Week #6
I had a lot of trouble this week, and I am still not sure that I did it all right. I was unable to find a copywrite for my photos and when I tried to go back and title them I had problems. I am confident about the content of my project, but I am unsure about all of the technical additions I made.
Week #5 Successes and Struggles
This week I actually feel as if I did some good work. As far as the overall class, I am feeling very comfortable and the use of technology is becoming routine. My paper has also gone fairly easy. The resources I currently have are very informative and helpful. My biggest complaint is that I have not yet received my two books from Summit and I am actually expecting them today. Therefore the “bulk” of my paper is complete, but I would like to add to it with the resources that will be coming in.
Ada Lovelace Paper
I am expecting two books to come in today and will add to my paper.
Update on Ada Lovelace
This week for my cultural assignment I met with Jane Nichols in the library and she was extremely helpful. I contacted Jane via email and from there we met at the library circulation desk. Being that I am a history major I am really comfortable with the research process, therefore Jane sat with me and she let me start the research process and she would add in helpful hints as we went along. For instance I started with America History and Life, and when nothing came up she suggested that I try Historical Abstracts. She also pointed out how I could expand a titile so see what the contents of the article or book were. Together we were able to come up with two books that I ordered off of Summit and two articles that I was able to have emailed to me on Ada Lovelace. These resources contain background info on Ada, as well as how she came to invent Computer Science. Meeting with Jane was a really good experience, in fact I plan to use her as a resource in another class. Together both Jane and the resources I found have been a great help to my success with my cultural assignment.
Getting Project Started
I would like to do my cultural project on Ada Lovelace, she was the founder of scientific computing. This week was a bit easier for me… I think. Hopefully I completed the steps that I missed for last week. I am feeling a bit more comfortable with the website and I am understanding the process a bit more.
