English Class Web Page
Project Information
Project Area: English/Language Arts
GenYES Student Grade Level: 8
School: Center Point Middle School [TX]
School District: Center Point ISD
Submitted: April 4th, 2005
Learning Objectives, Assessment Plan and Results of Assessment: Partner-Teacher
Learning Objectives:
Mrs. Syphrett will learn how to make a web page, hyperlink sites and other web pages, and how to put graphics on the web page.
Assessment Plan:
I will know that my partner-teacher, Mrs. Syphrett, has learned how to make a web page by demonstrating to me how to make a web page, hyperlink a site or other web page, and how to decorate the webpage.
Results of Assessment
Mrs. Syphrett's objectives were met. I know this because she showed me how to make a webpage, including graphics, without any of my help.
Learning Objectives, Assessment Plan, and Results of Assessment: Partner-Teacher's Students
Learning Objectives:
Mrs. Syphrett's English I and English III will access the web page and learn how to make a proper screen presentation or paper. They will learn all they need to know about design, type, and presentation rules.
Assessment Plan:
The students will answer the questions on the assessment test that Mrs. Syphrett will give to them.
Results of Assessment
Mrs. Syphrett's students have not viewed the web page yet. Once they do, she will assess their ability to use the site and check their understanding of the material.
Procedures
1. The first step I took was to meet with my partner-teacher to find out what she wanted to do.
2. Since she is an English teacher for English I and English III in high school, we collaborated and decided to do an English web page based on showing her students how to make a proper screen presentation or a paper presentation.
3. Then she gave me The World's Simplest Photography Book (Jerry Hughes) and Looking Good in Print Fourth Edition (Roger C. Parker and Patrick Berry), which are books that have information dealing with the project Mrs. Syphrett and I would be doing.
4. Mrs. Syphrett gave me a list of topics she wanted me to research on for the project.
5. Using the Internet and book resources, I researched the list, gathered all my information, and put it all in Microsoft Word.
6. After I finished looking up all the information, I brainstormed how I wanted the web page to look.
7. After I had everything planned and ready, I started moving my information from Microsoft Word to Microsoft FrontPage.
8. Once I finished making all the separate pages, according to the subject, I made sure there were no mistakes and that I spelled everything correctly.
9. Then I made examples of specific items I wanted the students to make sure they knew.
10. Once the examples were finished, I sent my project to my partner-teacher, Mrs. Syphrett, so she could make corrections on the project.
11. After she finished correcting everything that needed to be corrected, she sent back the project.
12. Then, I made all the necessary corrections.
13. After the corrections were made, I started to look for backgrounds on the Internet for the web pages.
14. Once every page had a background on it, I went back and changed the color of the text so it would match with the background.
15. After the background and the text matched, I took a picture of Mrs. Syphrett because I was doing a web page on her.
16. Once the picture of Mrs. Syphrett was on the web page with the background, I wrote a summary of Mrs. Syphrett's life and teaching career.
17. Then I saved my project on a flash drive to see my project on the Internet.
18. Once it was saved on the flash drive, I opened my project on the Internet to find out that my backgrounds weren't being shown.
19. I thought of many possibilities of why my backgrounds weren't being shown, and we finally figured out the problem: the backgrounds weren't saved in the folder that everything else was saved in.
20. I went back and saved all my backgrounds in the folder with all the other web pages.
21. After I saved everything, I checked the Internet to make sure everything was included.
22. That's when I knew my WebPage was done.
23. Mrs. Syphrett showed me how to make a web page, including graphics, without any of my help.
24. Once Mrs. Syphrett shares the web page with her students, she will assess their ability to access it and check their understanding of the content.
Equipment & Materials
Hardware
Dell Computer
Flash Drive
Digital Camera
Software
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Internet Explorer
Other Materials
Internet connection
The World's Simplest Photography Book (Jerry Hughes)
Looking Good in Print Fourth Edition (Roger C. Parker and Patrick Berry)
Curriculum Standards
19) Viewing/representing/interpretation. The student understands and
interprets visual representations. The student is expected to:
(A) describe how meanings are communicated through elements of design,
including shape, line, color, and texture;
20) Viewing/representing/analysis. The student analyzes and critiques
the significance of visual representations. The student is expected to:
(B) deconstruct media to get the main idea of the message's content;
(C) evaluate and critique the persuasive techniques of media messages
such as glittering generalities, logical fallacies, and symbols;
(D) recognize how visual and sound techniques or design convey messages
in media such as special effects, editing, camera angles, reaction
shots, sequencing, and music;
21) Viewing/representing/production. The student produces visual
representations that communicate with others. The student is expected
to:
(A) examine the effect of media on constructing his/her own perception
of reality;
(B) use a variety of forms and technologies such as videos, photographs,
and web pages to communicate specific messages;
(C) use a range of techniques to plan and create a media text and
reflect critically on the work produced;
(D) create media products to include a billboard, cereal box, short
editorial, and a three- minute documentary or print ad to engage
specific audiences;
Reflections on Project
Positive GenYES Memories
A positive memory I had in Gen Y was learning how to use the video camera and being able to experiment with Microsoft FrontPage.
Negative GenYES Memories
I didn't really have a negative memories because although sometimes my project wouldn't do what I wanted it to do, it was all a challenge, and I enjoyed it.
