Mr. Esparza’s Santa Fe HS blog

Click in the link below, if you do not score at least a 75% then you must retake the quiz until you do.  All the questions are True or False.

Click here to take quiz

The Chinese test is in some ways like the American SAT, except that it lasts more than twice as long. The nine-hour test is offered just once a year and is the sole determinant for admission to virtually all Chinese colleges and universities. About three in five students make the cut.

Read the complete article here.

I wish you well in college, your careers, or just convincing your parents you need to stay home another 4 years :o)

Click on the image below to see it full size.  These were made by your fellow students, I just added the frame on the outside.

You have about 2 weeks left to work on your final web site. Look at the pages below for a sample of what you site should look like. Look at the board for your web page requirements to get an awesome score. Make sure you Photoshop your pictures!

Samples:

• http://www.2learncomputing.com/1/lion.html
• http://www.2learncomputing.com/1/garibaldi.html
• http://www.2learncomputing.com/1/shamu.html

First came Nintendo thumb. Then, Guitar Hero wrist. Now, for the latest affliction of the wired age, it’s cell phone elbow.

Medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, cell phone elbow is numbness, tingling and pain in the forearm and hand caused by compression of the ulnar nerve, which passes along the bony bump on the inside of the elbow.

One of the causes of pressure on the ulnar nerve? Too much gabbing, often brought on by those cell phone plans with unlimited minutes, experts say.

Read the full story on Yahoo!

Prepare for your Dreamweaver Review, it is worth 8 points. Take a look at the study guide below. You can do the study guide as many times as you want, you will see your score and the questions you got wrong with the correct answers. Make sure you know all the answers for a good score on the actual review.

Adobe Dreamweaver study guide

Click on the link below to take your Dreamweaver CS3 Review, YOU MAY ONLY TAKE IT TWICE! Don’t forget to click on “Submit” at the bottom of the page when you have answered all the questions. For full points you need to get an 80% or higher:

Click here to do the review

Age discrimination in the workplace has long been a concern for the 55-and-older set. In this downturn, however, younger workers may have as much to fear as their more-mature colleagues.

Employees in their 20s and 30s are finding themselves more at risk of a layoff, according to labor lawyers, as employers look to avoid age-discrimination lawsuits by adopting a “last one in, first one out” policy and turn to tenure as a means of conducting layoffs. In some cases, young, childless professionals say they feel they’re being targeted in layoffs, while employees who have families to support are given special consideration.

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Today you will work on creating a header for the web site you will be creating this week.  Follow the links below for instructions on how to make a header with text and a picture.

Click and save the image below, you need it to follow the tutorial:

Click on the link below to view the instructions on creating a header with the image above.

place-an-image-in-text-in-photoshop

Everytime you come to class you have to define your site with Dreamweaver.  You need to let Dreamweaver know which folder on the network you are using to save your files. If you forgot how to do it I made this video showing you the steps.   You need to wait a little for the video to download but it does work even in class.  Click on the link below to view:

Click here to see how to set up your site with Dreamweaver.

Use the handout in class to create the image below. This extra credit is due this Friday!

Veggie Man Extra Credit