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Have you ever thought about becoming an inventor?

Do have great ideas on how to make life easier?

Well, here is your chance!!!!  And to top all that off, you're going to place your idea on the web, for all to see!

1.  To begin you and your partner should pick an object from the objects your teacher has provided.

2.  USE YOUR IMAGINATIONS!!  What can your object be, what can it be used for, how does it work?

3.  Using the digital camera take a picture of your new invention in action.  You might want to take several pictures from several different angles.  Once your pictures are taken each group member should save the group's pictures to his/her own disk.  You may use Adobe Photoshop to edit your pictures.  (For helping using Adobe Photoshop see the link at the bottom of the page.)

4.  Individually write a newspaper article about your invention.  Be as creative as you can.  The article can be an advertisement, an article commending the inventor, or an announcement of a new invention.  Be sure to edit your article for correct spelling and grammar.

5.  Using Netscape Composer create your page, be sure to include your article and your picture.  (For help using Netscape Composer see the link at the bottom of the page.)   You may use Adobe Photoshop to edit your pictures if further editing is needed.  (For helping using Adobe Photoshop see the link at the bottom of the page.)

6.  Give credit where needed.  Make sure everything you use that is not of your own is given proper credit.  The format for citing on-line resources is:

7.  Be sure to include your e-mail address on your page so that your teacher can e-mail you feedback.

8.  The following is an example rubric that will be used in grading this assignment.
 

Example Grading Criteria	Total Points Each One is Worth for a Grand Total of 100 Points
1.  Pre-writing-  Was your article edited, well written, and creative?	25
2.  Pictures-  Did both group members help with the picture taking and did both members save the pictures to their own disks?  Were directions followed for editing the pictures in Adobe Photoshop?  Do you understand how to use this program?	25
3.  Web Page-  Did the site contain both your article and your pictures, were directions followed for Netscape Composer, and did you place your e-mail address on the page?  Did you cite everything that you used that did not belong to you?	25
4.  Overall how does your web page look?  Is it pleasing to look at, can you read all of the text, are the pictures placed well on the page?  (not overlapping any text ext...)	25

To e-mail questions or comments to the instructor click here.

For help using Netscape Composer or editing your picture click here.

For help using Adobe Photoshop to edit your pictures click here.
 

Master Page

Teacher Page

Student Page

Example Page