Thomas Wallace

Lectures and Resources

IT Minor: Sage

Fall 2026 | ITEC 31006

Web Related Terminology

Today we will build a collaborative list of frequently used terms and Definitions from across the web. As you edit the collaborative list please be sure to adhere to example information structure provided. It might be helpful for you to work on your definitions and then migrate them into the document once complete

Web Apps and Useful Services from around the Internet

Assignment

Review an interesting web-based service you have discopvered in a blog post explaining it’s functionality, the pro’s and con’s of using the particular service, and discuss the service’s potential for impacting the way you work. Post is due next Thursday. Please be prepared to discuss in class.

WordPress Wrap Up

  • WordPress Q & A

Today’s Activity will be to finish up putting the finishing touches to your WordPress Site. I’d like you to partner up with a classmate to review your work thus far and work to troubleshoot any additional issues. A few reminders for the weekend.

  • Make sure I have your blog URL. Send to my email (tswallace@ualr.edu)
  • Customize your blog
    • Apply a new theme
    • Customize the sidebar or another template part/region
      • Using Custom Template parts – Display an rss feed from a site that you frequent.
    • Try using a shortcode in a post or a page.
  • Completed About Page
  • Created a Custom Menu that points to your writing assignments.

Introduction to WordPress

Assignment

Make sure you have done the following by next Thursday. We’ll be moving on to new topics so you should have all blog-related issues and assignments squared away.

  • Make sure I have your blog URL (Email to me Directly)
  • Customize your blog
    • Apply a new theme
    • Customize the sidebar
    • Build site Navigation with links to different post categories
  • Completed About Page

Welcome to IT Sage!

  • Review Syllabus & Expectations
  • Faculty Introductions
  • Student Introductions
  • Introduction to Classroom Technology

We will be using a broad array of tools to support this course this semester. If you would like to familiarize yourself with these feel free to do so. I will explain and do walkthroughs with the tools when we begin to use them.  You are welcome to go ahead and create your accounts (they are all free) but make sure to keep track of your credentials.

  • Codepen.io – Codecasting Service for Lectures and Reference
  • GitHub (Student Pack) – Code Versioning Repository for submitting assignments
  • Pixlr – Cloud Based Image Editing Tools
  • Icebreaker Activity