June 30, 2006
Assessment Technologies-Reading Response #2
When you look up the word assessment in a thesaurus some of the synonyms that are listed include estimation, opinion, judgment and measurement. None of these words give a description of something that is definite. In the educational system we have been given standardized test to administer to our students that are concrete in nature, but have failed to determine overall student achievement. Assessing student ability is not as clear-cut as a standardized test. Standardized testing actually gives us only a glimpse of individual student ability and their potential outcomes. Assessment of student knowledge should include standardized test, but should encompass other daily strategies that would "draw reasonable inferences about what students know" (Pellegrino).
The impact of assessment has affected all of us at some point whether as a student or as a teacher. I am still scarred from my senior year of English. I never understood how in my first semester of senior English with Mrs. Carmony I made "A's" and "B's" on my writing assignments and during my second semester of senior English I became a "D" writer in Mr. Dickens's class. For quite some time after I graduated high school I hated to write because I felt I was a poor writer. Of course this happened before rubrics became a new buzzword in the educational field. At that time, as a student, you only had the brief comments in the margins to try and come up with expectations of the teacher in hopes that that would prepare you for the next writing assignment. How teachers assess student work can be very ambiguous. I always give my students the rubric for a project before they begin. I feel that they should know up front what is expected of them and how they will be graded. A rubric also holds me accountable as a teacher. I have to abide by the rubric. Anything not stipulated within that rubric cannot influence how individual student projects will be assessed.
In using daily teaching strategies one also has to consider an assessment model that could be generalized for a school district. If school districts would spend professional development time on helping teachers create assessments that could be used across departments or even across the curriculum, then I believe that it would be beneficial to teachers, students, and administrators. Teachers would have a well-structured model that they could adjust for individual assignments. Students would have a consistent feedback and administrators would have assessment data that was more uniform. Teachers in our school have created a writing handbook along with a rubric to be used when grading writing assignments. Every nine weeks we have to give our first hour class a topic to write about. It is usually specific to whatever is going on in class. The rubric is based on a 20-point system. At first teachers had problems deciding what, for example, constituted a "3" in the organization section of the rubric. After a professional development day going over writing samples and placing them in categories it made easier to work with. From what the administrators have stated, it made overall assessment more consistent as well. If you would like to take a look at the rubric here is the link to our writing handbook. The actual rubric is on page nine.
When assessment models are made it is important for everyone in the local educational community to understand those models. Parents and students need to understand how the assessments are being used and how to become more involved in the assessment process. Students can have more control over their own assessments by creating portfolios, maintaining grade sheets, having access to view class grades, and by becoming an active participant. Administrators need to allot more professional development time towards helping teachers create affect assessments. When assessments are used the data should then be used to along with standardized test score to establish individual student achievement. Once individual student knowledge has been determined that information should then be shared and explained to teachers, students, and parents. If we are to make progress then everyone needs to become part of the process.
Resources:
Ed Roeber's paper on school assessment systems
The challenge of knowing what students know, by James Pellegrino [online]
New Assessment Beliefs for a New School Mission
Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment by Committee on the Foundations of Assessment, James W. Pellegrino, Naomi Chudowsky, and Robert Glaser (Eds.). Use the online chapters, linked to the citation above.
Executive Summary (14 pages)
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No Child Left Behind-Reading Response #1
In the educational system, just like any other profession, teachers are being held accountable for their students' performance. I believe teachers should be responsible for the content matter and the level of achievement that is expected in their classrooms. That content matter should present relevance to the topic, ask critical thinking questions, and motivate students to achieve. Teachers should not close the door and think that their classroom becomes a forum to discuss and instill their personal, religious, and political beliefs into their students. There has to be a measurement of academic performance. The government's response to that measurement is NCLB.
No Child Left Behind legislation lays out a performance plan that states and their individual school districts must adhere to. The positive side of NCLB is that schools are held accountable for student achievement. Every person in a school should feel responsible for every student and their success. Your actions, whether you are a janitor or the principal, reflects upon the students who walk in that school everyday. As a taxpayer who will have children going to school in a few years, I want my children's school to be a place where I know they are meet with high expectation. The way in which the legislation currently reads I feel that the teachers are ultimately held accountable for their students' achievement. They are held accountable by only how well they prepare students to take a standardized test. How do we determine the achievement level of students by how well they take one test during a one week time period? The debate grows when some see a correlation between success on the test and the time of year the test is taken. Many believe that more students would show higher scores if the test were taken in the spring instead of the fall. This would give teachers and students more time to prepare and review. The negative side of NCLB is that NCLB legislation is all data-driven. Anytime one deals with data there can be mistakes in reporting that data or errors in the way the data is interpreted. Data is only true when it is accurate and consistent. My school district is a good example of errors in interpretation of what determines graduation rate. For years we have been calculating graduation rate with students who have left school and promised to take the GED. This has made Shelbyville Central Schools reflect a much higher graduation rate than what was in actuality. When the graduation rate was recalculated our school district had one of the lowest rates in the state. In April of this year Time magazine featured Shelbyville High School in its cover story entitled Dropout Nation. To read article go to the link section. This article examined graduation rates and also discussed legislation brought forth by state representative Luke Messer. The purpose of the legislation was to change the process for dropping out of school and to improve graduation rates statewide. To read more about the legislation go to the link section.
We have to follow the provisions laid out by NCLB whether we agree with it or not. How do incorporate into our daily teaching practices the core of NCLB and make our students successful at the same time? I believe the answer lies within a school community. That school community involves students, teachers, parents, administration, community leaders, and politicians. If everyone in the school community is well informed and trained to understand the terminologies and expectations of NCLB and the local schools improvement plan, then we may see improvement. If there is an understanding to why something is being taught and the importance placed on it, then we might see better performance on standardized tests.
Resource Links:
No Child Left Behind and Data-Driven Decision Making
This article examines the demands of NCLB and data.
Indiana's NCLB Site
This site has NCLB reports for and from the Indiana Department of Education
Education's Data Management Initiative...
This report contains recommendations for the department of education to improve its data gathering
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Philosophy of Education
Education is part of a cycle learning and teaching. I feel that children and adults should be encouraged to learn. Learning should not stop after one graduates from high school or college, but should be a continuous activity in our lives. Students need to be inspired by teachers, parents, and their community to reach their full potential.
Education needs to be emphasized as an important aspect of life. In today's society, success, in many instances, is measured by level of education. Without education, one's opportunities in life are all too often limited.
Education should be the primary focus of our communities and legislators. Every child has the right to be educated, but it is not always a quality education. Knowledge is something that we acquire and use to become refined citizens in our community. That puts the responsibility of education on everyone.
The role of a teacher is one of facilitator. Student's should feel that they are involved in their own education. Teacher's can encourage self-concept by having a flexible classroom where the students participate in decisions that affect them. Students, in general, are concerned about their education. As teacher's we need to enhance their ability to learn with creative and unique ways to teach the subject matter.
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June 07, 2006
Practical Office 2000 or Individual Assignments
Allows you to use the skills that you have already learned from previous computer applications classes to create practical examples of works samples that could be used at school, work, or at home. The projects you will be working on begin on page 134. The main section of the textbook can be used for reference material. You will print the following for your portfolio:
a. each completed project starting at 2-1 through 11-2
b. when working in excel be sure to print a formula page as well
OR
I may have individual assignments for you to work on instead of working from the book.
Record in your daily journal the page you ended on each day.
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Freehand MX
Is an illustration program that allows you to draw for print or the web. You can start the software from the Dreamweaver folder on the desktop. Begin with Unit 1 on page 1-1. Work through each units numbered steps.
You will print the following for your portfolio:
a. finished page from the unit steps
b. completed Independent practice activity at the end of each unit
ii. Record in your daily journal the page you ended on each day.
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Fireworks MX 2004
Is a graphics program intended specifically for the web. You can start the software from the Dreamweaver folder on the desktop. Begin with chapter A on page 4 which gives you an introduction to the program. Work through each lessons step-by-step procedures.
You will print the following for your portfolio:
a. finished page from the project steps
b. completed Project Builder-2 at the end of each project
ii. Record in your daily journal the page you ended on each day.
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Flash MX 2004
Allows you to create animations for the web. You can start the software from the Dreamweaver folder on the desktop. Begin with chapter A on page A-2 which gives you an introduction to the program. Work through each lessons step-by-step procedures. You will print the following for your portfolio:
a. finished page from the project steps
b. completed Project Builder-2 at the end of each project
Record in your daily journal the page you ended on each day.
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Dreamweaver MX 2004
Is a web authoring software package. You have already worked with this program in your Web Design class. I would like for you to do a more advanced website by using frames.
You pick the topic the only requirements that I have are as follows:
a. home page with three sub pages
b. navigation bar
c. images
d. scroll bar
Here are three sites that you can visit so that you can become more familiar with frame page layouts. The textbook also address frames in Chapter H.
http://www.automotivetools.com/
http://www.dewalt.com/us/core/
http://www.makita.com/
Print off the website pages for you portfolio and put the file name on the top of the homepage.
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Quicken
Work through the instructions that are below. You will learn how to use this financial package to maintain a checking account. Print whenever the instructions indicate then put in portfolio. You will print the following for your portfolio:
1. All Checks
2. Each months reconciliation
3. Memo
Record in your daily journal the transaction you ended on each day.
Congratulations! Last spring you were elected treasurer of our local BPA chapter. You are responsible for maintaining the BPA checkbook. You will make deposits, write checks, maintain the check register; and reconcile the bank statement bimonthly.
Go to file, then new. You want a new quicken account, this account is not held, it is at a financial institute (you can pick the name), choose manual, add only a checking account, the account name is SHS BPA Chapter, and the statement date is September 1 of the pervious year. For example, if it is currently 2006, begin dating your September 1 balance as 2005. The ending balance is $385.20. For check transactions in the Num column choose print check, or deposit which ever is appropriate for transaction type.
Complete the following tasks for the dates indicated:
September 1, previous year
The beginning balance for the BPA account is $385.20. Record this in the checkbook register.
Sept. 4 I purchased some items for our first BPA orientation meeting this week. Please issue Mrs. Fox a reimbursement check for $31.03. Be sure to record this in the checkbook register.
Sept. 27 The social committee needs to buy some items for our first club meeting that will be held this week. Issue a check to Wal-Mart for $13.18 for these miscellaneous supplies.
Sept. 30 Our membership drive is complete, and 25 students have decided to join BPA. Please prepare a deposit slip for the money received for dues ($13 per person) and record the deposit in the register. You will need a new income category for this (dues).
October 1 Issue a check to pay the district dues for our 25 members ($1 per person). Make the check payable to Bluffton High School BPA. Be sure to enter the check in the register. You will need a new expense category (Mem Dues) with 2 subcategories: National, State, and Local. This transaction category will be Local.
October 1 Issue a check for our state and national dues for each member ($12 per person). Make the check payable to Business Professionals of America. Category is National State.
October 25 Kristy Horn, the chairperson of our Service committee, brought in receipts for $26.32 for items she purchased for the Halloween party we are hosting for the Tucker Tots Childcare Center. Please reimburse her.
October 27 Ross Middleton purchased supplies for the November meeting. He has receipts totaling $6.49. Please reimburse him.
October 30 Our fund-raiser with Kleinhenn is now complete. Our total sales were $6,418. Our chapter gets to keep 42% of this amount as our profit. As soon as we have enough money in our account to pay Kleinhenn the amount we owe to them, please do so. (so what % will you need to reimburse???) (do you have enough money???) You do not need to make a deposit to our account.
November 2 Print Checks. Reconcile the checkbook for the months of September and October. New statement ending date is 10/30/06. The ending balance shown on the bank statement is $314.67. Check to Mr. Middleton is outstanding. There is neither service charge nor interest for our account. Print reports. Title is SeptthruOct.
November 1 We will be taking donuts to the poll workers at the election on Tuesday. Issue a check to Vogel’s Donuts for $12.00
November 5 Deposit the money received from the members today for the Kleinhenn fundraiser. You will need to create a new category of income, Fundraiser. A subcategory for this particular fundraiser (Kleinhenn). Worth noting here is that when you are able to pay the company, you will need to create an expense category, Kleinhenn Fundraiser. You make a single deposit as the total of all money received for November 5.·
Cindy Dunning-check for $150.00 and cash, $490.50
Ed Henry-cash, $95
Mark Slaven-check for $59.50
Joni Moss-cash, $145
Michelle Logan-check for $203 and cash, $100
Kirk Lewis-check for $305
November 6 Deposit today’s receipts from the fund-raiser·
Ross Middleton-cash, $365.50·
Jennifer Sample-cash, $120·
Kristina Rowe-check for $100.50
Kelly Swim-check for $49 and cash, $208·
Brandy Stewart-cash, $503·
Bruce Riddle-cash, $205·
Marla Dunlap-check for $69
November 7 Today’s fund-raiser receipts include:·
Shayna Marden-check for $204 and cash $62·
Kim Neal-check for $175·
Jake Upchurch- check for $135·
Scott Zook-cash, $100 and a check for $225.50·
Lela Price-cash, $356·
Lindsay Ice-cash $185
November 9 These students turned in their money for the fund-raiser today:
Rebecca Janney-cash, $200 and check for $350·
Chris Hahn-check for $265, and cash, $100·
Mark Catt-cash, $285·
Kathryn Briggs-check for $50·
Kristy Horn-check for $50 and cash, $348
November 13 The Civic Committee chairman needs a check for $15 to Wal-Mart to purchase supplies for the thanksgiving program we are having at the nursing home.
November 29 Kim Neal of the Social Committee is going to Marsh tonight to purchase a few things for our club meeting. Issue her a check for $12
December 1 Registration fees for District Leadership Conference need to be mailed in. All 25 of our students will be participating. The fees are $13 per person. Issue a check to Business Professionals of America for the total amount due
December 5 Our group will be giving each of the teachers in our building pencils with the BPA logo on them for Christmas presents. Please write a check to Newton Manufacturing for $30 for the pencils.
December 9 We have received the candy from Kleinhenn that we will be selling for the next fund-raiser. Please issue a check for $750.
December 15 Deposit the $560 cash that has been collected this week from the candy sales.
December 16 Issue a check to Wal-Mart for $6.39 for supplies for the December club meeting.
January 4 Deposit the $300 cash that was collected from our candy sales over the winter break.
January 5 Print checks. Reconcile the checkbook for the months of November and December. The ending balance on the bank statement is $2253.85. New statement date is Jan 4, current year. There are no outstanding checks, no service charge, and no interest for the account. However, the January 4 deposit IS outstanding. Print the report. Report name is NovthruDec
January 10 Candy sales for the week total $150 in cash.
January 15 I purchased some snacks for the students who will be staying after school this week to prepare for District contests next weekend. My receipts total $27.31.
January 17 Weekly candy sales receipts -- $250
January 24 Money from candy sales -- $500
January 30 Issue Ross Middleton a check to reimburse him for January club meeting expenses. He has a receipt for $5.01
January 31 Receipts from candy sales-- $170.00
February 6 Candy sales receipts--$180
February 8 Next week is National BPA Week (Vocational Education Week). The Civic Committee wants to give our advisory board BPA coffee mugs. Issue a check to Newton Manufacturing for $31.25 for the mugs.
February 10 Issue a check to BPA for State Conference Registration Fees. We have 10 students and one advisor attending. The registration cost per person is $18.
February 10 Our hotel bill for State conference is $1,350. Issue a check to pay the Westin Hotel that amount.
February 13 We will be delivering carnations to the nursing home residents tomorrow for Valentine’s Day. Prepare a check to George’s Flowers and Gifts for $50 for the flowers.
February 24 Ross Middleton needs a check for $20.03 for items he bought that will be used for the February meeting and State Leadership Conference preparation this week.
March 2 Print checks. Reconcile the checkbook for the months of January and February. The balance on the bank statement is $2142.28. New Statement Ending date is 2/24/Year. Check to Mr. Middleton is outstanding. There are no service charges, no interest earned and no outstanding deposits. Print the report. Name is JanthruFeb.
March 10 Four students and I will be going to nationals. We were able to get airline tickets for $150 each round trip. Please issue a check to American Airlines for the proper amount.
March 10 Issue a check to BPA for national fees. It is a $17 a person. We have 25 people.
March 20 The Social Committee has planned a pizza party for our Spring Fling. Issue a check for $90 to Papa John’s Pizza.
April 12 Mark Catt turned in $45 cash from his fund-raiser as well as a check for $235. Kristy Horn turned in $205 cash and a $15 check, and Maria Dunlap turned in $183 in cash.
April 19 We just completed our final fund-raiser and sold $2,142 from the Kleinhenn brochures. We owe the company 58% of that total to pay for the items. Issue a check for that amount.
April 21 Michelle Logan gave us a $450 check; Lindsay Ice paid $175 in cash; Mark Slaven turned in $95 cash; and Kirk Lewis turned in $195.50 cash.
April 25 Chris Hahn turned in $134.50 in cash; Brandy Stewart gave us $146.50 in cash; Kathryn Briggs turned in a check for $161 and $54 in cash; Jack Upchurch turned in $48.50 cash.
April 25 I will be going to Marsh this afternoon to get things for our April club meeting. I need to take a check for $10 to take with me to Marsh
April 25 Issue a check to the Hyatt Regency for our share of the hotel bill for Nationals which amounts to $1,230.
April 25 Issue a check for $240 to Blackford H.S. for state conference fees.
May 2 Print Checks. Reconcile the checkbook for the months of March and April. The bank statement balance is $1,507.31. New Statement ending date is April 25, year. Check is outstanding to Hyatt Regency. There is no service, no interest nor any outstanding deposit. Print the report. Name it MarthruApr.
May 15 The social committee is purchasing things for our final picnic at the park on Saturday. Issue a check to Marsh for $45.
May 17 We are purchasing certificates and pins from Newton Manufacturing for our graduating seniors. Issue check to them for $201.
May 25 Prepare a short memo to me letting me know what our final account balance is. Go to File…New in Word. Choose a Memo template of your choice. Include in your memo the information you think I should know about our financial status at this time.
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PhotoShop CS2
Allows you to create and edit images. Begin with chapter 1 on page 1-1 which gives you an introduction to the program. Work through each lessons step-by-step procedures.
You will print the following for your portfolio:
Finished page from the project steps and completed Project Builder-2 at the end of each project.
Record in your daily journal the page you ended on each day.
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At the Movies-Movie Maker
You will create a storyboard for your movie and will include it in your portfolio. Theme of Project
Recruitment for your school, organization, or company OR personal slide show of family, friends, wedding, etc. Something you would feel comfortable sharing with instructor and class.
Project Requirements
Your Movie Maker project must contain - follow all copyright laws
1. 5-7 photos of .jpg format; small in file size*
2. 1 movie clip - one minute or less, as small in file size as possible*
3. 1 music clip*
4. 1 voice recording of YOU!*
Keep things to a minimum in this project so when completed, it is a manageable file size to upload to the drop box of the course web page.
*see Movie Maker Tutorial for file extensions that can be used
Further instructions include...
Important Tips!
1. Make a folder on your pc (storage) in which you will save all photos, movies, and sound files as well as the project file.
2. You must make your project on one computer from start to finish. Do not attempt to move files from one pc to another. Links will be broken and you will have to re-import clips.
4. As you build your project, the Movie Maker file extension is .mswmm
5. After you “finish” or render the project, all the files are “wrapped in” one project and the file then has the extension of .wmv
6. The finished movie can be viewed on any Windows pc that has Windows Media Player.
How to Make Voice Recording
There is an option in Movie Maker to make a voice recording (microphone on toolbar), but it is not as clear or as loud as using Windows Voice Recorder. To use it:
All Programs - Accessories - Entertainment - Sound Recorder
Record a sound clip of yourself for the project. Save and put in same folder as all other files for the project. Import it into Movie Maker for use when building your project. You are now a recording artist - congratulations!
How to Capture Video into Movie Maker
1.Have your video camera with fire wire or hooked to the pc
2.All Programs - Accessories - Windows Movie Maker
3.Choose #1 Capture Video
4.Choose Capture from Video Device
5.Enter file name of movie (8 characters or less, lowercase, no spaces or symbols/numbers) and note where it is saved or choose folder on hard drive to where you want to save
6.Click Next
7.Accept default of “Best Quality”
8.Now position camera and when ready, press “Start Capture”
9.When done filming, press “Stop Capture.”
10. Press Finish and you’ve made a movie!
Capture Video in Movie Maker
1. Plug fire wire into camera and computer
2. Turn on camera—no need to press “record” button and don’t need a tape
3. Open Movie Maker (in Accessories)
4. Click on “Capture from video device” in Movie Maker
5. Assign a filename and save in “My Videos.” Move file later to jump drive for use later on.
6. Click Next in Movie Maker
7. Click “Start Capture” in Movie Maker
8. When finished recording, click “Finish” in Movie Maker
9. You can “play” your video to test it; re-record if necessary.
You’re a movie producer!!!
*A 2-minute video is over 3 mg in size—keep that in mind!
Order of Making Movie Make Project
1. Make your opening project title slide.
2. Import all photos and movie clips into the clipboard. Drag and drop the photo clips and movie clips into the storyboard.
3. Save frequently to the same folder in which all the clips are! Movie Maker files can lock up frequently. There are automatic back-ups made, so when you re-open the file you usually get the most recent version. But to be sure, save after each slide or two.
4. After all clips are in the storyboard, then add transitions and effects.
5. You can play the project as you want—to see the project unfold.
6. Then add titles between slides or on slides as desired.
7. Add credits at the end.
8. Now add sound clips - which require the timeline view.
9. If you add/delete photos, movie, text after sound is added, you will have to adjust sound clip.
10. Play one more time and save for the last time.
11. Then choose Finish Movie – You can save to the computer and then later move the project to a flash drive or burn a DVD for longevity. If you choose the “Save to DVD” option, this burns a DVD right away, but is only available if you have a DVD burnable drive.
Other Movie Maker Tips
1. To insert Title Slides
·Tool in the menu Bar, choose add title and credits. Choose Title. Change the font and color by the corresponding icons. Make the title larger. You may also change the background color.
·Change the Title Animation
2. To insert Credits Frame
·Tool in the menu Bar, choose add title and credits. Choose Credits.
·In the top rectangle: Type: Created By, Produced By, or something you come up with
·The boxes on the left will be in Large Font and the boxes on the right will be a small font. This is where you type Characters by: John Smith, etc.
3. To edit clips:
·Select the Timeline view
·Preview Window: Press play and the desired spot to “cut” the clip press the pause button- you may rewind the clip to the perfect spot if you do not press pause fast enough.
·Press the cut button.
·Press play to continue to the end of the section that is to be cut.
·Press pause to stop and press the CUT button again.
·On the timeline, click onto the “Cut” clip section to select it. Right click and select Cut from the menu. The section is gone.
·Repeat until all unwanted sections are out of the timeline.
4You may press play and watch the whole video throughout this building process as many times as you want or need.
5Movie clips:
a. In Storyboard, Click on a video clip-choose Video Effects
b. On the bottom is a choice: Speed up Double. Click on this. You may do this many times to speed up the clip. You must repeat this for each clip.
6. Music and voice-over, are to be added at this time.
·Choose tools on the Menu Bar
·Choose Audio Level
·Slide the Audio Bar to the Far Right
·Click OK
7.To Add Voice Overs (available but not as clear and loud if you use the Windows Entertainment Sound Recorder – see Movie Maker Instructions for directions in using Sound Recorder)
·Plug in the Microphone
·In Timeline, Click on the Microphone Icon
·Press Start Recording and begin your voice over
·Press Stop Recording when you are done
·Save
8. To Add Music
·On the left Menu Section, choose Import Music
·Choose the location; music must be in the correct format. If you would like a clip from a produced CD you will need to play it on an external CD player and follow the voice over instructions with a microphone.
9. Additional Tips
·For a Title…Want the newspaper??? To add a clip in the colored section of the newspaper:
·InTimeline – Click on the clip you want to add – Choose On – Type Headline – Add to the movie
·For a smooth transition between rough clips, in Transitions, choose Wipe Wide Right
10. Importing Files
You may have material such as existing photos, audio clips, or other video files stored on your computer that you want to use in your movies. You can use these files after you import to Movie Maker. When you import a file, a clip that refers to the file is created. The combination of clips, when added and arranged on the storybook timeline, forms your entire movie.
Movie Maker lets you import many different file types, including the following:
·Video files with an .asf, .avi, or .wmv file extension.
·Movie files with an .mpeg, .mpg, .mlv, .mp2, .mpa or .mpe file extension
·Audio files with a .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .wma, or .mp3 file extension.
·Windows Media-based filet with an .asf, .wm, .wma, or .wmv file extension
·Still images with a .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .gif, or .dib file extension.
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SHS Website
Update information on the high school website
Signed Internet/Web guidelines contract on file
Be sure links back to the homepage and last updated are two components that you have added to any web page you have created or corrected.
Be sure files are saved as .htm
Print a hard copy of the page or pages that you updated
Highlight the items you updated
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HyperStudio
Read later for further instructions
Include any internet resources used for the project
Print a hard copy for your portfolio
Write the file name on your hard copy
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