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Project- ​Creating a website where students can find information on the Academies as well as an info video that can be shown to incoming students.

Discuss with Mr. Reed, Mr. Marshall, and Mrs. Mushen as to what they want in the video and website. What information is important to get across, what would they like to see in the video, etc. (First week in January)
 * Agenda-**

Research-how to make a website. Talk to Mr. Reed and Ms. Hubert regarding where they want the website: on the school's site, or external? Also write a few interview questions for academy students, Mr. Marshall, & Mrs. Mushen. I should know by this point exactly what I need to have written on the website, and have it drafted for clients to review. Run release letter by Mr. Reed. (Second week in January)

Begin video & website production. Film academy classes and interviews. Build website and cut video together. Talk to Mr. Reed as to how long the video should be, what's important in it, etc. Move info into a physical logbook and keep updating both for convenience. (Third & fourth weeks in January)

Finalize and review site and video for errors. Imbed video into website. Go through logbooks and criterions for errors/missing pieces. Check any links on website to make sure they are functional. (First week in February)

//Jamaica and Mid-Winter Break-Second and third weeks in February.//

Submit to Mr. Reed. Mr. Marshall, & Mrs. Mushen for approval. Have them make notes on any suggestions/corrections I should make. Also have all criterions done by the end of this week. (Fourth week in February)

Re-finalize site using notes from Mr. Reed, Mr. Marshall, & Mrs. Mushen. Put together all of my materials & turn in project. (First week in March)


 * Journal-**

12/21-Took project idea to Mr. Reed for approval. He thought it sounded good and suggested himself and Mrs. Mushen as clients. (20 minutes)

1/4-Emailed Mrs. Mushen & Mr. Marshall with information regarding the project, waiting for response and confirmation. (45 minutes)

//Dear Mrs. Mushen/Mr. Marshall My name is Allie Bunch. I am a Junior and currently in the IB ITGS class. We are working on our technology solution project and I was wondering if you would be one of my project clients. I ran the idea by Mr. Reed, so he is a client as well. I am planning on building a webpage with information about the Academies, as well as a video with class shots and interviews of students and the teachers. This would get the class out there for the incoming students to learn about and hopefully want to take in the future. Would it be possible for me to film in your class at some point and get some information from you? Thanks for your time! Allie Bunch.//

1/6-Looked at options for free web hosting, this looks like the best free one-http://www.webs.com/ Also began to write a media release form for students in the Academy classes. Worked on Criterion G. (60 minutes)

1/7-Finished media release form (60 minutes)>>> January 2010

Dear Academy Students and Parents/Guardians-

My name is Allie Bunch, and I am currently a junior in the IB program. This year I am in the Information Technology in Global Society (ITGS) class, and have been assigned to an extended project that will be sent in to IB graders in March of this year. For this project, I have to create a solution to a problem using technological components. One problem brought to my attention is incoming students’ lack of knowledge regarding the Academy classes. I will be creating a webpage, as well as a video, to put out information on the Academies and what you get out of these courses. My clients for this project are Mr. Reed, the Activities Director, Mrs. Mushen, the Academy of Finance teacher, and Mr. Marshall, the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism teacher.

This letter is to provide you with notice that Chief Sealth Academy students may be featured in interviews and/or video that will be on an external website, connected to the Chief Sealth Home Page. Please indicate below if you have any objection to your student having photographs, quotes, and/or video footage of them on the internet and return the lower half of this form to your Academy teacher. If you do not return this, it will be assumed that you have no opposition, and that your child can be included on the website.

Please feel free to contact me or Mr. Reed with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, //Allie Bunch // Chief Sealth IB Junior student (allie.jean@gmail.com) //Mr. Reed // Chief Sealth Activities Director ( //Pamela Mushen // Chief Sealth teacher, Academy of Finance (pdmushen@seattleschools.org) //Joseph Marshall // Chief Sealth teacher, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism (


 * YES **, my student may be filmed, photographed, and/or interviewed.
 * NO **, my student may not be filmed, photographed, and/or interviewed.


 * PRINT** student’s full name-

Student’s signature-


 * PRINT** parent/Guardian’s full name-

Parent/Guardian’s signature -

1/8- Began to work on building website: [|www.ChiefSealthAcademies.webs.com] Finished Criterion G and began H. (60 minutes)

1/10-Talked to Mr. Reed about filming times/options and discussed site structure. (25 minutes)

1/12-Worked on website and logo, finished Criterion H. Planning on starting a written physical log as soon as I get a notebook. (60 minutes)

1/15-Began transferring criterions/log work/etc. into separate notebook. (50 minutes)

1/19-Got first draft of media release form approved by Mr. Reed. Also got his notes on the website design and discussed what information I should put on it. He said design was "clean and easily-accessible." Gave me the idea to link out to naf.org and the Sealth homepage. Also suggested contacting past Academy graduates for quotes regarding how it helped them, etc. Talked to Mrs. Hubert regarding how it would be connected to the school page. She said it's very easy, once it's through and finalized, give her the link and she will add it to the school site. She also suggested writing an ad for my page to put with the link to tell people what's there. (65 minutes)

1/20-For some reason my website page wouldn't load through, so I made the suggested edits to the media release form, and compiled information for the site on the Academies. (50 minutes)

1/21-Site still wouldn't load, I need to check it with my home computer. Got about halfway through with Criterion I. (50 minutes)

1/21-Talked to Mrs. Mushen and Mr. Marshall, they were both very enthusiastic about the plan. Mr. Marshall gave me a couple pieces of info for the site and wants me to film/take pictures after finals week. Mrs. Mushen wants me to remind her Monday and she will have some info and photos for me by Tuesday. Also drafted up what I want on my site pages and edited some writing info that I will use. (120 minutes)

1/25-Edited website from home, as it won't load at school. I think this is due to the Internet Explorer being outdated on the school computers. Began posting up what information I have on AOHT and homepage. (90 minutes)

1/26-Added new info to the home tab page, as well as created tab pages for AOF and AOHT. Began putting up information to the AOHT tab page, took screenshots. (60 minutes)

2/3-Looked back to review my schedule, realized I'm behind a bit. Although I have been sick for the past 4 days. Also, teachers wanted me to wait until after Finals Week to film in-class, so I need to set days to do that. It may need to be when I get back from vacation. Will be bringing a laptop to Jamaica for project work and plan on having all information correct and formatted on the site by my return. Began writing up some interview questions for Academy students/teachers. (30 minutes)

2/4-Talked to Mrs. Mushen and got her materials for the AOF page. She said filming when I get home sounds like a good idea and also that if I need more information, she can provide it. (20 minutes)

2/7-Webs.com is back up on school computers! I can edit from school now and can be a lot more productive. Gathered screenshots into one documents and printed off materials that I will be bringing with me to Jamaica. (45 minutes)