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=Group2 Level A: Out 3 Collaborative work= Design a solution for a Client - P282-283 Due Friday 14th October

Give details of your problem
= = The problem is that students can not communicate with their bolg pals overseas because teachers are struggling to approve blogs quickly enough so that their pals can respond to them and get conversation going for there project. Also the amount of time spent by the teachers, teaching the students how to create a blog and submit it for approval. Therefore we aim to create a website tutorial on how to create a blog so that they can spend more time approving students blogs.

Analyse your problem
1A) The two main constraints are that teachers are lacking in time to approve blogs because of the time spent teaching the students how to create blogs in the first place, then there is the flip side in that students have to wait for approval and therefore are struggling to finish the project at hand.

1B) The client needs a resource they can use in order to catch up with all the approvals for students blogs and therefore giving students more time for their projects and more time to talk to their overseas buddies in Japan, China, America, etc.

1C)The product that is going to be completed is a website tutorial on how to create a blog in which giving teachers more time to approve the blogs of the students.

1D) The input data required to be processed to produce the solution is the information used in the tutorial such as: - How to create a new blog - How to add video to a blog - How to add a comment to a blog

1E) Homer's Role: Homer's role is to record information processed in the outcome on this wikispace but also to help out jackhammer with the developement of the website tutorial. The analysis and design of the project is due on the 30th of October and then most of the other work follows in the next week, to two weeks. Jackhammer's Role: he has the role of developing most of the things including the design process but he will have a hand in which Homer will help him out in those stages aswell. Development of the project is due on the Friday 7th of November.

Develop a Solution
- Project one is to create a podcast on recent sporting events in Australia for Chinese students http://gcasey.ning.com/profile/JacksonMahoney - Project two is to create a powerpoint about Australian traditions. (In your intray)
 * __All the following projects are examples for level a students__**

Each of the projects will include links to a ning in which they can upload there own podcasts.

Implement the Solution
Link to your solution here (Q5)

Evaluation
On this project the team of Homer and jackhammer would exceptionally well together because we knew from the get go what we had to do for the project and what we had to create for the task. We used our time effectively and put our all in to the project including some blood, sweat and tears (literally.) The two products created (even though there was meant to be 3) came out pretty well, although the podcast created by one Homer J could’ve had been edited a little better so that it could’ve been understood a little better and edited in a way that I don’t stuff up what I was meaning to say. The PowerPoint was based on Australian Culture and identity and was easily able to read the text on the page and view the images associated with the document. The information that was in this PowerPoint was relevant to the topic of learning of the Australian to other countries.

Members of your team (fake names)

 * __ HOMER

JACKHAMMER __**

Ongoing progress report
they were solved?............ ||
 * Date.. || ......What was actually done?.. || ....Who performed the work?.. || ....Problems & how
 * 24/10/08 || Analysis & Design || Homer and Jackhammer || Finding the problem, found easily when read the whole page! ||
 * 27/10/08 || Development || Homer and Jackhammer || Couldn't access wikispaces homepage. ||
 * 31/10/08 || Development || Homer || Saving Podcast as MP3, found the document to make it work. ||
 * 31/10/08 || Development || Jackhammer || Created a Powerpoint on Australian Traditions (Was going to be a podcast) ||
 * 4/11/08 || Testing || Homer || None really ||
 * 4/11/08 || Added things to powerpoint pres after testing || Jackhammer || Finding pictures, went to wikipedia ||
 * 7/11/08 || Evaluation || Homer & Jackhamme || Finding things to write about ||

Roles of each team member
(fake name) || What will they actually do? (make a list) || When? Timeline/dates when due || 1. Responsible for recording and completing all sections of the team **wiki. ** 2. Each lesson, updates the wiki progress report detailing what was actually done by whom (in detail). This includes the work attempted and problems faced by each individual. All problems, solutions and changes to plans must also be recorded. 
 * Roles || Who will do this
 * **Project recorder:**

|| Homer DOH! || 1) Analysis 2) Progress Reports 3) Problems 4) Solutions 5) Testing || Analysis is due on Friday the 31st of Oct and all other work is due in 14th of Nov || 1. Collects and stores the material produced by the team and is responsible for publishing. Places work on the class ning or this wiki and other online spaces (ning can be used for embedding code of video, podcasts etc). 2. Ensures that all tasks are evenly allocated to members and completed in a timely manner. || Jackhammer || 1) Collection of Information 2) Assisting direction of project 3) Developement || Developemtn due in on the 7th of Nov and other work due on the 14th of Nov ||
 * **Project administrator:**

Assessment

 * Assessment will be completed on the following documents:**
 * **Criteria** || /5 ||
 * Analysis - problem statement, constraints, needs of users & input data required ||  ||
 * Project management plan - Gantt chart, project log and monitoring completed ||  ||
 * Design Work - before the development of the solution, flowchart, site map & storyboards ||  ||
 * Development of the solution - ongoing update of wiki, content and work done on the development site ||  ||
 * Testing of hyuperlinks, loaded media, message, ease of use, clarity, audience ||  ||
 * Implementation of the solution ||  ||
 * Evaluation & Report - Evaluate the solution & how well the project team performed working in collaboration. ||  ||

Links & Conventions
[|class ning] http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=97161 http://ghs2008.wikispaces.com/

__ **Web Page Formats & Conventions for screen readability are:** __  ·  Logo on home page is repeated throughout the site for consistency  ·  Maximum of four colours used with colour scheme repeated throughout the site for consistency  ·  White background is popular – i.e., use of ‘white space’  ·  Sans serif font for text  ·  Text is usually left aligned or centered for effect  ·  Avoid italics; use different font sizes for headings and emphasis  ·  Avoid use of all capitals and underscore  ·  Dark colour for text (usually black) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Avoid text on blue background <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Avoid red and green together for colour-blind people <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Short lines of 10-12 words (60 characters) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Paragraphs are usually 4-8 lines in length <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Each page is not excessively long and is not wider than the screen <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Tables have been used appropriately to place page elements in position <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Use arrow margins <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Home page should include a brief introduction to organisation which conveys the purpose of the site <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Have a clear navigational pathway; use a menu bar or directional arrows or words <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Use graphics to enhance meaning