Announcements
- Jan 6. The first class meeting is at 10:10 AM on January 6. This class meeting is synchronous via Zoom. There is no live in-class section.
- Jan 6. My cell number is 847/612-7285. If you text or email me, please identify yourself because I don't have a list of your phone numbers. If you email me over the weekend, you may want to also text me to let me know that I should check for your email.
- Jan 6. Scheduled office hours are from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Call my cell phone (847/612-7285) or email me at sjost@cdm.depaul.edu. We can set up a Zoom session if necessary. Use the Office Hours Zoom link, which will be posted on D2L. To talk to me outside of these scheduled office hours, call, text, or email to make an appointment.
- Jan 6. The online textbook for this class: Marijn Haverbecke, Eloquent JavaScript, A Modern Introduction to Programming, 3rd Edition, No Starch Press, 2019. Here is a link to the Eloquent JavaScript book as a PDF document.
- Jan 6. Download Visual Studio Code, from this site:
https://code.visualstudio.com/download, if you don't already have it installed. We will use the VS Code to create and edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files for this class. - Jan 6. Download FileZilla to use for uploading projects to the studentweb.cdm.depaul.edu server. Here are links to download FileZilla for Windows: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=win64 and for Mac: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=osx
- Jan 6. Practice quizzes count 10% of your grade. Students in the synchronous section will take the practice quizzes in class. Asynchronous students will have ten days after the practice quiz is taken in class to take the quiz.
- Jan 6. The discussion forum ClassDiscussion is available on D2L for students to post and answer questions related to the class for Attendance extra credit.
- Jan 6. The deadline to drop this course with full tuition refund and no W grade on transcript: Friday, Jan 17, 11:59 pm.
- Jan 6. Set the Microsoft Explorer on your Windows PC to show file extensions:
Invoke the Windows 10 File Explorer by selecting Start, All Programs, Accessories, and Windows Explorer.
From the File Explorer, select the main menu item Tools, check the box File name extensions
Mac and Unix do not have official file extensions.
