Note: Before you proceed, please check the instructions for your generations.html file and your newsgroups.html file on how to format the various sections of this report. The instructions there also apply here.
The ** stars tell you that this should be a separate section, with a sub-title that is listed in the Table of Contents as a bookmark link to that sub-section.
Note: The little line next to each number should be checked only when that item is fully completed!
_____ 1) **Read the , report of Kristin Subia (G6), link to it and summarize it.
_____ 2) **Read Andrew Shapiro's report on communication among drivers, summarize it, and link to it.
_____ 3) **Read Kristin Evert's (G7) report on communication among drivers, summarize it, and link to it.
_____ 4) **Read MaryElizabeth Pacheco's (G7) report on communication among drivers, summarize it, and link to it.
_____ 5) **Search the Generational Curriculum and DrDriving's Topics and Usenet and the Web (do BOTH!) for places where people discuss how drivers communicate with each other. Summarize and link to a few that interest you.
_____ 6) **Search the CSS engine and Site Indexes
for anything on how drivers communicate,
or, browse through the generations in traffic
psychology. Summarize and link to a few that interest you.
_____ 7) **Search a journal database like ERIC
and/ or Uncover. Find 10 references to
articles on how drivers communicate. List them using APA style formatting. To each, add
whatever information you have, if any, besides the citation itself.
Note: For APA style citation, see my publications list.
_____ 8) **Find topics in the Rothe book we use that relate to the topic of how drivers communicate with each other. See also our class discussions on this (consult your notes).
_____ 9) **Take a look at how other students in your class have done this report (when
the drafts are posted). Describe your impressions and reactions to the reports you look
at--link to them. How do they compare with yours in
(a) content, (b) approach, and (c) presentation.
Note: hurry up and post your draft of this report so others can complete this part
of it!! Please email the class when your report is first posted.
_____ 10) **Add a tagged Conclusion section explaining how you think future generations can use your document for studying the psychology of how drivers communicate. How can they further your project to its next step? Summarize the steps you've taken and those of other G8 students, then indicate future directions for G8 and beyond--be very specific. Consult your class notes to see what you have on it, or bring it up on class email discussion.
_____ 11) Add a centered h1 or h2 heading, calling the document: (xxx is for your own sub-title you must choose)
Report on How Drivers Communicate:
xxx
_____ 10) Put this in your HTML [title] field (or use Page Properties command): Driver Communication by FN/ LN, Gxx/ Year, University of Hawaii
_____ 11) Place a Table of Contents at the top of the document with links to all the sub-sections.
_____ Note: Students often forget this item--but it is required: The first item in the Table of Contents MUST be called Instructions for this Report and it must be a live link to this document. Points will be deducted if you forget this requrement! Do it now.
_____ 12) Be sure you add a Navigation Table and e-mail button at the bottom of the document. This is a requirment for all your documents. Check now now to see if you have on in all your documents. Do it now!
_____ 13) Using your web browser, check your document screen by screen: no screen should be made of just one paragraph (i.e., no paragraph should exceed one screen full--it's too hard to read that way!) Just look at every screen: it should not be made up of all text--separate using paragraph breaks.
_____ 14) Spell check your document before uploading!!
_____ 15) Check the visibility of your text: patterned backgrounds are not allowed. Darker colors are not allowed. White bgcolor is always excellent, especially if you vary the font face, color, and size to enhance visibility and emphasis (no blinking text allowed). Remember: your text looks different in different browsers and computers, so you need to experiment and ask others. You may also use graphic enhancers such as color bars, color dots, icons. However, animated icons are a problem if they distract attention from the text. Using the Table tag in html allows easy control over the color of each column and the placement of text on the screen. See this example for how to change the color of fonts. See this student's effective use of varied font faces, colors, and sizes.
_____ 16) Check the way your document loads after it contains everything. How long does it take? Does text appear on the screen while one waits, or is it blank? Slow loads and blank screens are not allowed, so you must choose graphics that are low in memory size!
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