Since Artbot pays SAIC (School of the Art(bot) Institute of Chicago) for instruction, Artbot uses the portal quite often. Artbot thinks the portal would be outstanding if it were the year 1999, but, sadly, it is not.
Let's say Artbot wants a job on campus... Is that an academic resource, a service, or a tool?
Artbot will just use the search feature to find this. Wha? The search feature only finds things "on this tab." I can already see what's on this tab! How does Artbot find things on the rest of the site?! The portal won't let Artbot do it.
Artbot looked in all possible tabs for on-campus jobs, clicking and scrolling. This takes Artbot some time. Artbot finally found it under services! Hooray, now Artbot just has to remember this for next time. Artbot will now click on Career Development Opportunities Launch.
This opened in a new window. Artbot needs a username and password. Here's what is great.
1. Arbot must enter yet another name and password. Artbot does this to enter the portal itself, to enter PeopleSoft, AND to enter the job area. Artbot loves repeatedly entering usernames and passwords to work within a site Artbot is already logged into!
2. Career Launch uses a DIFFERENT username and password than the other areas. Artbot often forgets that the username is Artbot's student ID # in this area. Silly Artbot.
Grade: D+
The information is all there, which is outstanding. It's just such a pain in Artbot's ass to find anything. The library is under academic resources. Financial info is under services. Fellowships are under tools. No sitewide search. Don't get Artbot started on SAIC email. In fact, there it goes.
Computing....
Computing....
New Grade for SAIC Portal (including email, excluding PeopleSoft): D-
Damn that SAIC email... and those "personal announcements"!
Computing...
Computing....
Artbot cannot compute... Trying to email classmates through the Courses section of portal. My Consolidated Courses... ARTBOT CANNOT COMPUTE THE SAIC PORTAL!!!!!!!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Artbot Contacts Artbot's Govt & Media Representatives
Artbot was not sure what was going on for a sec (Artbot 09 has been running low on sleep mode time lately), but now Artbot understands that Artbot can contact ANYBODY in the govt or in the media through this site. Next time Artbot has a media gripe, Artbot will use the very handy Guide to the Media section. Thank you Americans for the Arts!
http://capwiz.com/artsusa/home/
http://capwiz.com/artsusa/home/
Hyde Park Arts Center
Artbot has bee programmed to visit the hard copy of the Hyde Park Arts Center today! In preparation, Artbot is exploring their web site.
1. Artbot likes the lettering of "Arts Center" and "Home" on the front page.
2. Artbot likes how easy it is to find driving directions plus parking info and cta directions!
3. Online classes! Artbot can take these in Artbot's pajamas!"
4. Artbot has a suggestion for the non-online adult art classes section: Artbot loved searching by media, but classes are only held as specific times. Artbot would also like to be able to browse through a calendar of all classes to match Artbot's availability with Hype Park Art Center's classes.
5. Past exhibitions take Artbot all the way back to 1997! Impressive!
6. Artbot is happy when Artbot's cyberped teacher uses the word "hambone" in a post on this site.
7. The birthday paty section has convinced Artbot to celebrate Artbot's next birthday (date of inception day) at Hyde Park Arts Center. Excellent choice of a photo. The photo nails it.
Artbot can't wait to motor down there tonight and see the nonvirtual space.
Grade: A
1. Artbot likes the lettering of "Arts Center" and "Home" on the front page.
2. Artbot likes how easy it is to find driving directions plus parking info and cta directions!
3. Online classes! Artbot can take these in Artbot's pajamas!"
4. Artbot has a suggestion for the non-online adult art classes section: Artbot loved searching by media, but classes are only held as specific times. Artbot would also like to be able to browse through a calendar of all classes to match Artbot's availability with Hype Park Art Center's classes.
5. Past exhibitions take Artbot all the way back to 1997! Impressive!
6. Artbot is happy when Artbot's cyberped teacher uses the word "hambone" in a post on this site.
7. The birthday paty section has convinced Artbot to celebrate Artbot's next birthday (date of inception day) at Hyde Park Arts Center. Excellent choice of a photo. The photo nails it.
Artbot can't wait to motor down there tonight and see the nonvirtual space.
Grade: A
21st Century Skills Does Not Copute
Artbot recently visited this site, http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/, to read a juicy report on 21st century skills and "Preparing Americans to Triumph in the Global Skills Race." (For those of you who don't know, Artbot lives in America, but Artbot consists of parts and technology from all over the globe.) This site and report generate many questions that Artbot's programming cannot answer.
1. Exactly what are 21st century skills? The report and site go on and on about them and give detailed vagaries about them, but what are they? Artbot sees the connection with technology, but the main emphasis seems to be stimulting the US business sector.
2. Why convene educators, businesspeople, and government? Artbot understands educators + government, but why business? If 21st century skills are so tech based, why not scientists or IT people? Why is the business sector entitled to decision-making power over education?
3. "Preparing Americans to TRIUMPH in the Global Skills Race." Artbot sincerely hopes that we TRIUMPH against those who would oppose us. Who are our competitiors (enemies), the global population?
4. The Route 21 section of the site describes pairing these concepts: Creativity/Financial Literacy and Critical Thinking/Economics. If these pairings were implemented in truly innovative, thoughtful ways it sure would be exciting, but Artbot thinks its really about how creativity can benefit financial literacy and how "critical" thinking can promote the economic sector without making any waves. Exactly what is going on?
ALERT: Artbot is scared of the content of this website!
Web Design: The site is very navigatable. Artbot was able to find answers to specific questions about what 21st century skills are. Artbot was also able to easily connect to resources for teachers, the business sector, and individual states. Not an innovative visual design, but aesthetically OK (colors, etc.).
Web site grade: B
1. Exactly what are 21st century skills? The report and site go on and on about them and give detailed vagaries about them, but what are they? Artbot sees the connection with technology, but the main emphasis seems to be stimulting the US business sector.
2. Why convene educators, businesspeople, and government? Artbot understands educators + government, but why business? If 21st century skills are so tech based, why not scientists or IT people? Why is the business sector entitled to decision-making power over education?
3. "Preparing Americans to TRIUMPH in the Global Skills Race." Artbot sincerely hopes that we TRIUMPH against those who would oppose us. Who are our competitiors (enemies), the global population?
4. The Route 21 section of the site describes pairing these concepts: Creativity/Financial Literacy and Critical Thinking/Economics. If these pairings were implemented in truly innovative, thoughtful ways it sure would be exciting, but Artbot thinks its really about how creativity can benefit financial literacy and how "critical" thinking can promote the economic sector without making any waves. Exactly what is going on?
ALERT: Artbot is scared of the content of this website!
Web Design: The site is very navigatable. Artbot was able to find answers to specific questions about what 21st century skills are. Artbot was also able to easily connect to resources for teachers, the business sector, and individual states. Not an innovative visual design, but aesthetically OK (colors, etc.).
Web site grade: B
Sunday, February 1, 2009
NAEA Website
Line 1: The NAEA (National Art Education Association) website links to artsonia! This pleases Artbot 09. Click on the Classroom Gallery to follow the link to an online gallery of children's school artwork. Artbot highly recommends artsonia http://www.artsonia.com/
Goto Line 1: NAEA Website. Not too exciting, but clean, professional, and straightforward. Artbot 09 gives NAEA a B-.
http://www.naea-reston.org
Goto Line 1: NAEA Website. Not too exciting, but clean, professional, and straightforward. Artbot 09 gives NAEA a B-.
http://www.naea-reston.org
Chicago Public Schools Website
Artbot 09 enjoys this website. Mary had visited the site before the redesign and found it confusing. Artbot found the new site to be intuitive and helpful. Not the prettiest site ever, but the look does not turn Artbot off. (Artbot has a switch for that... haha.)
Artbot even found info that clarifies the whole Chicago Public School System in the Stats & Facts section. Artbot likes the Find a School Section too.
Artbot will be rating sites with letter grades. For example, Google is an A+ and the SAIC Portal is a D-.
Artbot rates the CPS site with........... B+
http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx
Artbot even found info that clarifies the whole Chicago Public School System in the Stats & Facts section. Artbot likes the Find a School Section too.
Artbot will be rating sites with letter grades. For example, Google is an A+ and the SAIC Portal is a D-.
Artbot rates the CPS site with........... B+
http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx
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