Notes on Monday's Class:

Re: Digital Publishing on Digital Publishing projects:
The published component of the project should be about 15 minutes long, and should make use of a technology (or technologies) *other than* the ones you identified as already knowing. Instead use something(s) you think you might use as a platform for your final project. This means, for instance, that if you want to do a presentation, you won't use powerpoint. If you want to do handouts, you won't rely on MS Word (although you can use it and Photoshop etc. to get started composing.) If you are aiming for a movie as your final project, try to make a simple video for your presentation. If you want to created a dynamic website, think about an interactive web page or two for this presentation. Use this as a miniature "dry run" for testing the technology you want to use for your final project.

Re: the final projects: There will be three primary criteria for assessing your final projects. First, I'll be looking at how well you've accomplished your goal of either creating or critiquing change via digital publishing media. Secondly, I'll be looking for evidence of engagement with the principles that we're talking about (both theoretical and design-based), and lastly, I'll be looking for evidence of your having learned a new digital publishing skill-set. (These are all important.) In each case, complete mastery will be less important than engagement.