Final ProjectGrading Criteria

UCONN JOUR3098Introduction 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.

Writing

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

Multimedia

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

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.

Suggested Technology

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

Wordpress 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.

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.