p.m Tue July 22 to Monday July 28Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599974.post-1059287231911484492003-07-26T23:27:00.000-07:002003-07-26T23:27:11.906-07:00See also my <a href="http://vance_pi.blogspot.com">Summer 2003 Oasis blog</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5599974-105928723191148449?l=pi2003orientation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599974.post-1058789868826148392003-07-21T05:17:00.000-07:002003-07-22T06:13:54.510-07:00<strong>Welcome to the Petroleum Institute Summer Orientation Program Afternoon Labs 1 to 2 p.m. </strong> <br /> <br />Your teachers are Vance Stevens and Tom Le Seelleur <br /> <br />Here is the schedule for these labs: <br /> <br /><strong>Tuesday July 22 - </strong> <br /> <br /><em>Let's check your English and computer skills</em> <br /> <br /> - <strong>MS Word:</strong> Write a brief self-introduction and save it to Student-101 (H: drive) in the correct ORIENTATION folder <br /> <br /><em>Make a web page and put it where anyone can see it on the Internet. Here's how:</em> <br />Start a BLOG at <a href="http://www.blogger.com">http://www.blogger.com</a> with a Username that will appear in the URL <br /> <br />Once you've created your Blog, you can POST to it. <br /> - Paste your introduction to your blog space <br /> - Make your blog look nice <br /> - Find your blog at http://<em>username</em>.blogspot.com (where <em>username </em>is the name you gave your blog). <br /> <br /><strong>The following Blogs were created according to the steps given below:</strong> <br /> <br /><em>Section C</em> <br /> <br />Saeed Ateeq M.D. Al Shamsi - <a href="http://1sae7.blogspot.com">1sae7</a> <br />Saoud Abdul Aziz Y. Al Hammadi - <a href="http://alhammadi4.blogspot.com">alhammadi4</a> <br />AbdulAziz Naser S. Al Maskari - <a href="http://almensoori.blogspot.com">almensoori</a> <br />Saeed Mohd. K. K. Al Sabousi - <a href="http://sss2000.blogspot.com">sss2000</a> <br />Ahmed Saeed A. G. Al Hameli - <a href="http://lonlyguy.blogspot.com">lonlyguy</a> <br />Ahmed Salem M. R. Al Zaabi - <a href="http://asmz85.blogspot.com">asmz85</a> <br />Mohammed Ali S. S. Al Shamsi - <a href="http://goodboy2.blogspot.com">goodboy2</a> <br /> <br /><em>Section D</em> <br /> <br />Ali Mohamed S. A. Yammahi - <a href="http://al-hseen.blogspot.com">al-hseen</a> <br />Jasem Yousef O. H. Al Neaimi - <a href="http://jasem999.blogspot.com">jasem999</a> <br />Manea Naser A. O. Al Qaydi - <a href="http://manea.blogspot.com">manea</a> <br />Sultan Ibrahim A. A. Bani Shemaili - <a href="http://alsultan.blogspot.com">alsultan</a> <br />Ahmed Helal A. M. Dhanhani - <a href="http://adboosss.blogspot.com">adboosss</a> <br />Tariq Ahmed F. S. Al Hameli - <a href="http://tareq.blogspot.com">tareq</a> <br />Mohamed Obaid K. Al Marzouqi - <a href="http://mok2pac.blogspot.com">mok2pac</a> <br /> <br /><strong>How you create a blog:</strong> <br /> <br /><em>First, sign up for a Blogger account</em> <br /> - Visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com">http://www.blogger.com </a>and click on Start Now <br /> - Create an account - REMEMBER your Username and Password <br /> <br />NOTES: <br /> - Your Username can't have spaces, but letters and numbers are good <br /> - Any email address, even a fake one is ok, but a real one will help with recovering passwords <br /> - Make sure Caps Lock is OFF and key in Password. Verify or Confirm means key it in again. <br /> <br /><em>Now create your first blog</em> <br /> - At the Blogger New screen, find Create a New Blog (may have to scroll down) and click it <br /> - Make up a SHORT title and longer description (this is like a letterhead for your blog) <br /> - Just click NEXT to host it at Blogger.com <br /> - Find a template you like, click USE THIS and then click NEXT <br /> - Create a New Blog (Step 3 of 4) shows the URL for your blog <br /> (I advise you to give your Username for your first blog) <br /> <br /><em>After your Blog is created you can POST to it</em> <br /> - Write something in the blank space <br /> - Click Preview Your Post <br /> - Click Publish Your Post <br /> <br /><em>When your Blog is published successfully</em> <br /> - Open it in a NEW window <br /> - Make note of its URL <br /> - Keep the new window open and REFRESH it as you work on your blog <br /> - Use MANAGE POSTS to work on old postings <br /> - Use EDIT to change any old posting <br /> - Use CREATE NEW POST to start a new topic <br /> <br /> <br /><strong>Saturday July 26 - </strong> <br /> <br /><em>This plan may change, depending on how Eldon and Michael exploit the work accomplished above - Vance (July 22)</em> <br /> <br /><em>Let's research a topic and prepare an annotated hotlist</em> <br /> <br /> - Select something from your blog that you are particularly interested in <br /> - Use MS Word to write a brief essay on that topic <br /> - Use <a href="http://www.google.com">Google </a>or another search engine to find more information on that topic <br /> - Copy the links to your essay and next to each link write a TITLE for it (what the link is about) and a DESCRIPTION (what kind of information the link gives us about the topic you are writing about). <br /> <br /><strong>Sunday July 27 - </strong> <br /> <br /><em>Let's put the hotlist on the web and link it to our blogs</em> <br /> <br /> - Visit Filamentality at <a href="http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/">http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/</a> <br /> - Create a web site and paste into it the information from your essay from Saturday <br /> - Keep clicking HOTLIST until you create a URL that you can visit, and link it from your blog <br /> - Develop your blog and hotlist so that the two communicate together <br /> <br /><strong>Monday July 28 -</strong> <br /> <br /><em>Let's wrap up ...</em> <br /> <br /> - Add images to the site? <br /> - Develop the site in what way? Ideas? <br /> - Find another topic, research it, add a second hotlist? <br /> - Write about what you've learned at the PI and make a conclusion to your blog, which you can show your friends and re-visit months and maybe even years from now <br /><em>When done ...</em> <br /> - <strong>Tense Buster or Mind Game: </strong>find the level that is right for you <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5599974-105878986882614839?l=pi2003orientation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.com