Archives for 2016-04-18

This is the post for the Monday, April 18, 2016 class meeting.

For Fun

Check out The Captioned Adventures of George Washington. Here’s one on George’s lunch.

Questions?

Any questions about Project 4 assignment? Add them to this Google Doc, and I will answer them when I find them.

Peer Review for Your Proposal

We will complete an informal peer review activity today, following these instructions:

• Review the rubric and details on the organization, format, and tools from Friday’s post as a class and answer any questions.
• Arrange the class into partner pairs or groups (same as the Documentation partners/groups).
• Use the rubric to work through your partner’s work.
• Provide advice and support verbally. You will not turn in any written work.
• Do any remaining revisions on your proposal once you have exchanged feedback.

Proposal Submission

Submit your work online by 11:59 PM tonight:

1. Go to the Project 4 Proposal assignment in Canvas.
2. Upload your proposal, using these instructions:
   • Google Doc submission
     1. Share your Google Doc so that I can add comments. Here are instructions.
     2. Click the big Submit Assignment button on the upper right.
     3. Click the Website URL tab, and you will see the form below on the page:
        
     4. Paste the link to your Google Doc in the Website URL field.
     5. Skip the reflection comments, unless you want to tell me something about your proposal.
     6. Click the Submit Assignment button, and your work will be uploaded and turned in.
   • Word Doc or PDF submission
     1. Click the big Submit Assignment button on the upper right. You’ll see this File Upload form:
        
     2. Click the Choose File button, and navigate to your file. It must be a *.doc, *.docx, or *.pdf file.
     3. Skip the reflection comments, unless you want to tell me something about your proposal.
     4. Click the Submit Assignment button, and your work will be uploaded and turned in.

If you need more time to work on your proposal, use the Grace Period, which ends at 11:59 PM on Monday, 4/25. If you turn in your work, I assume it is ready to be graded. Remember that there are no rewrites or revisions after work is graded.

Homework

For Wednesday and Friday, do the following:

• Read Chapters 6 and 7 of Writer/Designer. Pay particular attention to this information:
  • Mock-ups, if you are creating a website
  • Storyboards, if you are creating a video or vlog
  • Rough cuts, for whatever you are creating (you’ll need a rough cut for peer review by 11:59 PM on Tuesday)
     
    
• Decide on the web-based tools you want to use (as relevant):
  • Websites
    Weebly, Wix, Google Sites, WordPress
  • Flipbooks
    Flipsnack, FlipHTML5, Smilebox
  • Infographics
    Infogr.am, Piktochart, Easel.ly, Canva (help: Infographics tutorials)
  • Photo Editing
    Google Photo Editor, PicMonkey, Canva
  • Presentations
    Prezi (help: Prezi Essential Training)

• Watch the Lynda.com videos that are appropriate for creating and editing your project:
  • iMovie for iOS Essential Training
  • iMovie 10.0.2 Essential Training
  • Windows Live Movie Maker Essential Training
  • PowerPoint for Mac 2011 Essential Training (esp. Part 7 on Animation, and creating a movie in Part 10)
  • PowerPoint 2013 Essential Training (esp. Part 7 on transitions and animation, and creating a video in Part 10)
     
    
• Watch the Lynda.com videos that will help with publishing your project:
  • YouTube Essential Training
  • Vimeo Essential Training