Up and Coming Project

I am a slacker for not having posted yet; I apologize. Something about a 10 page paper and three midterms just tends to distract from the smaller stuff.

I've actually been really grateful for what we've learned thus far in this class. My 10 page paper is a misleading term - we actually had to create a paper that was the equivalent of 10-12 pages in a different style or form. I chose to create a website using GoogleSites, and it has been so great. Although the website is still under construction, I've been pleased with how its turning out - check it out here if you're interested.

For my Project in this class, I've decided to become familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Picnik as the tools to create the final project. I want to have the assignment be to create a cover for the student's history book. They need to find images on the official public domain sites (discussed in class) or take their own, and then manipulate them in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Picnik to create an aesthetically pleasing potential book cover. They would be required to include something like 1 American symbol, 2 famous people (in statue or picture), 1 national site like a battlefield or the White House, and create a name for their text (The American Nation is the title of their book, so they can springboard ideas off of that).

I think this project will be really cool because they can incorporate history with technology and see how they can come together here. I imagine this as an end of the year project where we've learned about people, places, and symbols already.