B. A. American Studies - UCLA
M. A. Multimedia - CSU Hayward
Professional Certificate - International School of Film and T. V. (EICTV) Cuba
BLOG: http://almacentral.blogspot.com/
EMAIL: cervantes@smccd.edu or profcervantes@yahoo.com

2008-2009 ALMA E. CERVANTES FLEX AND RESEARCH - COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

1. PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE
2. DOUGLAS ENGELBART
   The Mother of All Demos: UTube
   Doug Engelbart Book
3. ALAN KAY
   Alan Kay education technology children collaboration computers design
4. VALERIE LANDAU
   Figleaf Technologies
5. VIDEO of the PROFOUNDLY MOVING CONVERSATION between
   Alan Kay and Andries van Dam moderated by Joel Orr at Adobe
   Headquarters - Dec 8 2008

The Engelbart Hypothesis: Dialogs with Douglas C. Engelbart" Book Launch July 22, 2009 - San Jose Tehc Museum

Valerie Landau, Alma E. Cervantes and Douglas C.Engelbart

The Engelbart Hypothesis: Dialogs with Douglas C. Engelbart" Book Launch was held July 22, 2009. I volunteered at this historical event hosted by the San Jose Tech Museum. See Event photos: http://engelbartbook.com/booklaunch/ This exciting new book is written by Valerie Landau and Eileen Clegg In Conversations with Douglas C. Engelbart.

MOODLEMoot Conference - June 17 to 18th

Photo by Valerie Landau : Douglas C. Engelbart and Alma E. Cervantes

Photo: Douglas C. Engelbart inventor of the Mouse played a key role in making technology an instrument for collaborative teaching and learning. It was an honor to meet with Dr. Englebart while participating in the SF MOODLEMoot June 17 to 18 /2009. His goal for buildingcollective learning and solving complex problems continues to inspire me as an instructor in the CAOT department.

This Fall 2009 I will be teaching a CAOT 665 - Multimedia Traveloguecourse where I will work with Skyline students including a group from ASTEP who will be travelling to AFRICA and participating in and educational exchange. I look forward to sharing the many wonderfulsoftware/publishing tools available for the shaping and final sharingof their individual Multimedia Travelogues

 

TAKING AN ONLINE CLASS? - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CERVANTES' COURSES ARE HOSTED BY WEBACCESS .

TO SIGN IN AND ACCESS YOUR COURSE YOU NEED TO:

• Know your G00# and password which is normally your birth date
• Activate your MY.SMCCD.EDU ACCOUNT to make sure you receive all course related materials and announcements.

1. MY.SMCCD.EDU LINK - GO HERE TO ACTIVATE YOUR MY.SMCCD.EDU LINK.
2. WEBSMART LINK - GO HERE AND ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT TO FIND YOUR MY.SMCCD.EDU SIGN IN INFORMATION.
3. WEBACCESS LINK - GO HERE IF YOU ARE READY TO SIGN INTO YOUR ONLINE COURSE. EXAMPLE WEBACCESS SIGN IN:
   g004443212

TAKING A FALL 2009 COURSE WITH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALMA E. CERVANTES?

SAVE MONEYAND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT SOFTWARE

CAOT 214/215 - Not MAC Friendly

• WORD 2008(MAC) AND WORD 2007 have different Interface designs

• COURSE text for CAOT 214/215 makes direct references to WORD 2007 Interface

1. REQUIRED TEXT: Word 2007 WIndows XP or VISTA Edition Benchmark Series by Rutkosky and Rutkosky. ISBN: 978-0-76383-039-7. SAME BOOK REQUIRED FOR ONLINE OR REGULAR COURSE. Order the Book Online to save money but make sure you have the book before the class begins, no late work excuses :( accepted. See your Fall 2009 Schedule for all course start and end dates.

2. Students need to own or have access to WORD 2007 to complete this course. Later versions of WORD will not work or be accepted. Students can use the Building 8 Room 8119 Labs where all course software are current and available for students to complete assignments.

CAOT 410/411 - MAC and PC Friendly

• Identical ADOBE Photoshop Interface design except for Shortcut Key commands

• COURSE text includes both MAC and PC instruction step by step.

1. REQUIRED TEXT: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK by ADOBE PRESS SAME BOOK REQUIRED FOR ONLINE OR REGULAR COURSE. Order the Book Online to save money but make sure you have the book before the class begins, no late work excuses :( accepted. See your Fall 2009 Schedule for all course start dates.

2. Students need to Own or have access to PHOTOSHOP CS4 to complete this course. Students can use the Building 8 Room 8119 Labs where all course software are current and available for students to complete assignments.

CAOT 301 - MAC and PC Friendly

1. REQUIRED TEXT: The Damn Good Resume Guide: A Crash Course in Resume Writing by Yana Parker fourth Edition.