Final Project Grading Criteria UCONN JOUR3098 Introduction To Online Journalism

Organization Intuitive layout. Easy to navigate through major sections Non-linear. Visual center to each page. Formatted text for ease of reading. Storyboarding helps with organization.

Intuitive layout.

Easy to navigate through major sections

Non-linear.

Visual center to each page.

Formatted text for ease of reading.

Storyboarding helps with organization.

Writing Journalistic Accurate, fair, well-researched facts Attributed sources Don’t plagiarize. No copyright infringement. Proofread your copy. No typos allowed. AP style

Journalistic

Accurate, fair, well-researched facts

Attributed sources

Don’t plagiarize. No copyright infringement.

Proofread your copy. No typos allowed.

AP style

Hyperlinks Give readers lots to click on Outside links to additional resources Link the various sections of your project where appropriate

Give readers lots to click on

Outside links to additional resources

Link the various sections of your project where appropriate

Multimedia Photos are essential to this project. Credit all photos Audio – when appropriate Video – when appropriate Graphics – when warranted Source documents (PDFs)

Photos are essential to this project.

Credit all photos

Audio – when appropriate

Video – when appropriate

Graphics – when warranted

Source documents (PDFs)

Interactivity Polls Quizzes Comments E-mail Share

Polls

Quizzes

Comments

E-mail

Share

Credibility Include an “About” page that explains who you are and why you put this project together. Include an email address to reach you. Date the project. Evaluate all your sources.

Include an “About” page that explains who you are and why you put this project together.

Include an email address to reach you.

Date the project.

Evaluate all your sources.

Suggested Technology Content Management Systems Wordpress.com Blogger.com Video YouTube Vimeo Data Swivel.com

Content Management Systems

Wordpress.com

Blogger.com

Video

YouTube

Vimeo

Data

Swivel.com

Suggested Technology Photos Photoshop Slideshare.net Flickr.com or Rockyou.com Interactive Maps maps.google.com Quizzes Quibblo.com

Photos

Photoshop

Slideshare.net

Flickr.com or Rockyou.com

Interactive Maps

maps.google.com

Quizzes

Quibblo.com

Wordpress Shortcodes Wordpress.com supports ways to present your content using various free software. Go to faq.wordpress.com Click on “Shortcodes”

Wordpress.com supports ways to present your content using various free software.

Go to faq.wordpress.com

Click on “Shortcodes”

homepages.uconn.edu You all have an account now. It is active until you graduate. Use this account to host audio, Flash or other files that cannot be directly uploaded to your final project blog.

You all have an account now.

It is active until you graduate.

Use this account to host audio, Flash or other files that cannot be directly uploaded to your final project blog.

Usability Testing Wondering if your project is good? Test it! Show it to a small test audience. Let a few people click through your site without any guidance from you. Can they easily find their way around? Ask for their input – likes/dislikes. Adjust your design/content, if needed.

Wondering if your project is good?

Test it! Show it to a small test audience.

Let a few people click through your site without any guidance from you.

Can they easily find their way around?

Ask for their input – likes/dislikes.

Adjust your design/content, if needed.