1. Critique a site with regard to design, navigation and content. Use the criteria distributed in class: Critique a Site. 2-3 pages. (10)%2. StoryBoard Your Site. Use Stickums to designate each page. (5%)
3. Scan a photo and alter it in Photoshop using a variety of tools. Include a print out of the picture before and after and list all the steps you included to change your photo. (20%)
4. Create and upload a site to the World Wide Web. Sites may reflect personal or professional interests. They may take the form of an electronic portfolio, support a cause, or provide a resource of Internet links of interest for yourself or the greater Internet community. (65%)
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| Content | no pages | 1 page, very little information | 2 pages, little content provided
a couple of spelling errors. Pages are unrelated. Few sources given. |
3 pages, good information, no spelling errors, some sources provided. Home page dated, clear purpose, Info on site author | 4+ pages, clear information, sources provided.
No spelling or grammatical errors
Home page dated Clear purpose of site Info on site author |
| Design Elements | none | all text and clip art, no formatting. No attention to design criteria | fair layout, spaces, little formatting. color fonts, 1-2 graphics. Only one simple table used. Little attention to design criteria. | good layout, color fonts, styles, only simple tables used, 3-7 graphics. Adherence to some design criteria | attention to contrast, cohesion, page layout, fonts, background, use of complex tables, 8+ graphics, 5 or more original. Adherence to design criteria |
| Navigation and Links | no links | 3 working links, no annotations, confusing navigation | 10 working links, no annotations, somewhat confusing navigation. | 15 working links and 2 linking pictures, outside links annotated, easy navigation. | all links work-20+, 5 linking pictures, outside links clearly annotated, easy navigation. mailto: menu to pages on bottom |
| Graphics | none | all pictures from Internet, little description. Pictures are over 50K and no thumbnails included. Only color backgrounds used. | digital and scanned pictures, some description, pictures resized in Netscape Composer | digital and scanned pictures and descriptive text. a few graphics worked with in Photoshop. Graphics under 50K or use of thumbnails, most pictures resized in Photoshop | a variety of graphics used: scanned pictures, original work, descriptive text. Graphics worked with in Photoshop. Text designed in Photoshop and original backgrounds. Graphics under 50K or use of thumbnails, pictures resized in Photoshop |
| Coding and uploading | none | 8+ mistakes, 8+ graphics do not show, pages prohibited | 3-7 mistakes, 3-7 graphics do not work, some pages prohibited. | 1-2 coding mistakes, 1-2 graphics do not show | no coding mistakes, all graphics show
all files are accessible |
