...to the Department

All TAs must take the FERPA Student TA training module and quiz online before they can be added to a Canvas course where they have access to student data.

TAs must read, understand, and follow the EECS Graduate Handbook.

Undergraduate TAs must read, understand, and follow section 2 of the EECS Graduate Handbook.

...to the Instructor

TAs are obligated to provide their allotted hours of assistance (FTE) to their assigned instructor each week. If you have questions about this, please contact your supervisor. A typical Summer Session assignment is .3 FTE (19.5 hours per week). A typical Fall, Winter, and Spring assignment is either .25 (10 hours) or .5 (19 hours)

TAs may be asked to:

• Review course materials and make recommendations.
• Submit bug reports via an email list.
• Check the accuracy of facts and procedures.
• Contribute ideas.
• Grade assignments.
• Produce teaching materials.

...to the Students

Students have paid a small fortune to be in their courses, so we are obligated to give them the best service possible within the typical expectations. These include:

• Timely and accurate scores.
• Timely and accurate feedback written with an objective tone (rather than negative tone).
• Timely answers to their questions.
• Empathy when they are struggling.
• Patience.
• Review of terms, concepts, skills, and procedures as needed online and/or in office hours.
• Accommodations as required by DAS.

Start scoring the day an assignment is due.

Regardless of the day an assignment is due, you must begin scoring the day it is due. Spend a few hours grading that day and finish up within the next 2 days. Do not wait until the next project is due to get started scoring...this is unfair to the student and causes a great deal of anxiety. They deserve to know as soon as possible if their work is adequate. If it isn't, they need time to make improvements for the next project, which is due within a few days.

Keep an eye on the Canvas Coming Up menu and/or the Calendar and plan your other activities accordingly.

TurnItIn will check for plagiarism.

View the Originality Report for each student's submission before you begin scoring it. If a student plagiarized a lot, then alert the instructor so she can deal with it. If a student has minor plagiarism, then score it in the correct rubric line item in Canvas SpeedGrader.

If a student's report did not generate, give them the point. We are unable to upload it ourselves, unfortunately (Fall 2018). Leave this note in the Rubric comment:

The Originality Report did not generate, unfortunately, so I must grant credit anyway.

When students have minor plagiarism, use this comment:

I reviewed the plagiarism report and see that it has several phrases highlighted. In the future, be sure to review the actual report for any phrases or sentences that get highlighted. Take the opportunity to edit your work and resubmit before the deadline. Review the TurnItIn tutorial: http://pamvanlonden.com/osu/turnitin.html

When students have major plagiarism, use this comment:

Too much of your writing is copied, copied without quotation marks, or poorly edited. Please get help learning how to write without plagiarizing by reviewing this tutorial: http://pamvanlonden.com/osu/turnitin.html and by contacting one or more writing support service listed at the end of each chapter.

These kinds of highlighting can be ignored:

• Instruction pages or Table of Contents.
• Page, slide, or section titles.
• Titles of articles or laws.
• Quoted phrases or sentences.
• Common phrases.
• Bibliography entries.

Writing Samples

Use this phrasing when students are writing in the wrong style:

Writing in the first-person style is not allowed in this assignment. When writing about a movie or article, write in the third-person style. Only write in the first-person style if a personal anecdote is required in the instructions.  Refer back to the Writing Samples you read about in Chapter 2: https://computing.pamvanlonden.com/writing-samples.html

Canvas Rubric

All projects are scored using a Rubric in Canvas SpeedGrader. The rubrics match the scoring criteria in the textbook chapters.

If you have questions about how to score a project, then you must ASK the instructor before you finish scoring a student's work, so that the student is not confused or mad about a score change.

Report all confusing Rubrics to the instructor immediately.

Do not choose a markdown if it does not fit the criterion. Randomly selected responses don't help anyone.

SpeedGrader Comments for every assignment.

Immediately after scoring, add this note to the SpeedGrader Comment box to tell students how to view their feedback and remind them how to ask for clarification:

Do not reply to students' questions in Canvas.

The instructor will answer all student questions in Canvas. If a student sends you an email, please pass it onto me. I want to ensure that they receive a timely answer as well as a consistent message. If their questions are related to confusing instructions then I'll have the opportunity to fix them right away so everyone benefits.

DO answer their questions in class and relay answers to me that affect the course materials or deadlines.

Leave all unsubmitted work blank; do not score it with a 0. I will score all missed assignments.

For students who are confused about how the documents are to be drafted, please refer me to them by providing me with the SpeedGrader URL for their submission. You can also leave them this note:

Hello, __ Take a look at the Good Examples posted in each Canvas Assignment page to compare your work. Feel free to write to the Instructor often to ask questions when you are confused. She is here to help you succeed.

For students who are not participating, provide this note (instructor only) in the Assignment Comment box:

Hello, __. I see that you have missed one or more assignments. I recommend you contact the Ecampus Student Success team or the Student Life office for help locating support resources tailored to your needs, click the Resources icon on the left-hand menu in Canvas.

More will be added as I answer your questions.

Read the chapters thoroughly.

To avoid confusing students and making them angry, it is important that textbook/Canvas errors are corrected before students begin the term. Read all the materials and Canvas and in the online textbook, then do the following:

1. Report all typos, bugs, broken links, mis-numbered steps, out-of-date instructions and screenshots, and confusing instructions or text via a numbered list in an email message. Create a list of recommendations in an email message that includes the URL, step number, problem and solution for each issue.
2. Compare what the syllabus and chapters say with what Canvas says so that inconsistencies can be updated as soon as possible.
3. Confirm that the Canvas Rubrics match what is provided in the textbook Scoring Criteria lists.

Test and document procedures

1. Try the procedures for each skill:
   • To ensure they make sense and are still accurate.
   • Look for consistent styling of menus and choices or input.
   • Some applications change without warning, which might mean that new writing, screenshots, and screencasts are needed.
2. Report all typos, bugs, out of date screenshots/instructions, confusing instructions via a numbered list in an email message.
3. Take cropped screenshots of each procedure that needs updating. Crop, resize, and optimize screenshots as needed to reduce load time. Send all new screenshots as PNG files to the instructor via email labeled with the chapter number, section title (orange), step number (blue headline), and substep number. Do not insert the PNG files into a Word document...just attach the PNG Files to the email message.
4. You may be asked to make screencasts of some steps. Review and practice using the instructions in chapter 11.

Comment box

Thank you for getting started early, __, and welcome to class!
Thank you for staying on track, __, and welcome to class!
Thank you for your thoughtful response, __, and welcome to class!

Syllabus Quiz responses:

Welcome to class, __. Did you have trouble finding the Prereq skills and Emotional Intelligence lists? In the future, if you need help, please ask via Ed Discussion or Canvas Inbox.
Welcome to class, __. Did you have trouble finding the Emotional Intelligence list? In the future, if you need help, please ask via Ed Discussion or Canvas Inbox to ask, and I will respond within 24 hours.
I look forward to working with you!
I'm curious if LanguageTool works inside of Quiz answer boxes? It didn't seem to catch the lowercase letters at the beginning of some sentences. Remember, that all work for a college course must be written in professional English.

Question 5 about Prereq skills they needed help with.

Please let me know if I misunderstood your Prereq Skills answer.
Which skills did you need to learn to start this course?
Does your answer mean the list does not pertain to you, or that you already know each skill?
I believe you misunderstood the question. Which of those Prereq skills did YOU need to learn THIS WEEK to start this course?
Can you be more specific? Essay questions in quizzes require complete sentences in order for the meaning to be clear.
This question is referring to the Prerequisite list, rather than Ch1.
This question is referring to the Prerequisite list of skills. Do you see the link above? Which ones did YOU need to learn, rather than the entire class.

Question 12 about Emotional & Cultural Intelligence
Students might want to just list the bullet point, which is fine. If they provide a personal response to that, then use the "thoughtful response" comment.

This question refers to the "Emotional & Cultural Intelligence" list here in the Expectations tab of the Syllabus: https://computing.pamvanlonden.com/syllabus-new.html

Other

I recommend you review the syllabus and retake this quiz.

Discussion

SpeedGrader Comment:

Thank you for sharing your interests, __. We look forward to enriching your computing experiences this term. Reply in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box if you have questions about your score. Thank you.

This was a great start, __. I recommend reading the instructions more carefully in the future. And if you are unsure please write to the Instructor from the Inbox. Reply in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box if you have questions about your score.

This was a great start, __. I will be expecting more detailed writing in the future without repetition from post to post. Reply in the Grades tab > Assignment link > Commenting box if you have questions about your score.

Thank you for the note about your family emergency, __. If you are able, please submit before the Available Until date, which ends tonight at 11:59 PM. Otherwise, you may submit by attaching the file in the Grades > Assignment area.

Line 1 should provide their city, state, province, or country.

Paragraph 2 should note their degree and career path:

What kind of job are you hoping to land after you finish your degree?

Paragraph 3 Analyzes the meaning of their Cognitive Styles score.

We were expecting an analysis of your score.

Paragraph 4 discusses their favorite applications:

What applications do you use for home, school, and/or work?

Reply Paragraph(s)

We were expecting research with a hyperlinked title.

Referencing your previous, or the other student's previous article doesn't earn full points. I was expecting a summary of your new/additional research.

Learn Skills: Word processing document with Screenshot

If you have time and want to help students make revisions, use this note and appropriate feedback below:

Thank you for submitting early, __. Here are my recommendations, which you can implement before the due date:

If you have any questions about my recommendations please reply below in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box.

Comment after using the Rubric:

Thank you for your efforts, __. I recommend starting the assignments earlier in the week so you can submit higher quality work on time.
Nicely done, __!
Excellent work, __!
I left notes in the Rubric...take a look and let me know if you have any questions by replying in the GRADES > Assignment Link > Comment box, or visit with me in Zoom office hours.
Feel free to revise ALL of the markdowns and resubmit before the Due time if you are able.

Student did not submit:

I was expecting to see your assignment submitted here this morning. You have until 11:59 PM tonight to get it in. Reply below in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box if you have any questions about the assignment. Thank you.

Formatting:

__The first-line should have heading 1 style applied.

__The first-line should say "Using my computers and drives" and have heading 1 style applied.

__Second line should have heading 2 applied along with italics.

Acceptable (1)	Unacceptable (.5)

Indents appear to be .5 rather than .25 inches wide.

Indents are missing.

Space after each paragraph appears to be much greater than 10pt. Remove extra line breaks.

__Bolded keywords are missing in each paragraph. If you added them we can't see them, please report which font you are using.

(.75 in spelling criterion) __It is not necessary to bold the same word over and over. In the future, bold key concepts just one time.

OR __Bold only key concept names, rather than long phrases, definitions, or quotations.

Paragraph 1: OS changes

Did you set up a folder on your Desktop for this class? The requirement is that it be in the Documents folder of your hard drive instead.

Screenshot:

• Students using iPads can't make multiple-window screenshots. Do mark down if not cropped closely.
• Some students couldn't log into Box for some reason. If they are missing that part of the screenshot, and they left a note about it, don't mark it down.

__The screenshot includes more visual information than is needed. I recommend cropping it again (In Preview or MS paint) so that it is shorter. The bottoms of each window are not needed in the shot; just the parts at the top where we can see the folders.

The windows were not reduced in size so you could take a closely-cropped screenshot.

__The screenshot is cropped too closely. We are unable to see which drives you have in which window. See the good example screenshot in step 1.5.

The screenshot belongs after paragraph one, because they are related.

Paragraph 2 Keystrokes:

__For the keystrokes paragraph, we are curious which ones YOU personally tend to use and which are new?

__Which keystrokes do you use?

Paragraph 3 Research on Ergonomics:

__Hyperlink the title of the article you're referring to in the research paragraph(s). Hyperlinking the word "__" reduces your score.

__When citing an article, the title must be used, rather than a version of the title, to earn full credit.

__When mentioning other studies mentioned in other articles, you'll want to hyperlink them as well. Can you locate them? If so, what are their titles and where are they located?

__Write with much more detail when citing an article. Paragraphs that lack detail will score lower.

__Update the writing style for citation of articles to reduce redundancy...so instead of "I found an article about keystrokes that I found interesting..." or "The article was called...", start with the article title and quickly move into writing about its content.

__When citing articles for for summaries in this course, the title of the article must be hyperlinked within a sentence of the paragraph, rather than tacked at the end. And, the summaries must be written in the third-person style.

Paragraph 4 dictation summary

__The dictated paragraph does not appear to have been revised; I see a typo.

__This paragraph was supposed to be about listening to your writing rather than dictating writing.

Paragraph 5 link to audio file

__The audio file sharing permissions are not set so that anyone at OSU can view the file. Please make that change now. Then, leave a note in the Assignment Comment box that it is ready, and I'll revise your score.

__Links for the audio file is missing.

__I am unable to open the file on your cloud drive due to the file format. Can you save it as .mp3? If so, please share the URL for the recording in the Assignment commenting box.

__The link to audio file doesn't work. Please provide a URL (sharing set at: "Anyone at OSU can View") if your PDF file does not retain working hyperlinks.

__The dictation writing link requires I request access, which doesn't meet requirements. The TAs and I will need to get right into the file on your cloud drive. So, use step 1.8.3 to expand settings to let anyone at OSU view the file. Paste it below in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting Box so we can rescore it.

For audio files that won't play, use this feedback with a 0:

__If you are able, please convert the file to .mov, .mp3, m4a, or other standard audio format. Please provide the sharing URL in the Grades > Assignment >Commenting box when you have the new file ready. Thank you.

__The link to video doesn't work. Provide a sharing URL if your PDF file does not retain working hyperlinks.

Paragraph 6 link to YouTube video

__Link to the video file is missing.

__The video is set to Private rather than Unlisted, which doesn't meet requirements. Use step 1.8.4.2.4 to fix the problem, then paste the sharing URLin the Grades > Assignment > Commenting Box so we can rescore it.

__The video link works and the video is well done, however, the topic should not about what others can learn from the chapter; it must be about what YOU personally learned. What skills were new to you, or did you have to review?

__The video focuses on what you did rather than what you learned. What specific skills were new to you? This is meant to be a casual first-person account.

__The recording is much longer than 30 seconds, but we'll accept it because it provides so much detail!

If students mention the assignment took several hours, add this question:

Can you tell me exactly how many hours it took you to complete this assignment? Which steps took how long? The Instructor would like to know.

If you get stuck in the future, please write to the Instructor via the Inbox. She is usually available between 8 AM and 8 PM every day.

Spelling and Grammar

All article summaries for this course must be written in the third-person style rather than the first-person style.
Names of companies are proper nouns, which require uppercase first letters.

Discussion

Paragraph 1: Search Strings, filters, special characters

We were expecting notes about at least 3 search strings used to locate the article(s), including filters and special characters.

Lists are allowed for this paragraph.

(1.5) Which special characters did you use from the list provided in step 2.12?

(1) Notes about Google Filters (Scholar, Images, News, Shopping, Videos, etc. and special characters used to search are missing.

(.5) What search strings, filters, and special characters did you try?

Paragraph 2: Summarizes and cites one or more articles found using those search strings.

Inline citations for this course require a hyperlink in the title of the article/movie you're referencing.

When summarizing or synthesizing an article or movie in this course, write in the third-person style. Only write in the first-person style when instructions ask for a personal anecdote.

For all writing assignments in this course, remember to bold the key concept names in each paragraph.

Paragraph 3: Analysis of the note-taking application(s). Students were instructed to try these features:

• Create a new page/label for the research.
• Take a note about the search strings and resulting articles by typing, by hand-writing, by dictation, and/or by audio-recording.
• Draw, insert, or drag-drop an illustration.
• Capture URLs via the browser extension or drag and drop.
• Share the notes between your desktop, phone, cloud drive, and/or other document.

Which features of the app did you try?

Did you use the App's desktop version, online app, and/or browser extensions?

Reply paragraph 1: additional research about their cognitive styles, search strings/filters, or the article they summarized (must not repeat their initial thread).

Referencing your previous, or the other student's previous article doesn't earn full points. I was expecting a summary of your new/additional research.

In this course, all article/movie titles must be hyperlinked to earn full credit.

I see the title of an article, but a summary of its content is missing.

Reply paragraph 2: additional information about how to use the notetaking app.

What features could you have suggested to your classmate?

SpeedGrader comment under the Discussion rubric:

Sorry you missed the group discussion deadline, __. View the Home or Assignment list in Canvas to ensure you don't miss the Due date and time.

Thank you for participating, __. If you have questions about your score, please reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box so the Instructor can respond to you quickly.

Late:

Hello, __. I was expecting to see your assignment submitted here this morning, but you can take until 11:59 PM tonight to get it in.

Learn Skills: Gmail Message

THIS section will be revised soon.

TurnItIn report:

__One or more sentences is highlighted as plagiarism. Review the report and make corrections.

__The TurnItIn report is showing highlighted phrases and/or sentences that must be rewritten in your own words or quoted.

Printing

The message was to be printed vertically in portrait mode rather than horizontally in landscape mode.

(0) We were expecting a PDF of the Gmail message draft, rather than of a word processing or notes document.

(before the Due date) Please try printing your original email message again...following step 2.6.8. The file doesn't appear to be a proper PDF file....TurnItIn can't render it and none of the hyperlinks are working. Is it an image saved as a PDF?

Smart Subject missing:

__The smart-subject is missing. See step 2.5.3.

(0) The writing was not added to a Gmail message, so we are unable to score this criterion.

Font styles must use new font and color:

(0) The writing was not added to a Gmail message, so we are unable to score this criterion.

__The new default styles and the pasted-in text do not match.

__The first paragraph font styles are different from the paragraphs you pasted in. They should all be the same as your new default message font style.

__The line spacing is very tight and a bit hard on the eyes. Can you adjust it?

__The font size and weight on the valediction do not match the previous paragraphs.

I see two different fonts used...did you paste without formatting to take on the new default font styles you set up?

Writing in paragraphs

__In this course the title of an article must be hyperlinked in a sentence in the paragraph, rather than used as a heading.

__Hyperlinks in the article titles must be in the paragraph, rather than in large headings. See the example in step 2.6.

__It is not necessary to add quotation marks to an already-underlined source title.

__In the future, please only bold key concept names (the first time you refer to them), rather than related longer phrases. This will reduce eye strain.

__When pasting notes from the Note application to the Gmail message, paste without formatting (Control-shift-v or Command-shift-v). You want the text to take on the style you set in step 2.5.1.6.

__ Delete any other notes you placed in the Notes app; they aren't needed for this assignment. They were probably related to experimenting in step 2.1.

__A synthesis of three types of modern learning, along with their hyperlinked article titles, was required.

__Hyperlinks in the original source article titles related to each of the three learning methods was expected.

Explaining each of the 3 skills, rather than just listing them, was required.

IMPORTANT: Listing concepts rather than combining them into one paragraph will not be allowed in this course. Always write a single article's summary in a single paragraph. Thank you. Review 2.9 Verify your work.

Bibliography

__First apply Normal style to the list in your note-taking or word processing app, then apply the Numbering icon, to retain the hanging indentation formatting.
__Numbers appear to by manually typed, rather than numbered using the numbering icon.

__Three original sources for the modern learning article were expected, which would result in listing four sources or more.

__YouTube is not the publisher of any of the movies used in this course; always replace the YouTube name with the correct publisher name.

__Move all biblio entries to the bottom list, rather than right after its correlating paragraph.

__Bibliographies are by nature a list. In the future put all the entries for the assignment in one list and number them with the numbering tool, rather than keep them separated.

__Each bibliography entry is missing the author, year of publication, and publisher name.

__In the bibliography, none of the URLs should have a line break before them. Keep the data together as a unit so the numbering style will apply properly.

__Select the bibliography list and apply the numbering icon in the editing toolbar.

__As per the lesson about bibliography tools, each entry must include the publisher as well as the URL. Hyperlinks belong in the paragraphs rather than the bibliography.

__Select the bibliography list and apply the numbering icon in the editing toolbar, rather than type them.

Signature:

I recommend increasing the size of your emoji, so it is legible.

__An emoji is missing from the signature.

__The hyperlink is missing from the signature. You can add "OSU" and hyperlink to your program or department's website.

__An email address is automatically generated and does not count as a hyperlink for this assignment.

__Keep the signature to 2 lines of text, rather than 4.

__Signatures belong at the bottom of a message, rather than the top. You can make that change in the Gmail settings. (1.75)

__Color change is missing.

__Students were notified recently that adding their student ID to an email message is not recommended for security reasons.

1.75pt __Be sure to add a space on the left and right sides of each vertical bar so the entire thing doesn't run together as one.

Spelling/Grammar:

When summarizing or synthesizing an article or movie in this course, write in the third-person style. Only write in the first-person style when instructions ask for a personal anecdote.
Names of companies are proper nouns, which require uppercase first letters.

Comment box below the Rubric (Choose the most appropriate salutation, then change the underline to the student's first name):

I received your email message from Gmail, __. However, that won't suffice for this assignment. Please read step 2.6, 2.9 and 2.10 related to printing, verifying your work, and submitting the correct file. I did not want everyone to send me their message; it should have been submitted in Canvas as a PDF file.

This was a great start, __. If you have time, I recommend you revise each problem noted in the Rubric, then resubmit before the tonight's Due time.
Excellent work, __!
Nicely done, __!
If you need any clarification on our feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades tab > Assignment link > Comment box.

Discussion: hand-sketched diagram of a personal network

The goals of this discussion are to 1) share a photo of a drawing of a personal network's parent and child devices and 2) demonstate that they can take a photo, crop, rotate, and brighten it. It is OK if the drawing doesn't make much sense or cover all of the actual details but it must be completely legible and light/bright enough to read, and have no dark shadows across it.

Examples

Diagram should be of a near-field set of devices. Photos should be light enough to read without dark shadows, load quickly, display in the correct orientation (right-side up), and be closely cropped. Vertical images are preferred. Use these examples as your guide for higher-quality photos:

Example of a poor quality photo:

Example of a higher quality photo:

If a submission is not properly cropped, right side up, or well-lit, then leave this comment and upcate it to match the issue:

Nice drawing, __! However, to earn full points, the photo must be cropped/lightened/rotated. Please complete substeps in section 3.8 and edit your post before the end of today. Thank you. http://computing.pamvanlonden.com/three.php#photo

If the photo was not lightened, dropped, or rotated:

(2.5) The image is much darker than it could be. If you drew it on a white piece of paper, then the photo should be white as well.

(.5) As per step 3.8, the photo must be rotated, cropped, and lightened.

If the subject of the sketch repeats How the Internet Works rather than a personal network, then use this comment:

However, the subject of your drawing focuses quite a bit on the components we drew for the previous assignment. For this assignment, we want to know how a personal Bluetooth network connects your phone and car. Feel free to revise your drawing before 11:59pm tonight.

The Bluetooth connection is not labeled. Wifi is not a near-field technology like Bluetooth is.

Most of the drawing is a copy of our previous assignment, rather than more detail about the near-field device connections.

If the photo was attached rather than embedded:

Please use the 3-dot more menu to EDIT your post then use the Embed Image button to load your image into your Canvas files > Upload feature. Attached files are not allowed for this assignment. See C.10 ~ 3: http://computing.pamvanlonden.com/canvas.php#discussions

The accomanying paragraph does not require a hyperlink but the Reply does...it must include additional research about the other student's device. Mark it down if it doesn't.

Comment to use after scoring:

Nice drawing, __! If you have questions about your score, please reply here in the Grades --> Assignment --> Commenting box so the instructor can respond to you promptly.

Comment for lack of submission:

Hello, __. I was expecting to see your discussion posts submitted here this morning, but you can take until 11:59 PM tonight to get it in.

Learn Skills: Diagram and Poster

Diagram:

• It is OK to draw a dotted line between the ISP and Satellite shapes.
• Or, you can draw just a solid line from the ISP to the Dish shape.
• The sizes of shapes may need to be adjusted to fit the words when they are set to size 20pt.
• If students changed the color of the textboxes to work better with their poster design, allow it.

Two rectangles and the cube should use transparent colors.

A green dashed line was expected for the undersea cable so it would be easier to see.

Shore line does not appear to use the scribble tool.

Some connector line arrows do not touch their shapes' purple handles, which will keep them from moving with those shapes when being rearranged.

Bold is missing from some of the blue textboxes.

Some text labels are missing and some are a different shade of blue.

Some shapes are too thin to show a single word on one line.

An Overlapping shape obstructs text on at least one other shape.

Poster Legibility

The background imagery interferes with the legibility of the diagram.
The background imagery interferes with the legibility of the paragraphs.
Use the Format Options > Adjustments to reduce contrast and brightness.

• The Rubric for the Poster font size was updated from 20pt to 12pt...14pt type for the paragraphs.
• Diagrams should not be stretched to fit vertically but can be reduced in size to allow more text, as long as the diagram text is still legible. Diagrams should stay at their proportional dimensions.

  The diagram was stretched to fit, rather than left at its original proportions, which tends to look amateurish.

• Dark blue text on the dark background is too hard to read.

  More subtle colors, rather than bright colors behind the diagram would improve readability.

  Solid boxes behind the paragraphs, rather than line-by-line highlighting would improve readability.

  Some of the blue labels are very difficult to read on top of the background cellphone tower image.

  Some blue text labels are hard to read on the blue parts of the background.

Writing:

If there is too much text and students reduced the font size to fit it, and you have to zoom in to read it, then mark down the Spelling/Grammar by .5 points.

If students wrote based on the movies rather than the required topics then use some of this feedback:

To earn full points, bold must be applied to key concept names, rather than subheadings and/or definitions.

White hightlight behind black text with too much line spacing is hard on the eyes. I recommend using the white paintbucket, rather than text highlighting.

The paragraphs were to be synthesized as per the required topics, rather than follow each movie's content.

The text was not to include citations/hyperlinks.

Paragraph breaks would help readability.

The concept of packets splitting while in transit and then being re-united upon delivery is missing.

A web server is a computer that has special software installed to manage a website's traffic of users.

An IP address is the location of a specific website on a specific web server.

(-.25) The copyright statement belongs at the bottom of the poster, rather than at the top.

Comment box below the Rubric (Choose the most appropriate salutation, then change the underline to the student's first name):

This was a good start, __. If you have time, __, I recommend you revise each problem noted in the Rubric, then resubmit before the tonight's Due time.

This was a good start, __. I recommend in the future, that you use the Zoom recordings along with the written instructions to help you complete each requirement. Then, compare your work to the examples and "Verify Your Work" section.
When writing summaries for this course, I recommend you refrain from providing a sub heading and overgeneralizing or repeating. If you look at my good example in the Assignment link in Canvas, you'll see how detail can be provided in a small paragraph.

Excellent work, __!
Nicely done, __!
If you need any clarification on our feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades tab > Assignment link > Comment box.

Discussion

Markdown comments to leave in the Rubric:

• Paragraph 1 ~ synthesize in the third-person style what you learned from the four sources:

  __What else did you learn about fake news from the three articles provided under the video?
  __What video are you referring to? What did you read about Facebook's agenda to combat fake news?
  __Every assignment in this course requires you to hyperlink the TITLE of each movie/article you reference in the writing. Hyperlinks in any other words or phrases do not earn full points.
  

• Paragraph 2 ~ three experiences using the Media Bias Chart: (Only 1 hyperlink is required.)

  __A link for the Media Bias Chart is missing.
  __What sources do you typically-read?
  __What differences did you notice about AP, Reuters, and Fox News headlines?
  __What is your analysis of reputable sources on your social media feeds? Did headlines attempt to grab your attention with facts or with sensational wording?
  __What are your personal experiences reading news from sources in different areas of the chart?
  

• Paragraph 3 ~ computer science article:

  __This paragraph mentions the Smart News app by name and describes the article but does not hyperlink the article. In future discussions please name and hyperlink the exact article you are referring to.
  __A summary of the article's content is missing.
  __Did the information change your thinking about the topic?
  __The topic of your research does not relate to computer science.

• Paragraph 4 ~ Reply:

  __Additional research was not cited or summarized.

SpeedGrader comment:

Excellent work, __!

Nicely done, __. Reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Comment box if you need clarification of my feedback in the Rubric.

Thank you for participating, __. Reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Comment box if you need clarification of my feedback in the Rubric.

Learn Skills: Slide Presentation

• TAs MUST login to their OSU Google Drive and OSU Microsoft Sharepoint/OneDrive in order to score the published/shared presentations.
• If students' public slideshow is not public (permission is needed to access), then mark down in this criterion: Document Hyperlink to Slideshow. Don't mark it down if you forgot to login.
• You must access the public version of the slideshow in order to see if transitions have been added. If you can't access it then also mark down the appropriate criterion. To view a PowerPoint file in presentation mode on the OneDrive/SharePoint server, click the Presentation icon.
• If students submitted the incorrect files, use this feedback:

  The file(s) you submitted does not meet requirements. Please carefully follow steps __ thru __ and resubmit the correct files before 11:59pm tonight. Thank you.

Fonts loading in Canvas:
If you are viewing the submissions from a Mac, the Segoe font for PowerPoints may load as something any Sans Serif font. as long as the file uses only that one font, do not mark down.

Use the following feedback items in the Rubric. Students who submit early can receive feedback in the Commenting box:

Your work is nearly done! Here are my recommendations to implement before the Due date.... be sure to reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Comment box if you need clarification.

Slide Size

__The slide dimensions should be set to Widescreen (16:9) at 10 inches by 5.36 inches which can be confirmed in the File > Page Setup Screen.

__I suspect you did not adjust the dimensions. Review step __.

__Confirm that you changed the slide size of to 10in x 5.63in. I suspect that you did not, which is why the logo looks so small and you have too much heading at the top of the Theme text Layout.

Theme COVER layout design

__The color gradient should transition from 100% Beaver Orange to White at a 45 degree angle.

__The theme COVER layout requires Open Sans, Tahoma, or Roboto font.

__Your name is missing from the cover slide.

__Remove Bold from the CS 101 Cover theme layout heading if you already have Roboto Black assigned to it.

__The OSU logo size should be 75% of its original size.

__The OSU logo appears to be stretched vertically or horizontally. After you reset its size, use the "lock aspect ratio" to resize it horizontally and vertically at 75%.

__Paste the OSU logo from the textbook. It should not have a black background.

Theme TEXT layout design

__ The theme TEXT layout's heading requires 28pt Open Sans, Tahoma, or Roboto Bold.

__ The theme TEXT layout's textbox needs 18pt Open Sans, Tahoma, or Roboto font rather than Times/other font.

__ The top/bottom and/or right/left margins of the heading are too large.

__ The top/bottom and/or right/left margins of the textbox are too large. The textbox's edges should touch the edges of the slide and heading above.

__ The headings are taking up too much room vertically. Move them closer to the top and reduce the vertical height. This will make room for writing.

__ The line height for the CS 101 Text theme layout must be set to 1.5. Only 10 or 11 lines of text should fit on each slide. And, all slides need 10 or more lines of writing to earn full points. Write with more detail on some slides.

__ Remove the green line from the bottom of the theme TEXT layout.

__ Text is right on the edge rather than just off the edge. Instead of stretching the textboxes past the slide canvas, allow them to snap to the edge so the automatic margin will show.

Writing

__Key concept names are missing bold style.
__Page title does not match the required topic.
__Edit or add quote marks to all highlighted phrases and sentences as noted in the TurnItIn report. (You can ignore titles of articles.)
__ Some of the slides lack enough detail. Ten or 11 lines of writing are required. Extend the bottom margins of the textbox to make room if necessary.
__ Each slide should have 10 lines of writing to keep the line height from decreasing. If want to write more than 10 lines, then use a new slide.
__ Add more detail to slides that have less than 10 lines of writing.
__ To ensure you write with enough detail, include 10 lines of writing per slide and add additional slides if you want to write more.
__ Overuse of bolded phrases makes it hard to read your document. Instead, bold just keywords or short phrases.
__ As per all previous assignments, the hyperlinks must be in the titles of the articles in a sentence. A good rule is to provide them in the first sentence.
__ As per all previous assignments, the hyperlinks must be in the Titles of the Articles, rather than in some other phrase.
__ As per all previous assignments, the titles of the articles you hyperlink must be in a sentence in the paragraph, not tacked at the end. A good rule is to provide them in the first sentence.
__ The exact title of each article/movie you're summarizing must be hyperlinked, rather than a phrase.
__ It is not necessary to add quotation marks to article titles when you've hyperlinked them. The underline will suffice.
__ When pasting article titles with hyperlinks from the textbook to your file, use Shift-Control/Command-v to remove the textbook's fonts and colors (as per Tuesday's Zoom session). The hyperlinks in your file should automatically take on the Beaver Orange.
__ Use just one paragraph per slide.

How Search Works

__Concepts such as spider algorithm, hyperlinks, index, page rank, and/or cultural meanings were not mentioned.

How online advertising works

__Concepts such as cookies, algorithms, niche products, tracking, sponsored ads, editorial content, analytics, behavioral targeting, and/or terms and conditions were not mentioned.

Truth in Advertising Laws

__ Concepts such as credibility, disclaimers, refunds, COPPA, MLM, Pyramid schemes, fair credit reporting, warranties, guarantees, claims, shipping, testimonials, endorsements, and/or non-compliance were not mentioned.

Who profits from online advertising?

__ Who (which companies, specifically) are the profiteers? Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and/or Amazon were not mentioned.
__ Concepts such as revenue, spending, search ads, recall rates, mobile ads, and/or ad-blocking software were not mentioned.

How data mining works

__ Concepts such as loyalty programs, microtargeting, geotracking/geolocation, bribes, third-party advertisers, and/or cyberpsychology were not mentioned.

How AI works

__ Concepts such as classification, labeled data, machine learning, decision boundaries, confusion matrix, decision trees, support vector machines, AI neural networks, deep learning, and/or narrow/strong AI were not mentioned.

Video slide: how the Metaverse works.

__The Metaverse video is not playing. Did you refresh the chapter page to view the newest instructions? Please try step 4.3.3 again.

__The video plays only from the shared file; not from the PDF.

__Stretch the video to fit to the left, bottom, and right edges of the slide.

Bibliography

__ The bibliography text is a bit hard to read. Is it set to 13pt?

__ Apply the numbering icon to the Bibliography list.

__ On the bibliography, use the numbering icon rather than manually typing numbers and adding tabs.

__ The Bibliography is cut off on the right edge. Apply the theme layout.

__ For some bibliography entries, search Google for the authors of videos. For example, search "who created Crash Course series?" to locate the author/publisher.

__ In the Bibliography, update all references to YouTube as a publisher for videos hosted there. Locate the actual author/creator and/or publisher name at YouTube, or by search it at Google.

__ YouTube is not the publisher of any of the videos. Search for the correct publishers via Google: Who created Crash Course series?" or something similar to get the correct data.
Or
(.75)__YouTube is not the publisher of user-uploaded content; remove their name from bibliography entries.

__ Remove the hyperlink from each bibliography entry; they are too hard to read when underlined. The URL will usually automatically hyperlink itself, which is fine.

Shared (PowerPoint) or Published (Google Slides) URL

__ Provide the shared/published URL so we can see your transitions.

__ Unable to check due to missing shared URL.

__ The published/shared URL setting is incorrect; it should not require that we request access. Follow all substeps in step 4.5.3.

__ The link to the presentation on your OneDrive opens a PDF file rather than the live presentation in PPSX format, so we are unable to see the transitions.

__ The link to the presentation on your Google Drive opens a PDF file rather than the Publish to the Web version, so we are unable to see the transitions.

__ I recommend that you put that PPSX file on your OSU OneDrive rather than the Google Drive. OneDrive is for Microsoft Office Files.

Thank you, __. I recommend viewing the Zoom recordings posted on Tues and Thurs in the Home tab > Assignment Links, so you can be more successful. If you need any clarification on our feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades tab > Assignment link > Comment box.
Excellent work, __!
Nicely done, __! If you need any clarification on our feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades tab > Assignment link > Comment box.

Discussion

First, second, and extra credit paragraphs describe, justify, evaluate, and cite one of the 66 options.

(1 pt) Thank you for sharing your previous experience, __. Unfortunately, only tasks you did last week will earn full points for the assignment.

(1 pt) It sounds like you were doing the __ already...not as an additional step for this assignment. Only new tasks you completed last week will earn points.

(1 pt) Only students who complete the task earn full credit.

(1 to 2 points) Only students who completed the task last week earn full credit.

A citation to a website/article that talks about the importance of this step and how to complete it is missing. Citing the "66 Ways..." article doesn't earn full credit.

Reply post summarizes and cites additional research about one of the other student's 66 steps.

(1 pt) Mentioning an article without summarizing it does not earn full points.

(1 pt) What are some of the ways to ___, specifically?

SpeedGrader comment:

Excellent work, __! Glad you were able to take the extra security measures. :-)

Sorry you missed out on this important activity, __. If you need to earn more points, consider completing chapter 11 after checking with me on an appropriate topic.

Thank you for participating, __. Glad you were able to take the extra security measures. Reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Comment box if you need clarification of my feedback in the Rubric.

Group Collaboration

Login to your OSU Google Account before trying to open the collaboration documents. Then click step 5.2's green collab document button to launch the correct file.

Students were instructed to submit a copy of their paragraph, illustration, and bibliography in the Canvas Assignment to get a TurnItIn Originality Report. If their paragraphs, illustration, or biblio are missing from the PDF, then be to check the collaboration documents for their entries.

If students did not submit the PDF file but added their content to the collaboration documents, then mark down to zero 0 for these two criterion:

1. Paragraphs are free of plagiarism.
2. Paragraphs, illustrations, and bibliography entries are submitted as a single PDF file.

Unable to check because the PDF file was not provided.

If students did not add their paragraph to the collaborative document, mark down the "Formatting..." criterion and leave this note:

I do not see your Paragraph, Illustration, and Bibliography entries, or any of your Review Comments in the Cybersecurity collaborative document.

Cybersecurity paragraph requires not only a cited definition but notes about an actual case that occurred and how to solve or prevent it. Use this feedback in that case:

We were expecting a definition of the term, a summary of an actual case where the concept was used and a solution to the problem.
A definition is missing.
A summary of an actual case is missing. When and where did a company or individual experience the problem?
A solution to the problem are missing. What solutions do experts offer and where can we read about them?

Illustration must be informative. A chart/graph, instructive diagram, or photo with description. Decorative items such as a logo, wordle, meme, or picture with no written information will not suffice.

We were expecting an illustration with supporting information.

Bibliography: If the sumitted file is missing biblio entries and you are unable to find their biblio entries in the Collaboration document, then leave this message and a full markdown:

We are unable to locate your sources in the Collaboration document's bibliography.

Review Comments: Be sure to use the Comment drop-down menu to help locate Open and Resolved corrections. If the Formatting crition is met then there will be no spelling, grammar, hyperlinking, or formatting problems.

If some problems still exist, then mark down by 1 or 0 depending on the severity of the issues. Leave this comment:

It appears that some or all Review Comments were not implemented.

Extra Credit: if a student left a note that they completed extra credit, but you can't tell what they did in the collab documenty, then give them a 0 score and ask them to let you know in the comment box. Then go back to score it later (or I will; since I'll get their message).
The Table of Contents must be updated to earn the full 2 points. The Bibliography sort must be pretty recent (Friday night or Saturday morning) to earn full points.

SpeedGrader Comment:

Sorry you were unable to finish the work. Please refer to my feedback in the Rubric and reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Comment box if you need clarification. Thank you.

Nice job, __, and thank you for collaborating with your classmates! If you have questions about our feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the GRADES tab > Assignment link > Commenting box. Thank you.

Discuss Programming (game)

Example code in View Text mode.

// Pam Van Londen 2020 Game
// C3-PO helps Rebel Pilots capture Stormtroppers on Endor to win 300 points.

// Design the world
setBackground("Endor");
setMap("blobs");
// playSound("http://computing.pamvanlonden.com/media/rebel-theme-clip.mp3", "true"); 
// Background sound from an outside source not allowed?
  
// Define your character
setDroid("C-3PO");  // unable to choose RebelPilot.
setDroidSpeed("normal"); //unable to change speed.
// playSound("MouseDroidSound2", "true"); unable to change character sound;

// Set initial score to zero.
var totalScore=0;

// Define normal mouse movements.
function whenUp() {
  goUp();
}
function whenDown() {
  goDown();
}
function whenLeft() {
  goLeft();
}
function whenRight() {
  goRight();
}

// Starting characters to capture or avoid. 
for(
  var i=0; //index
  i<3;  // quantity of each character
  i++   // Add to the index
  ){
  // addCharacter("PufferPig");
  // addCharacter ("Tauntaun");
  // addCharacter("Mynock");
  addCharacter("Stormtrooper");
  // addCharacter ("Probot");
  addCharacter ("RebelPilot");
  // addCharacter("MouseDroid");
}

// Remove 50 points and add Tuantaun when accidentally capturing Rebel Pilot.
// Lose game if you reach zero points.
function whenGetRebelPilot() {
  removePoints(50);
  totalScore-=50;
  addCharacter ("Tauntaun");
  if(totalScore<=-0){
    endGame("lose");
    playSound("alert4");
  }
}

// Add Mynock and 25 points when capturing Probot.
function whenGetProbot() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  addCharacter("Mynock");
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
}

// Add 25 points when capturing PufferPig.
function whenGetPufferPig() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
}

// Add 25 points when capturing Tauntaun.
function whenGetTauntaun() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
}

// Add Probot and 25 points when capturing Stormtrooper.
function whenGetStormtrooper() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  addCharacter ("Probot");
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
}

// Add PufferPig and 25 points when capturing MouseDroid.
function whenGetMouseDroid() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  addCharacter("PufferPig");
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
}

// Add 25 points when capturing Mynock.
function whenGetMynock() {
  addPoints(25);
  totalScore+=25;
  addCharacter("MouseDroid");  
  if(totalScore>=300){
    endGame("win");
    playSound("applause");
  }
} 

When scoring, be sure to click on the How it Works button of the student's game to view their code. Then, click on the Show Text button to see their comments and functions. They must have 1 function for losing points and 3 or more for adding points.

Provide the most appropriate comment in the Assignment Commenting box:

I enjoyed playing your game, __!

Thank you for sharing your game, __. It looks like you misunderstood some of the steps in step 6.6.3. I hope you'll reach out for help in the future if you get stuck.

This was a great start, __. It looks like you may have missed the substeps in 6.6.3.

This was a great start, __. I hope you'll reach out for help in the future if you get stuck.

If you have questions about my feedback in the rubric, please reply below in the Grades tab >Assignment link > Comment box and the instructor will get back to you soon.

If they missed the assignment:

So sorry you missed out on this fun coding experience, __. Be sure to use the Zoom recordings in the PAGES tab if you need help getting started on the next assignment.

If a student only completed the game and not the writing, leave this message in the comment box:

Hello, __. Your submission is missing all/most of the required writing from step 6.7. Please resubmit your work before the grace period ends tonight.

First line: Hyperlink in name of game

__The hyperlink belongs in the name of the game in the first line, so everyone could see it with all posts collapsed.
__The hyperlink doesn't work, so we were unable to view your game. Please provide the URL here in the Grades tab > Assignment link > Commenting box, and we'll revise your score. Thank you.
__It launched the tutorial, but not your finished game sharing URL.

Game play

The main markdown is for this problem:

__Three functions that addPoints were expected, rather than just one/two.
__Three functions that addPoints were expected, along with one function for removePoints.
__The addPoints function must include the winning statements and the removePoints function must include the losing statements.
__The addPoints functions are not properly nested and distinct.

Other markdowns are for various missing or incorrect statements:

__The var for totalScore initialization is missing.
__The FOR loop for starting players is missing.
__The IF statements for each of the four whenGet functions are missing.
__The whenGetCharacter functions are missing removePoints, addPoints, and/or endGame statements.
__The totalPoints value for each removePoints statement should match.
__The totalPoints value for each removePoints statement should match.
__The IF statement's totalPoints must be much higher than the whenGetCharacter totalPoints so that three or more characters must be captured to win.
__The winning totalScore is too high and the losing point should be 0.
__The winning totalScore must be the same value in each addPoints function.
__The losing totalScore must be the same value in each losing function (0).


__The playSound for endGame win should be "applause" rather than a volume.
__The totalScore for endGame lose, should be zero 0 rather than __.
__Three functions that addPoints were expected along with one function for removePoints.
__I see a stray function in line __: function whenGetCharacter() is not properly defined.

__The game shows a win or lose message before my character moved. The game should only end after some movement occurred while capturing 3 or more characters.
__The game does not notify the user they have won when all characters have been captured or by a set number of points.
__The game does not appear to end, even when I reach __ points and capture all characters.
__I was unable to win your game. How does it end?
__The points feature isn't working properly...it provides points before any characters have been captured.
__There was only one character to capture when three are required.

__The game does not show an accumulation of points at the top.
__I'm curious why you did not try the code provided in step 6.6.2?

Paragraph about game objectives

__The description does not match what happens in the game...did you provide the wrong link?
__Did you know how to write in JS before you used the Code.org tutorial, or was it new to you?
__Did you use blocks to assemble the statements or did you write in text-mode?

Paragraph about the student's JavaScript learning experience.

__What is your level of experience with JavaScript?
__Java and JavaScript are two different languages.

Paragraph which steps were the hardest.

__I'm curious which of the lesson's videos/steps lacked enough information for you to complete the tasks without using outside resources.

Extra Credit paragraph

Reply paragraph

__Research about JavaScript was expected.

Learn Skills: word processing design and writing

Some students are having issues with hyperlink blue/underline styles disappearing when applying the new Normal style. Be sure to check for those hyperlinks and don't mark down if you can actually hover and see the yellow highlighting of a link.

Use the most appropriate Comment under the Rubric:

Nice job, __! Before starting Ch 7's document, be sure to make all design changes noted in the Rubric. If you have questions about my feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades tab > Assignment link > Commenting box. Thank you.

This was a good start, __. Be sure to read all the feedback in the Rubric as well as make all design changes before starting Ch 7's document. Compare your work to the Good Example that I provided in the PAGES tab to improve your work. If you have questions about my feedback in the Rubric, please reply using the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box. Thank you.

Did you see my previous message? If not, then double-check to see if you have Canvas > Profile > Notifications for Grading Comments turned on.

If you had time to help students ahead of the deadline, then provide this note before listing recommendations:

Thank you for submitting early, __. Here are my recommendations to make before the Due date...reply here if you need clarification:

Design missing:

__It looks like you skipped all of the design requirements. Complete step 6.2 and resubmit.
__Reset page margins to default in Page Setup.
__It looks like you reduced the page margins. Reset them using the Page Set up or Ruler.

Plagiarism:

__Edit the plagiarized sentences as per the TurnItIn report.

Too many line breaks:

__Remove all extra line breaks between headings, paragraphs, and numbered lists.

Heading 1

__The Heading 1 style should be set to size 22pt, bold, italic, default vertical spacing, 0 indent, and Beaver Orange.
__The Heading 1 text is missing from the first line of the document.
__The Heading 1 is in a Header block, which isn't allowed for this assignment. It should be in the body of the first page.
__The Heading 1 style should be Left Justified rather than Centered.
__The Heading 1 style should have the paragraph indent set to 0.
__The Heading 1 style does not appear to be Bold.
__The Heading 1 line item in the Table of Contents was to be deleted as per step 6.2.4.

Table of Contents

__Apply Normal style before inserting the Table of Contents, so the size is not so large.
__After finishing the writing and Bibliography, refresh the Table of Contents to correct the page numbers.
__The Table of Contents belongs after the Heading 1, rather than before it.
__Remove the document title from the Table of Contents list of sections.
__Remove the Heading 1 style from the Table of Contents. If you have trouble doing that, then delete the Table of Contents and set the line to Normal style, then re-insert the Table of Contents.
__The Table of Contents is missing one or more list items, probably due to that section’s Heading 2 not being applied, or the list needs to be refreshed.
__The Table of Contents is set to bold when it should be set to Normal.
__Remove the bold setting from the Table of Contents list of sections.
__The Table of Contents should not be bright red; it should either be black, Beaver Orange, or Stratosphere Blue.
__The Bibliography heading might be set to heading 1 rather than heading 2, which might account for the lack of indent.

Copyright Statement

__The copyright statement belongs under the table of contents, rather than under the first section heading.
__Align the copyright statement to the right.
__The symbol, year, and/or name is missing.
__The symbol is present, but the year and name are missing.

Footer

__The Footer is missing a horizontal line beside or above the numbers.
__The footer numbers must be aligned to the right.
__The Footer is missing a separating character, such as the vertical bar | and the Page Count. I see just a page number.
__The page count is missing beside the page number.
__The horizontal line is also separated from the page number by too much space.
__The horizontal line belongs above the numbers, rather than below.

Heading 2

__The Heading 2 space before should be 18pt and the space after should be 0 or single. If you have it set that way, then perhaps the Normal style has space before when there should be 0 space before.
__The Heading 2 style should not have an extra line break above it.
__The heading 2 style should not have a hyperlink in it. As per all previous assignments hyperlinks must be in a sentence in the paragraph.
__The Heading 2 style should not have space after it.
__The Heading 2 paragraph style should have 18pt space before and 0 space after.
__The Heading 2 paragraph indent should be set to 0.
__The Heading 2 style does not appear to be Bold and the .25 first-line indent should be set to 0.
__There seems to be an extra line break before each Heading 2. As per the Zoom recording, remove all extra line breaks.

Normal style, Paragraphs and Hyperlinks

__The Normal style's line spacing seems too tight. Is the line height set to 16pt (Word) or 1.15 (Google Docs)?
__The Normal style does not appear to have the .25 first-line indent.
__The Normal style first-line indent is larger than .25. Did you add an extra tab accidentally?
__A left margin was added to Normal style.

__The Normal style must be set to Left Justified, rather than Justified, to reduce eye fatigue.

__Normal style does not appear to have the correct line spacing, as per step 6.2.1.
__Normal style does not appear to be modified as per step 6.2.1. The indent and correct spacing are missing.

__The bolded keywords are very difficult to perceive. Are you using Segoe UI with Bold applied, or with some other Segoe UI option?
__The __ paragraph is missing bolded key concepts.

__Hyperlinked titles of sources are not showing up with default blue and underline. Did you undo those defaults, or did applying Normal style do that?
__Hyperlinked titles must be part of a sentence rather than pasted alone at the beginning or end of the paragraph.
__The movie names are incorrect in the hyperlinks. Crash Course is a series name, not a title.
__All paragraphs must reference their sources with a hyperlinked title.
__Crash Course is a proper noun and must use first-letter capitals.

Paragraphs:

__The first paragraph is missing terms related to main concept.


__Names of languages and developers, such as binary, Machine Language (ML), Assembly, punch cards, Grace Hopper, A-O, COBOL, John Backus, FORTRAN, Python, variables, and/or functions.


__The second paragraph is missing notes about the benefits and problems associated with the concept.


__The third paragraph is missing specific notes about the problems and solutions associated with the concept.


__The concept of __ is not clearly defined.

Extra credit math notatation:

(0 points) __An equation that is more complex that the textbook example is required to earn the extra credit.

Bibliography

__Author and/or publisher names and dates were not provided on some or all entries.
__URLs are missing from each entry.
__The heading has been centered rather than left as your new Heading 2 style.
__Revise the Bibliography to include the correct author and publisher names for the Crash Course series. See step 6.1.2.
__The correct publisher name for the Crash Course series is provided in step 6.1.2.
__YouTube is not the publisher of user-uploaded content.
__As per instructions, never cite YouTube as the publisher.
__The Publisher of the Crash Course series is Complexly rather than Curiosity Steam.
__Set the Bibliography to Normal style then apply the numbering icon.
__Set the Bibliography to Normal style then apply the numbering icon. Remove line breaks between each list item.
__Set the Bibliography to Normal style again and then reapply the numbering icon. The hanging indent is misaligned.

Spelling and Grammar

__Writing in the third-person style is required when summarizing/synthesizing articles and movies in this course. Only use the first-person style when a personal anecdote is required. In other words, leave out personal pronouns such as I, we, and you, as well as refrain from starting paragraphs with, "I watched..." "I chose..."

Names of companies are proper nouns, which require uppercase first letters.

Discuss History

• First paragraph: first-person anecdote about personal changes in transportation, communication, and productivity technologies.

  We were expecting details about your use of all three areas: transportation, productivity, and communication tools.

• Second paragraph: third-person summary of an entry found in the timeline:
  Must include all the required detail and include additional research/hyperlink.

  Evidence of additional research is missing.
  

• Reply post summarizes and cites additional research about one of the other student's topics.

  Evidence of additional research is missing.
  What new information do sources provide that weren't provided in the timeline?
  

SpeedGrader comment:

Thank you for sharing your personal experiences, __...nice job!
Thank you for sharing your personal experiences, __. Reply here in the GRADES Tab > Assignment Link > Comment box if you have questions about the Rubric feedback.

Learn Skills: Document and Timeline Entry

SpeedGrader comment box

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Learn Skills: How Hardware Manufacturing Works

Use the Rubric feedback from Ch 6, above, when marking down these criteria:

• Document uses the Beaver theme and design.
  Heading 1, Heading 2, Normal paragraphs color, font, size, and spacing.
• Table of Contents is automatically generated from all Heading 2s.
• Copyright statement is properly rendered with symbol, year, and name and is aligned to the right.
• Footers include a horizontal line with page number and page count aligned to the right.

Paragraphs and pages

• 1 to 4 should have hyperlinked titles of articles in a sentence as well as bolded key concepts.
• Paragraph 4 should have research about the timeline entry.
  • Paragraph description (hyperlinks not recommended because they should not be pasted into the spreadsheet).
  • Image or movie URL (hyperlinks must not be pasted into the spreadsheet).
  • The Image/movie must be about HOW the technology works.
  • Copyright statement (symbol, year, owner's name).
  • Caption for the image or movie should describe what is in the media...how the technology works.
• Bibliography should include 4 or more sources.

First paragraph about Moore's Law and Integrated Circuits:

__Moore's Law was not mentioned.
__Only some of these topics were mentioned or were poorly explained: discrete components, transistors, integrated circuits, Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), silicon wafers, semiconductor, photolithography, microprocessor, Moore's Law, quantum tumbling.

Second paragraph about Circular Economies:

Some of these concepts/names are missing or were poorly explained: restorative and regenerative circular economies, and/or the powers of the inner circle, of circling longer, of cascaded use, of pure inputs.

Fifth paragraph abaout Electronic Waste:

Some of these concepts/names are missing or are poorly explained: global electronic waste problems and solutions.

Sixth paragraph about a Disruptive Technology:

How the technology works was not explained.
Positive and negative consequences were not explicitly explained.
Negative consequences are missing.
The illustration doesn't show HOW the technolgy works.

Learn Skills: Timeline spreadsheet and interactive timeline

Example theme and writing.

• Login to your OSU Google account so that you can launch the Timeline template (green button in step 7.6.2). Keep the timeline template up for scoring purposes.
• Use Control/Command-F to find a student's entry to check it for accuracy.
• Ensure the image loaded properly by looking at the timeline live in step 7.6.3.

Bibliography

__OSU is not the publisher of the CNN movie about e-waste.

Feedback for the Timeline rubric markdowns:

__After searching for your name in the timeline template, we are unable to locate your entry.
__The timeline heading should only provide "who invented what".
__The year should not be included in the heading. Only 'who' invented 'what' is allowed.
__The description lacks detail about positive and/or negative social and environmental consequences.
__The illustration's URL cannot be to a webpage; it must be to the movie or image.
__The illustration lacks detail about how __ works.
__The illustration cannot be of a logo or simple photo; it must show how the technology works.
__The copyright statement is missing the correct symbol/year/name.
__The caption lacks detail about the content of the illustration.
__Neither the caption nor illustration refer to how the tech works.

To fix glitches in the Timeline spreadsheet template, try the following:

• Ensure headers are still there.
• Remove empty rows.
• Remove special characters such as | the vertical bar.
• Fix all dates; they must be years in numbers; no text, for example: 2020. Not 200BC or 200AD or 1990's.
• Show hidden columns to ensure no data was added to them (the first row is an exception).

Discuss the State of Computing

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Paragraph 1: Recent social issues highlighted in the news.

__Citing a dictionary or encyclopedia, rather than a news article or the article(s) provided in the lesson, does not meet expectations.
__Bolded keywords are missing.
__Law names were not hyperlinked to their sources.
__Hyperlinking keywords, quotations, and phrases rather than Titles of Articles and Law Names do not earn full points.
__Hyperlinking publisher names rather than Titles of Articles does not earn full points.

Extra Credit paragraph about laws must cite actual laws.

__Citing Wikipedia, rather than original sources of laws/acts/initiatives, does not meet expectations for the extra credit.
__Details about the laws/acts/initiatives are missing.

Reply paragraph:

__Repeating the same information/source in the Reply as you discussed in your initial post does not earn full points.
__What are the methods mentioned in the article?
__Hyperlinking keywords, quotations, and phrases rather than Titles of Articles and Law Names do not earn full points.
__Hyperlinking publisher names rather than Titles of Articles does not earn full points.

Learn Skills: Spreadsheet Manipulation

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Paragraph in a stretched and wrapped cell on sheet 1 of the file:

__'Flat-file database' and/or 'relational database' were not mentioned and/or fully explained.
__The paragraph lacks detail from step 8.1 as well as concepts learned by using an index/key and vLookup.
__What concepts/functions did you learn by creating a relationship among your sheets?
__Too much of the paragraph was quoted rather than written in your own words.
__The meaning is unclear and the writing is repetitive.
__The grammar and/or spelling is subpar, making the meaning unclear.
__Some information is inaccurate.
__Stretch the row and column as well as wrap text so all the text is smaller rectangle, rather than one long line...so we don't have to zoom in to read it.
__The paragraph doesn't render completely.
__Writing in the first-person style is not allowed in this assignment. When writing about a movie or article, write in the third-person style. Only write in the first-person style if a personal anecdote is required in the instructions.

Cover paragraph is missing.

Printing notes:

• Mark down the PDF score to 0 if the Voter_Registration_Data sheets were printed.
• The header and footer data can be printed in any order...just be sure that the filename, date, and sheet names are provided.
• The date must be this week...not last term.
• The chart can print horizontally as long as all other pages are printed vertically.

__I see only the Voter_Registration_Data sheet which is NOT supposed to be printed. Resubmit the corrected file before the due date.
__The Header and Footer should include the filename, sheet names, and date.
__The Representatives and Senate sheets should fit all columns across one page.
__Add the headings/footers when printing as per step 8.5.1.
__Without those headers/footers, it is unclear which page is Representatives and which one is Senators.
__Instead of printing the scale as "fit to height", it must print at "fit to width" for the Senator and Representative sheets.
__Some sheets were not renamed to represent their purpose.

Pivot table:

__One row is blank. Hide blank rows.
__One column is blank. Hide blank columns.
__Hide the blank column(s) and/or row(s) in the Pivot table.
__Only these four parties are allowed in the Pivot Table and Chart: Democrat, Independent, Nonaffiliated, and Republican. Hide all others as per step 8.2.3.5.

Pivot Chart:

• Excel does not allow percentages at the end of each bar, so do not score anyone for missing them. Only Google Sheets provides that style.
• As long as the legend is on the right and center or top, accept it for full points. The Party names should be beside the colored boxes.
  Some apps only allow right, not top right.
• Grand totals should show up on the Pivot table both for rows and columns, but they should not be in the chart.
• The title, horizontal axis, vertical axis, and legend should all be blue. However, if a Google sheet has the legend text in the colors corresponding to their party boxes, don't mark it down.
• If the Legend text colors are not blue, mark down by .5 rather than 1 point.
• The horizontal and/or vertical axis is black, rather than blue.

__The Pivot Table and Chart should display only the Democrat, Independent, Nonaffiliated, and Republican.
__Remove the grand total and from your selection of rows and columns before making the Chart.
__The legend includes the grand total, which does not (and should not) exist on the chart.
__Hide empty rows and columns of the Pivot Table before remaking the Chart.
__All blank rows/columns should be hidden.
__The Stacked Bar Chart style is the only one allowed for this assignment.
__Update the Major Parties Chart to use the correct Title and update the Axis titles.
__The Legend labels are missing the Party names.
__The Legend lacks blue text. (1.25 points)__The chart is too small, which keeps it from displaying all the counties. Stretch it larger to show all counties.

vLookup formulas for Representatives' and Senators' sheets:

__Add A2 as the first of 4 values (rather than 3) in the vlookup() formula. Compare your formula to the screenshot provided in step 8.4.4.2.
__Instead of printing the scale as "fit to height", it must print at "fit to width" for the Senator and Representative sheets.
__The Representatives and Senate sheets should fit all columns across one page.
__More than likely, you either did not move the House District columns to the A column position in both sheets, or you did not type the formula correctly.
__Stretch the Email, Address, and Web columns of the Representatives and Senators sheets; they are too narrow.
__Only two lines of data are allowed in each of the wrapped cells so that the full set of data doesn't print on more than 2 pages.
__The District Number and Name columns can all be smaller.

Extra Credit:
Reps or Senate list from students home state, province, or country:

__The extra credit list must print vertically (portrait orientation) and use stretched, wrapped text on the columns with longer data to reduce the number of pages in the PDF.

__Details about the data set are missing. What kind of data did you manipulate at work?
__Details about the reasons for using the Pivot and vLookup functions are missing. Why did you need to change the view of the original data set?

Discussion

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Full points:

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Paragraph 1 and 2:

We were expecting cited facts, rather than personal anecdotes.
Positive and negative consequences are interspersed within the same paragraph rather than two distinct paragraphs and trains of thought.
Too much of this paragraph is quoted rather than synthesized in your own words.

Additional research is missing.
Details from the article you mentioned are missing.
Research was expected, rather than more about the same article(s) listed in the textbook.

Learn Skills: Income and Expenses sheets

Note to provide when providing feedback before the due date:

Thank you for submitting early, __. Here are my questions/recommendations to implement before the Due date:
Here are my recommendations to implement before the grace period ends:

Remember, this sheet is to help you manage finances...not just to get a score. Enter accurate data as much as possible to help you plan for the future.

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Reply here in the Grades > Assignment > Commenting box if you have any questions about our feedback in the Rubric.

Rubric Feedback:

__Set the sheet to print "Fit to Width" in portrait/horizontal format.
__Only whole numbers are allowed. Use the decrease decimal places button to remove the ".00" on every number. See step 9.1.11.
__Bold is missing on the Month names in the top row, the Total Income row, the Total Expenses row, and the Discretionary row. See step 9.1.6.
__Bold is missing from the Total Income and/or Total Expenses row.
__Bold is missing on the total rows.
__Bold is missing from the Monthly Average Totals.
__Bold is missing from the Total Expenses and Total Discretionary rows.


__The Monthly Average Income cell is blank. See step 9.2.7.
__The Total Income for Monthly Average seems to have a total rather than an Average amount. This should affect the Discretionary amount as well. Are you using functions?
__(4pts) Some values don't make sense. Financial Ad payments under $100 dollars is highly unusual.


__(4pts) Recurring expenses that vary month-to-month are missing.
__(3.5pts) Only amounts that stay the same (recurring) every month are allowed to be provided in January to December columns. Amounts that vary should only be provided in January to March.
__Some Expense amounts that typically fluctuate are exactly the same from month to month.
__Revise the tuition, groceries, gas/oil, haircuts, pets, and/or medical amounts to use actual, rather than recurring amounts.


__The tuition amount is blank. How is school being paid for? If someone else pays the bill, provide the amount paid in Expenses and count it as Income, too.
__OSU Tuition is typically billed/paid at the start of each term, rather than every month. If that is the case for you, then instead of accounting for it every month in the sheet, put the total amount billed/paid in the month it was due/paid, rather than split between months.
__I've never seen a tuition bill be $100 per month. If that isn't accurate, revise that row of expenses.
__The Tuition row is about OSU tuition paid at the start of the term, rather than a student loan payment.


__Unless you were homeless, you must have a rent amount for each month...even if someone else paid for it. As per step 9.3.3. If someone else paid the rent, then count it as income as well, as per step 9.3.24.
__Unless you did not eat for 2 months, the cost of your food must be accounted for, even if someone else paid for it. See step 9.3.8 and 9.3.20.
__Is your grocery amount a dorm/dining monthly cost? If not, then adjust the amounts each month so they are actual, rather than estimated costs (as per step 9.3.8).
__A phone amount is missing from Expenses. If someone else pays it, use math to figure out your portion of the bill, then also add it to the Family category as income. See step 9.3.6 and 9.3.20.
__I've never seen Entertainment expenses for students be higher than food expenses. Are you grouping dining into the Entertainment section?


__Total Sums are missing from April to December columns.
__Discretionary Sums are missing from April to December columns.
__The Discretionary row is missing data for each month. See step 9.4.
__The Total Monthly Average discretionary amount is missing.

Discussion: eSET / SLA

Students must provide a screenshot that shows their name and this course's confirmation of evaluation, like the one on the left:

This screenshot earns just 1 points, due to the missing student name:

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We appreciate your feedback, __ and look forward to incorporating your ideas into next term's course. Thank you.

Learn Skills: Bucket List Budget

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It has been a pleasure working with you this term, __. We wish you the best of luck finishing your degree and fulfilling your dreams! If you have any issues with your scores, report them via the Assignment Comments before 5pm on Friday of Finals Week. Thank you.

Document design (If any of these styles are missing; mark it down by half and to 0 if several are missing.)

__The required document design/theme from chapter 6 was not applied to the headings and paragraphs.
__Margins are larger or smaller than the default.
__Heading 1 style is missing italics.
__Bold appears to be missing from Heading 1 and/or 2.
__Heading 1 and 2 first-line indents should be set to 0.
__Normal style's first-line indent should be .25 inches.
__Normal style's space-after should be set to 10pt.
__Normal style's line spacing should be set to 1.15.

Paragraph 1, 2: What and why

__The assignment should focus on one main dream. I see multiple dreams noted but not enough detail about just one.

Paragraph 3: Others (research)

__Who completed the same dream as you and how did they do it?
__Research was required. Details from an article are missing.
__Hyperlink in the title of the article is missing.

Paragraph 4: Obstacles

Paragraph 5: Comfort tracking finances:

__Do you use a Banking application to see how much money you have and/or spend?
__Does your family pay for some or all of your expenses and do they keep track of it for you?
__What other tools do you use to track finances?

Paragraph 6 and the budget sheet:

__I see a paragraph 6 but it does not describe each of the three scenarios that you presented in the Dream Budget.
__What is included in each of your three Least, Middle, Most Expensive scenarios? Would you travel at different times, take different types of flights, or stay in different kinds of hotels/hostels/camp?
__Paragraph does not explicitly describe each of the three scenarios.
__The spreadsheet belongs below paragraph 6.

__Images of the spreadsheets are not allowed. Instead, you were to copy from the original worksheet and paste into the word processing document. This allows you to use the update button in the doc when you revise the sheet.
Or, if you used Excel and Word, then you could have used the Insert menu to embed the sheet.
__The scenario headings do not match the scenarios you described, or they were not renamed to make it obvious what each column represents.
__Transportation costs (Subway, taxi, bus) appear to be for single rides, rather than a week of rides.


__Ten categories (rows) of purchases were expected for the dream budget. I will accept eight or more.
__The down payment was not subtracted from the base cost for the total. Use a negative number for the down payment, so it subtracts when using sum().
__Hyperlinks can be in category/row headings or the scenario/column headings as well as number cells. Hyperlinks in numbers do not always sum properly, so look out for that.
__Hyperlinks to your cost research are missing in the row and column headings/categories of the Dream Budget.
__I recommend adding hyperlinks to each scenario's website (the column headings).

__Total row's amounts lack bold.
__All number columns must be right-justified, not left-justified or centered.
__All numbers must be whole numbers. Remove all decimal places.
__Ranges of numbers in the number cells are not allowed; it keeps the sum() function from working.
__All number cells must have numbers, not text, so that the sum function will include them.
__Column width was not adjusted after pasting, so that dollar signs are on the same line as its corresponding number.
__Spreadsheets should not span two pages. Use a page break before a sheet to move it to the next page.

Paragraph 7, 8:

__Are your finances adequate to fulfill the dream within 1 to 3 years?
__I recommend you calculate the Monthly Savings for the Down Payment amount, rather than the total cost, if you plan to get a loan.
__What adjustments could you make which would allow you to fulfill the dream?
__Were in the Dream Budget you could adjust options to decrease the amount of savings needed?

Final Grades file upload procedure

1. From Canvas Grades, choose Export from the Actions menu.
2. Open the resulting .CSV file in Excel or Sheets.
3. If exported file includes two or more sections, move each section's students/rows to a different sheet and export them separately when done.
4. Remove all column headings, Test Student row, and all columns but the following 4 (order them for ease of use):
   • Name
   • SIS ID (The SIS Student ID has 9 digits and starts with a “9”.)
   • Grade
   • Last Date of Attendance (For students who earned an F or Incomplete grade must be text-only (rather than date format) and include leading zeros and the full 4-digit year.) Date must range between day one and the last day of Dead week (do not include a Finals week date).
   • CRN (Only use this column if uploading more than one section from the same file.)
5. From the Faculty tab in the MyOSU area, choose the Final Grades Menu and File Upload option.
6. Choose the updated .CSV file.
7. If your course has one section, then use the CRN button.
8. Match up the .CSV file's columns with the Banner column buttons.
9. Click the Process Button.