Announcements
- Apr 2. I am working with Information Services to put together documentation
for a method of transferring files to the studentweb server that will work for
both WIndows and Mac users. The WinSCP file transfer program that we discussed
in class is only available for Windows. In the meantime, submit your Project 0
files, which are due on April 9, to the drop box as a zip file. You can upload
your Project 0 files to the server later. I will email you this coming week when
the documentation for uploading to the server is ready.
- Apr 1. Today in class, we discussed how to use the WinSCP app to upload
files to the studentweb server. Unfortunately, the WinSCP app is only available
for Windows machines. I am working with Information Services to develop
documentation for a solution that can also be used on Mac machines.
If a solution for uploading files is not available next week, your Project 0 files
can be submitted in a zip file only and uploaded when a solution is available.
- Apr 1. Extra security protocols have been implemented for the studentweb server, starting at
the beginning of the Spring Quarter. We will need to use WinSCP instead of FileZilla for uploading
files. You can download WinSCP from its official website at
winscp.net/eng/download.php. Here are the steps
to connecting to the studentweb server using WinSCP. You will need the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone:
- Open WinSCP. The file transfer window will open and then the Login dialog will appear.
- Leave the File protocol as SFTP and the Port number as 22. Enter
studentweb.cdm.depaul.edu
as the Host and enter your username. Leave the password blank
because you will enter it later.
- Click the down arrow to the right of Advanced; click Advanced.
- Select Tunnel in the Connection group and check the box Connect through SSH tunner.
- Enter sshjump.depaul.edu as the Host name and enter your user name. Wait to enter the password
later. Click OK.
- Click Login.
- Click OK on the Server prompt dialog. Enter your Campus Connect, also called Blue Key password.
Click OK.
- Enter the Security Code number in the Microsoft Authenticator App in your phone. Click OK.
- Reenter your password. Click OK. You should now be connected to the studentweb server.
- Mar 30. The first class meeting of IT 238 is in Room CDM 222 at 11:50 AM on March 31. This class meeting is
synchronous in person or via Zoom.
- Mar 30. My cell number is 847/612-7285. If you text or email me,
please identify yourself because I don't have a list of your phone numbers.
If you email me over the weekend, you may want to also text me to let me know
that I should check for your email.
- Mar 30. Scheduled office hours are from 10 am to 10:45 am on Mondays and Wednesdays, in-person
or via phone or Zoom; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm on Thursdays via phone or Zoom.
Use the Office Hours Zoom link, which will be posted on D2L. To talk to me outside
of these scheduled office hours, call, text, or email to make an appointment.
- Mar 30. The online textbook for this class:
Marijn Haverbecke, Eloquent JavaScript,
A Modern Introduction to Programming,
3rd Edition, No Starch Press, 2019. Here is a link to the
Eloquent JavaScript book as a PDF document.
- Mar 30. Download Visual Studio Code, from this site:
https://code.visualstudio.com/download,
if you don't already have it installed. We will use the VS Code to create and edit HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript files for this class.
- Mar 30. Download FileZilla to use for uploading projects to the studentweb.cdm.depaul.edu server.
Here are links to download FileZilla for Windows:
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=win64
and for Mac:
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=osx
- Mar 30. The dropbox for Project 0 is posted on D2L. It is due on Apr 8.
- Mar 30. Practice quizzes count 10% of your grade. You will be allowed three
tries for each quiz. The highest score will be used for your practice quiz
score. A practice quiz will be posted on each Friday except midterm week. This
quiz will be due 8 days later on Sunday night at 11:59 pm.
- Mar 30. The deadline to drop this course with full
tuition refund and no W grade on transcript: Friday, Apr 11 at 11:59 pm.
- Mar 30. Set the Microsoft Explorer on your Windows PC to show file extensions:
Invoke the Windows 10 File Explorer by selecting Start,
All Programs, Accessories, and Windows Explorer.
From the File Explorer, select the main menu item Tools, check the box File name
extensions
Mac and Unix do not have official file extensions.
