Krista liked how I set up my introduction to the project which was good. I found out I need to include my PowerPoint somewhere on the site so I need to determine that.

What I Need To Do

• Finish web essay
• Work on PowerPoint presentation & write notecards
• Fix the navigation between the Interrogate and Interface & Overview
• Incorporate PowerPoint
• Edit for grammar/punctuation

Today, I added navigation tools to each of my pages. I also started working on my web essay by starting my text for the main project 3 page.

Why I Did It

I incorporated navigation tools because my theme doesn’t support three levels of sub-menus. Thus, you will not find my sub-headings for the project in the main drop down menu for the projects. Instead, I hyperlinked each page so that the reader can navigate through the interrogation easily. I also started working on my essay so that I can have something ready to go on Friday and it’s an important aspect to include as an introduction to the interrogation.

For Friday 3/6’s class, I worked on my following goals:

• Create a login tool
• Research what the tool does and how it works
• Fill in the Writer/Designer Analysis document and,
• Take screenshots to support analysis

You can see my completed Writer/Designer Analysis document by clicking on the hyperlink above in the bulleted list. I created my login tool, took screenshots, filled in the analysis questions and discovered how the site worked.

Why I Did It

I created a login because it required me to and I wanted to have an account since I’ll be working on the tool a lot in the upcoming weeks. I took screenshots along the way because I knew I’d have to do it all over again if I didn’t seize the opportunity. It was a lot easier to just take the screenshots as I worked because it shows exactly what I did step-by-step so it will now be easier to complete my analysis. I filled in the analysis questions along the way as well because it was more helpful to do so as I was witnessing it for the first time and it was fresh in my mind as I tried to navigate the new site.

Below, you can see my proof that I worked on this project for 50+ minutes:

Before: https://docs.google.com/a/vt.edu/document/d/1_QE9nCyrK7ZHvOOIKe-XgoXLoL2j3xxd1iVqGMN6NO0/edit?usp=sharing

After: https://docs.google.com/a/vt.edu/document/d/1ojuxSCPqyRPEk8Zvx1V7tQNuYPSYOuUCnj4OMxyWc00/edit?usp=sharing

**I took a Jing video screenshot of these initially but WordPress doesn’t allow for them to be embedded.**

• 3/6: Create a login for the tool (if necessary)
• 3/6: Research what the tool does and how it works
• 3/6: Fill in the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions
• 3/15: Outline your web essay (think though the different parts)
• 3/6: Take screenshots to support your analysis
• 3/18: Draft your web essay
• 3/18: Draft your slideshow

I will give myself ample time to complete my outline and then create the slideshow and write the essay. This will provide for thorough work. I want to complete a good portion of the project for this Friday’s 3/6 class so I won’t have to worry about doing too much work over spring break.

Yay

On my interrogation, I want to include navigation tools to help my audience read through my essay easily. I want to include hyperlinks so that there are multiple ways to figure out what I’m talking about and to provide extra assistance. I also really want to include my own experience with Masher on the page so the audience can see what I did with it and refer to it as they’re trying to figure out the application as well. It’s also important to include some contrast so the essay isn’t completely boring and deters my audience from reading my essay. I can do so through the use of color, headings & subheadings, bullet points and images.

Nay

I really don’t want to write huge blocks of text because it’s not easy to read. I also want to avoid overusing pages and images so that the whole document becomes confusing and distracting.

In a nutshell, Masher is a free tool that you can sign in using your Facebook or you can create an account. According to the website, Masher allows you to “Mix your photos, music, text and special effects to create professional looking videos in minutes.”

Masher will be a great tool for me to learn how to use because I can create videos and make them look professional which will be useful in the future if I ever need to do that for work.