An up to date summary presentation of what i have learnt in this course so far.

1. DIGITAL LITERACY 09 By Sam Dolan

2. What have i learned in the lectures?

3. Week 2: Software Hardware Networking Link to Digital Literacy page – on Blackboard Workshop tutorial times: Beginners 10.30 – 12.00 Intermediate 1.30 – 3.00 Advanced 3.00 – 4.30

7. Week 5: Word processing (Hardware/software) Online software: Access in a browser Access anywhere with an Internet connection Access from any computer Collaborate with others Can be slower, dependant on the Internet connection Uses: Referencing with section or page numbers Footnote numbering Important info about presentation: When you are working on an academic paper, the presentation must be impeccable. Formatting enhances the appearance and readability of the document. Readers can focus on the ideas you present in your paper. and not distracted by formatting inconsistencies.

8. Handy websites: -For researching: http:// www.dictionary.com / (dictionary) http:// www.wikipedia.com / (encyclopedia) http:// www.google.com / (search engine) www.chicagomanual/ofstyle.org (referencing) - For artists: http:// www.artlist.co.nz / (NZ arts info) www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk / (saatchi gallery) www.tate.org.uk /modern/ (tate) Some online software: Google notebook (online) Adobe buzzword (online) Open office (download)

9. Formatting + Graphic design: Keep it simple Take things away, don't add more Steal! Use other sources for inspiration Large/small fonts: Too big/small can affect readability Times new roman 12 is defult Avoid fancy/exotic fonts for text body One font is usually enough A sans-serif font can be easier to read and may be appropriate for titles or section headings Keep it simple and to a minimum

10. What have i learned in the workshops?

12. Week 3: Uploaded images form a digital camera: For example: H:yDocumentsigitalLiteracy09icture001ashlyn.jpg

13. Week 4: We scanned an image and saved it as a .psd (large file) and a .jpg (small file). For example: