Toolbox index
Installing and running WordPress (IT Toolbox activity 3)
Congratulations to all of you who have now got your shiny new server space and domain name. As you will have seen if you chose a host with Fanastico there are now many applications and software tools... [Oct 13, 2009]
Hosting, Fantastico and hundreds of possibilities (Toolbox Session 3)
URGENT: Please note that there is no face-to-face lecture this week as I am running a workshop in New York. I have recorded this lecture to replace the normal session. This session will explore the... [Oct 13, 2009]
Questions raised by the Google Toolbox activity
Thanks to over 250 people who completed activity 1 for IT Toolbox on time. Good work! We will go through the activity in the class today and discuss some of the issues raised. Many of the answers... [Oct 5, 2009]
Running a web server (Toolbox activity 2)
Deadline: midnight, Monday 12th October 2009 This second activity will take you a couple of hours spread over a couple of days and you will need to start it well before the deadline if you are to get... [Oct 4, 2009]
Google: big and interesting? (Toolbox session 2)
This is a lecture for IT Toolbox and as I mentioned last week I am trying to get students to ask themselves hard questions about common technology systems in order to prepare them for analysis, design... [Oct 3, 2009]
First lecture now available online
As I mentioned to students yesterday I will be recording and publishing most of this year's lectures online using the Vimeo video site. Here is the first video from yesterday's IT Toolbox module. Please... [Sep 30, 2009]
Second part of IT Toolbox Session
On Tuesday after the introductory lecture I explained the module structure and assessment (through regular activities) to the students. I thought I would publish this part of the session as a video... [Sep 30, 2009]
Exploring Google (Toolbox Activity 1)
Deadline: Midnight, Monday 5th October 2009 In this first Toolbox activity you need to spend at least a couple of hours really trying to put Google through its paces. Questions to think about * What... [Sep 29, 2009]
What’s in an IT Toolbox? (Session 1)
Everyone working in IT needs a set of tools to help them do their job. These tools include programming tools, design patterns and problem solving tools - ways of thinking about a problem, breaking it... [Sep 28, 2009]
2009 Toolbox Module: Let's get started
If you have just arrived at Kingston University then let me add my welcome. Next week I will start teaching a module called IT Toolbox and this site will be used to publish materials and activities... [Sep 21, 2009]
