Class Web Site

All of the assignments for this class will be posted to your individual class web site. The site, however, should be more than a simple list of links to the assignments; the site should be designed. The grade for the web site will be based on

• the degree to which you have tried to integrate the principles and ideas raised in class
• the development of the site over the semester (for example, the site should not look the same at the end of semester as it did at the beginning)

Technical Set-Up

To keep things simple, and the site easy to locate, you should follow these technical (not creative) guidelines:

• create a generic GMU personal web page, if you don't already have one (this page should be called index.html— it will then open automatically when you type your mason web site address into a browser).
• add to this initial page a link to an introductory page for your work in this class. You must use the file name textualmedia.html for this intro page (so the address for the page will be http://mason.gmu.edu/~username/textualmedia.html)
• include your first name, last name and an e-mail link
• add to this intro page a link to each assignment you upload to your web site before each individual assignment is due
• adhere to the GMU responsible use of computing guidelines

Guidelines

• Script your content
• Proof-read your content
• Remember the relationship between content and form. You cannot choose an appropriate form until you begin to develop your content. However, your choice of form may then subsequently influence the content you produce.
• Think of your web site as a work in progress. For example, discard elements that no longer fit your aspirations for the site.
• Keep your initial web site design fairly simple. You will probably revise your site at least once during the semester as your ideas/confidence/skills change
• Set aside time at the end of the semester to revise your class web site prior to our grading of it

For technical assistance beyond what this course covers, you can make use of the resources at STAR labs in the Johnson Center