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College Newsletter
Database
Flash Animation
Spreadsheet
Web Site Creation
Digital Video
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College Newsletter
Introduction Choosing
a college is one of the first big decisions that you will make that will
shape your future life. What characteristics are important to you in a
college? In this project you will put together a newsletter about one
college. You are a journalist for an independent company that
produces newsletters that are designed to give high school juniors and
seniors an encapsulated view of a college. Each newsletter is two to
three pages long and covers a specific set of information. You
are newly hired, your first project is to design and write one newsletter to
add to the company's selection.
Introduction|Task|Process|Evaluation|Conclusion
Task
Using
Microsoft Publisher 2000 create a newsletter about a college of your
choice. Toward a balanced, attractive, and easily read
newsletter, you will need to use:
Background/borders
Headlines and Article Titles
Word
Art
Clip Art and/or Photos
Text Boxes
Design Elements (fonts, color, shapes, ruled lines,
etc.)
The following articles (in separate text
boxes) must be included:
Location
Size
Tuition and fees
Admission Requirements
Activities and Sports of Interest
Majors of Interest
Introduction|Task|Process|Evaluation|Conclusion
Process
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Decide
which college will be the subject of your newsletter. Pick a
college that you are interested in attending. If you need ideas go
to www.collegenet.com and use
the search option.
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Go
to the web page of the college and/or use the college's catalogue (our
library has some) to locate the information you need.
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Decide
on a visual theme for your newsletter. For example you might use a
musical theme, thus your borders, ruling lines, and article titles would
follow the theme and contain notes
or CDs  or
people dancing  .
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Write
your articles. Each article should provide information (i.e. The school
is located in Newark, Delaware), but should also provide detail about
the implications of that information. (i.e. It is a small town, so you won't
have to be concerned with crowds, but don't expect a fully developed bus
transportation system. So if you don't have a car . . . ) Articles
should be between one and two well developed paragraphs (8 to 10
sentences).
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Find
pictures and clip art to enhance your articles. Be sure to save
all in your own file folder.
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Finish
the layout process. Be sure to include a Headline for the
newsletter and titles for
each article. Your newsletter should be between two and three pages.
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Print
your newsletter.
Introduction|Task|Process|Evaluation|Conclusion
Evaluation
The
journey we take to accomplish this project is a goal in
itself, but as grades are expected to be assigned I will
use the scoring system below to assess your final
product:
| Project Name: Newsletter |
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| Student Name: |
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| Filename: Z:\ |
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Possible Points |
Earned Points |
| Followed directions -- project is
printed (2-3 pages) and saved in correct folder on system, all
files needed by the project are in the same folder. |
10 |
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Demonstrated proficiency with tools
used -- used a variety of objects to achieve purpose of project.
Including:
Backgrounds and borders(5) _____
Headline (4)_____
Word Art(5) _____
Article titles(6) _____
Clip Art and Photos(6) _____
Text Boxes(6) _____
Design Elements(3) _____ |
35 |
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| Layout is pleasing to the eye --
used a variety of pictures, fonts, colors, etc. in a
balanced, themed format. |
10 |
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| Layout is easy to read -- colors used
and font choices allow the user to see clearly and direct the
user's focus to logically proceed to the next item. |
10 |
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Content reflects thought and
communicates clearly. Content is free of grammar and spelling
errors.
Required:
Location (6) _____
Size(5)_____
Tuition and fees (6) _____
Admission Requirements (6) _____
Activities and Sports of Interest (6) _____
Majors of Interest(6) _____
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35 |
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Total |
100 |
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Introduction|Task|Process|Evaluation|Conclusion
Conclusion
Has your knowledge about the
college you studied increased? As you consider other colleges to
attend do you know what to look for?
Database Project
You will be given a set of specifications, similar
to what we have done in class. Based on the specifications you will need
to create the data base, enter the data (given), search by form, create queries,
sort, and print reports. You will receive the specifications in class. A scoring
rubric will accompany your graded project.
Macromedia Flash
In this project you will put together a music
video via Macromedia Flash. You are a web designer for an independent company that
produces music videos for new artists. These videos are designed to give web
viewers a taste of the new artist's music in a fun way. You
are newly hired, your first project is to design and create one video to
add to the company's selection.
The scoring rubric will be posted soon.
Spreadsheet
Given $10,000. (in fictitious money;), you will
decide which stocks are worthy of your investment. Each day for 5 days you
will check the value of your stocks and enter formulas to calculate the value of
each stock in your portfolio and the total value of your portfolio. At the
end of 5 days, you will graph the value of your portfolio over time.
| Stock Market Spreadsheet |
| Name |
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Points |
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| Earned |
Possible |
Category |
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10 |
Spreadsheet layout is clear, color and white space used
well. |
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10 |
Data entered is correct -- Ticker symbols, stock names,
prices. |
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10 |
Data for stock prices is collected for 5 days. |
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10 |
Formulas calculate value for each stock and total value of
portfolio. |
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10 |
Graph shows the changing value of the portfolio over 5 days,
is clearly labeled and is sized well. |
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50 |
Total |
Web Site Creation
With all the money you made in the stock market
this year, you decide that you will take an extended vacation. You don't
want to get bored though, so you take your laptop with you. You decide
that it is time that you made a web site for yourself. You make up the
idea for the site -- explore an interest or hobby, a travel log of your pretend
vacation, or anything that you will find fun to work with. Really show off
your style. You need an index page and 3 sub pages. Look at the rubric for technical requirements.
| Web Site Scoring Rubric |
| Name |
| Points |
Points |
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| Earned |
Possible |
Category |
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10 |
Followed directions
-- project is saved in correct
folder on system, all files needed by the
project are in the same folder. Original scoring rubric
turned in. |
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20 |
Design elements:
you follow the design principles of
balance (4)_____ and
readability(4) _____
Backgrounds(4)___
Titles in Window title bar (4) _____
Copyright/last_updated/mailto -- in a common
border (4)_____
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20 |
Navigation: your work is easy to navigate within, you use a
consistent method of linking your index page to all other pages. The
3 sub pages follow the same navigation scheme and have a consistent method
of returning to the index page. |
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20 |
Content:
You include a clear introduction on the index page (5)____
Your work includes appropriate information that is
clearly communicated, is original, and is free of
errors (15)_____ |
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30 |
Multimedia: your work uses a variety of objects including:
tables(5)______
pictures (min.4)(5)______
marquee(5)______
Rollover Effect (5)______
Hover Button (5)______
Front Page Effects (5)_____ |
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100 |
Total |
Digital Video
You have been hired by a video company (you have
had a real variety of employment opportunities this year ;) to make a series of
30 second public service announcements that will be posted on a health website
for kids (Kid's Health). As a
new employee, the company has asked you to make one video, so that they can see
your style.
The scoring rubric will be posted soon.
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