Print Resources

• 1. Original Image

• 2. Resized Image (300 x 169)

• 3. Cropped Image

• 4. Adapted Image from the Original

• 6. Resized Scan (300 x 215)

• 7. Draw or Paint

• 8. Resized the Drawing

(Thumbnail 150 x 150)

Website Design: Getting Started

1. Logged in to my active WordPress account with my username and password.
2. Create New Site.
3. View the Dashboard.  
4. In the left-hand toolbar (Toolbar), click on Pages.
   1. Pages > create new page “Home”, click Update button.
   2. Pages > create new page “Graphics”, click Update button.
   3. Pages > create new page “Multimedia”, click Update button.
   4. Pages > create new page “Print Resources, click Update button.
5. In the Toolbar, hover over Appearance > click Menus.
6. In the “Add menu items” section, check the boxes for the 4 pages already created, click “Add to Menu”.  The 4 pages will appear to the right in the Menu Structure section.  Click Save Menu button.
7. In the Toolbar, hover over Settings > click General.
8. Site Title: Create a title for your site.
   1. Tagline, Administration Email, Timezone, Date Format is all optional information.  Add if inclined to do so.
   2. Click Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.

In the Toolbar across the top of the screen, hover over the name of your site, click Visit Site to view your published website. 

Website Design: Creating the HOME page

1. Log in to your WordPress account by clicking on the URL of your website.
   1. Type /wp-admin to access the login screen.
   2. Enter your login information.  
2. From your published website, in the Toolbar across the top of the screen, hover over the name of your site, click Dashboard to begin editing your website on the back end.
3. In the left-hand toolbar (Toolbar), click on Pages.
   1. From the list of pages you have created, click on the page you have designated as your home page.
4. Now in edit mode for your HOME page, you may begin to add content.
   1. The menu bar used in edit mode gives you these options.

Website Design: Adding content to the HOME page

Purpose: Promoting my school club to recruit new students for National History Day Club

Adding text to your website editor is as simple as typing your content on a Word or Google Doc.  

1. 1. 1. You can format the font, size, color, etc in the Toolbar in the website editor to fit your desired needs.  
      2. Click Update button when finished to save and publish your work to the web.

Adding in a graphic/image:

1. 1. 1. Choose the desired image from your files or one you have found from the Internet.
         1. If you choose one from the Internet, you will need to save the image to your files. 
         2. If you choose one from the Internet, be sure to cite your source by copying the graphic/image direct URL. 
            1. Be sure you are not just copying the URL from Google Images.In the Toolbar across the top of the screen, click on Insert and click on Add Media. Follow the next steps to add your image from your files.
            2. Click Update button when finished to save and publish your work to the web.

Adding an outside URL:

1. 1. Open your internet browser and either type in the site you are searching for, or conduct a search for the site you are looking for.  
   2. To add the desired site to your page, click on the URL to highlight the entire URL, and then COPY the URL.
   3. Go to your website editor and Paste your copied URL in your desired location.
   4. **Optional: Include URL over text
      1. Type in your desired text.  Highlight the desired text. 
      2. In the Toolbar across the top of the screen, click on Insert and click on Insert/Edit Link.  Paste your copied URL link from step b.
   5. Click Update button when finished to save and publish your work to the web.

Outside URL: NHD: COMMUNICATION IN HISTORY: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING

Citation: NATIONAL HISTORY DAY:. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2020, from https://www.nhd.org/communication-history-key-understanding 

Purpose: Promotion of the National History Day school club to recruit new student members.

Audience: The audience for the video is new middle school recruits from the student body for 2021 as we start a new contest year.  Each year our club loses 8th graders to the high school, and new members from younger grades need to be recruited to join our club.

Framework:

Rationale for the Framework:

The process for designing the framework started when I wanted to produce an A/V  presentation to support my purpose.  The way chose to map out my multimedia project was to take notes on what I wanted to do, and how I was going to accomplish what I wanted to do.  Then, the notes could be aligned or realigned as necessary until the project is complete.

Rationale of the A/V Equipment:

For this project, I am using iMovie on my Apple MacBook Air laptop.  I chose this software as I am familiar with it, it is available on my computer, and the software allows me to record my own video, take recorded video, add images, original audio, and put it all together to design a professional video presentation.

The Design Process:

The conceptual framework for the design process was helpful for putting ideas and concepts onto paper where I could see what I had, what I needed, and where I wanted to go with this project.  I knew I was going to use iMovie because I already had the software on my computer and have used it in the past.  I had to make changes and edits to my plan, usually adding in more detail than what I originally had thought to be able to reach my target audience with my purpose.