Tia vs. Moderator Power

Moderate This

Tomorrow is the first day that I get to explore the power and responsibility that is moderating a class discussion.  I have my article in hand and have communicated with my teammate.  What else can I do to prepare?

Nervous

I admit I am nervous yet excited at the idea.  What comments and useful gems will appear in my thread?  Will I be able to keep up with the comments that roll in while also commenting on other threads?  What will I say?  What assignment do I need to finish while juggling discussions?  Oh my, the pressure builds.

Wait

Well, before Tuesday appears on my calendar I shall enjoy Memorial Day for the holiday that it is and take a few deep breaths and enjoy some good food.

Another module down means we are about half way through this course.  Carry on my friends and Good Luck.

Hello Trello

My academic library has recently experimented with using Trello as a project management site.  We were looking for a way to organize summer projects in a way that combines the staff, student workers, resources, and other necessities required in one place.  Another feature is that everyone can see what you are working on which reduces that “I do everything around here” feeling.

What is Trello?

http://help.trello.com/article/708-what-is-trello

“Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards.  In one glance, Trello tells you what’s being worked on, who’s working on what, and where something is in a process.” --- Trello Help

My experience

Trello, so far is easy to use and free to sign up for.  You essentially create a board, and place a list of cards (ideas) on the board.  You can then add comments to a card.  It has some design features that I have issues with, but I am working around that.  I have a Book Display board with active displays as well as display ideas.  One feature I like is that I can link Pinterest pins directly to a card on a Trello board.  So if I like this display idea pin I can directly link it to the Trello board so when I want to create it I don’t have to search very far.  My boss likes it because if we ever need something else to work on she has a board waiting.

Do you Trello?

Joomla runs from Tia's House of ....

Victory Is Mine

If you have been following this epic battle then you know the score was tied.  Today, last night rather, I emerged victorious against the CMS that is Joomla.  That being said I am happy to welcome you to ….

http://morris7505.demojoomla.com/

Pictures and a Gallery

Picking up where I left off, the first task today was to add content and pictures to my article pages.  My boyfriend was able to provide most of the images I used; however, they were all different sizes.  As such, Picresize.com became my best friend as I constantly went back and forth, upload and download, to ensure standardization between the pictures on my site (in width if not height at least).  I had more than enough pictures so I decided that they needed to be showcased as well. At first I was going to add a slideshow, but then changed my mind and went with the Gallery menu instead.  I used the Ozio Gallery extension that ties to my Google picture album. -- I also installed JEvents; however, I decided not to use it with my final product.

Banner

One item that eluded me for the longest was how to change the default banner image provided by Joomla, but a Google search later revealed the secret location for this guy.  Once again, I thought about a slideshow to replace the banner, but I have the gallery and did not want to be too redundant or overbearing with the images. I might scare some of you away.  That is why I decided for a stagnant collection of pretty people and beautiful snakes.  Most of these images are from educational shows that my boyfriend and I have performed at the college we work out.

Template

The final step for me was changing the template colors, logo, fonts, etc.  I did not spend as much time with this as I did the other topics because the tutorial is very straight forward for this.  With some of the other items I had to figure it out on my own rather than following the tutorial for one reason or another.

Overall, this process was aggravating and required one very yummy blizzard in order to get through it, but I am happy with the end result.

P.S.

I am so happy to have a weekend in which to work on this site because I have been adding and changing content for several hours straight.  Something that could not have been accomplished during the week.  

Joomla One - Tia One

Ding. Ding. Goes the Bell

I conducted another battle skirmish with Joomla today.  

Friday afternoon seemed like a great time to continue the battle since I have since cooled down.  My progress so far has been to create an idea for where I want the website to go and create menus and articles.  I have not yet added content to these pages, but that will come when I know everything is going where I want it to.  One feature I am happy for is the button that takes us to our live site.  I have refreshed that page so many times today.

My next step will be to add content and pictures.  I think everyone will get a scream out of my topic choice.  The battle was in my favor today as I emerged victorious over the site.  I’m not sure if Joomla likes me more today, or if I’m just getting good at what I’m doing.

The final battle will occur tomorrow after work and I plan to knock Joomla out of this world and finish up my site in order to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend.  I wish everyone else the best of luck with their battle and hopefully we will all be able to breathe a sigh of relief after this is over.  

Cheers everyone.