Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date | Possible Points |
| 13 January | Unit 1: Introductions | Introduction paragraph, Extra credit syllabus quiz and Canvas post | Midnight 16 January |
10+5 |
Unit 2: The Local Digital History Scene and the Evolution of the Web |
Blog creation and post | Midnight 19 January |
20+5 | |
| 20 January | Unit 3: The Multi-Talented Blog (Social Media) | Blog post:
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (21 January) |
Midnight 23 January |
5 |
| Unit 4: Building a Web Culture (Style Design Standards and HTML 5) | Blog post | Midnight 26 January |
5 | |
| 27 January | Unit 5: The Information Age (Some Local History Resources) | Blog Post | Midnight 30 January |
5 |
| Unit 6: Copyright and the Web | Midterm Exam | Midnight 2 February |
125 | |
| 3 February | Unit 7: What Is Real and Not Real in the Digital and Real Worlds | Blog post | Midnight 6 February |
5 |
| Unit 8: Digitizing and Sourcing Images and Text (and Video) | Online exhibit assignment | Midnight 9 February |
150 | |
| 10 February | Unit 9: Digital Online Archives | Pinterest board assignment; Last Withdrawal Date (15 February) |
Midnight 13 February |
100 |
| Unit 10: Final Exam | Final exam | Midnight 16 February |
125 | |
| 17 February | Unit 11: Data Visualization | Blog post | Midnight 20 February |
5 |
| Unit 12: GIS and History | Story map assignment | Midnight 23 February |
150 | |
| 24 February | Unit 13: Big Picture, User Participation Projects and Crowd-Sourcing (Genealogy) | Blog post | Midnight 27 February |
5 |
| Unit 14: Tools, Tools and Tools, What Exactly Are tools? | Timeline assignment | Midnight 1 March |
150 | |
| 2 March | Unit 15: Data Mining and Text Mining |
Blog post | Midnight 5 March |
5 |
| Unit 16: Final Assignment and Course Review | Final Assignment (100), Reflective paragraph (20) and Canvas posting (5) Course End Date (8 March) |
Midnight 8 March |
100+20+5 |
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| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F