Choosing an Issue

Refer back to your My Issues document and to your notes on Mr Tuaine's issue.
Select one issue to work on and say why you have chosen this issue.
Points to consider in making your decision include

• How interested are you in this issue?
• Can you see more than one way of solving the problem?
• Will you be able to access stakeholders to consult?
• How well do you understand the issue?

Remember that for this project you do not have to create the solution, just design it.

Checklist so far

So far you should have the following work in your folders:

1. A mindmap of the Cashmere High School 2010 context
2. Your homework - what three people think is good and could be improved about Cashmere High School
3. Community research - a summary of everyone's homework with common themes identified
4. Web 2.0 - a one page summary including examples of Web 2.0 tools
5. My issues - an overview of three issues
6. Blogs and wikis - a comparison plus examples and tools
7. HTML - an overview of your knowledge at this point
8. Notes on what Mr Tuaine said to the class

HTML Review

Make a document that summarises your current knowledge of HTML.
File name = HTML Knowledge
Key words = HTML, knowledge, research

Include:

1. A statement about what you know now about HTML
2. A list of tags that you remember
3. The basic structure of an HTML page - you may need to research this if unsure
4. Two or more URLs to websites that offer help with HTML coding

Extra for experts: Waht about CSS? XHTML? Standards compliance?

Blogs and Wikis

Two examples of Web 2.0 are blogs and wikis.
Answer the following questions in a file called Blogs and Wikis (key words: blog, wiki, research).

1. What you know now about blogs and wikis.
2. A definition of a blog and a wiki.
3. Links to examples of interesting blogs and wikis.
4. A comparison between blogs and wikis.
5. Two different ways of making btoh a blog and a wiki.

Identifying Issues

Review your mindmap and your communty research. Identify at least three areas that interest you to consider further. Describe your three issues, including:

• the current situation
• how it is a problem or could be improved
• how DigiTech (hardware, software, systems, commnication) could help
• what further information would be needed
• where/who this information could come from.

File name: My Issues

Keywords: Issues, Cashmere