Project of your choice

Part I.
The final format

This will be a presentation, brochure, Power Point, or web site about an activity of your choosing. This must be about an authentic activity – something that has or will actually happen. This would be a great place to make a family Christmas gift! Think digital photo albums with captions, a slide show, a family web site, a club activity – there are plenty of ideas out there.

Again, start gathering your materials. Save them into a folder on H drive and flash drive called Individual Project.

You need to gather pictures and start writing the copy. You may choose to use the same topic you did for your newsletter. However, this project will be a great deal more extensive.

What this project is not:

It is not a basic printed report!
It must include non-text media. That means photos, links, video, audio - you get the idea.
It must be authentic. That means YOU are part of this story. It is not a remote, detached thing that means nothing to you. This must be about something in which you are involved.
 

You will be using all the skills - and probably a few more - that you have learned in class thus far.

If you are looking for topic ideas for your project, you could try one of these:

Part II.
Planning your project

Start with the planning checklist. Fill it out completely and use it.

Project planning checklist

SAVE it to your H Drive. You will be required to submit this as part of your evaluation.

Make sure you clearly define the roles for each member of the group. If you are working alone, define your personal role quite clearly.

Projects that include multiple team members will be required to be more inclusive and detailed than projects with one member.

Notes!

• Make sure you are creating an original project!

Directions:

Here are some handy tips for re-sizing photos:

You'll notice we're only going to talk about width here. Trust me, it's the most important measurement.

Photo depth will usually take care of itself.

If you are going to print your file, measure the width and multiply that number by 180 dpi.

No, it won't work to expand a small file. You need to start with enough pixels.

If you are going to put your file on a web display - such as a Power Point or web page, you can be a little less precise. Your file should be the width of the desired image X 96 dpi.

When building a web site, it's important to keep the size of your photo very close to the actual size it will be on the page because it will help with load times and just make the page display more clearly.