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  1960s Primary Source Doc Stories

Posted by Diana Laufenberg in American History - Laufenberg on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 8:51 am
In the comments, post your story.  Then... read through other stories and build on it with another one of the primary source documents.  Keep the stories interesting and relevant.  No shenanigans, please.  Goal is to represent a story line that creatively incorporates the primary source docs in a building story.
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The American Dream (2062) LAZINESS & Convenience

Posted by Sabrina Stewart-McDonald in American History - Laufenberg on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:01 am

Sabrina Stewart-McDonald & Breeanna Noi


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The American Dream: Year 2100, Destruction.

Posted by Michelle Torelli in American History - Laufenberg on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 9:57 am

In the early stages of the American Dream, everyone wanted horses, then cars, but in the future the discovery of the God Particle will happen and all humanity will go crazy. The God Particle will show the scientific side of how everything is about but those with religion will become angry and confused. In the year 2100 there will be NOTHING, but war and hatred. 

The American Dream: Year 2100 on Prezi

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Stephen Holts & Ryan Harris - "Evolution of The American Dream: Pop Culture"

Posted by Stephen Holts in American History - Laufenberg on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 9:52 am

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Business unit project

Posted by Qaswa Malik in American History - Laufenberg on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11:47 pm



Group members: Priscella Neives, Page Wayman and Qaswa Malik
 We chose to present it through slideshow and we picked our question " What causes systematic and individual change?"
We answered this question by finding the systematic and individual changes of Obama and Teddy Roosevelt including that always leaders are responsible for bringing changes and making new laws and systems to fulfill the needs of their nations.
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Infographic Reflection

Posted by Qaswa Malik in American History - Laufenberg on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11:17 pm

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a. What went well? 
We found a lot of resources, which helped in our understanding.
b. What did not? 
We could not use more infographics for a good visual.
c. What would you do differently next time? 
We would use more and unique infographics
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise : It was concise.

Be Visual: Its visual was good but use of graphics was less.

Be Transparent: It was a good overview of all the information of the topic.

Be Different: It was not much different.

Be Accurate: Resources were very informative which made it accurate.

Be Creative: It could be more creative and gracious if we add more inforgraphics. 

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THE PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH

Posted by Paige Wayman in American History - Laufenberg on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm

What went well?

I think what went well was the group contribution towards the project. I also liked how our group were doing things on time checking in with each other. I think overall our communication was very good, and when doing a group a project I believe that’s very important.

 

What did not?

I think what didn’t go well was the fact that we had so many websites that it was hard to figure out what information should be included in what. It was very hard to narrow it down.

What would you do differently next time?

            If I could do one thing differently I guess I would’ve organized the websites better, and learned how to professionally do an info graphic to make it more decorative.

 Be Concise: I think our project was concise

 Be Visual: Our visual I believe was good, it included the information that it needed and the requirements that were needed.

 Be Smarter: I think we could’ve added more information or could’ve been more detailed and specific in certain areas.

 Be Transparent: It was obvious that our project had a good overview of information that we found.

 Be Different: Our project wasn’t necessarily different or unique but it was nice, neat, and straight the point.

 Be Accurate: We used Sources that were reliable, sufficient, and to the point. We mainly based our sources on articles.

Be Attractive: Our info graphic included pictures that related to our description.

 Be Varied: We used a variety of pictures.

 Be Gracious: having graciousness throughout this project wasn’t presented as much as we could’ve.

 Be Creative: The info graphic could’ve been a little more creative. I believe we could’ve added more wording, more color throughout the project.

 Which of these areas did you excel in?

I believe we excelled in making our project concise, and making it with a variety of pictures.

 Which were not so well represented?

         I think our creativity wasn’t shown in this particular project, but overall our project I believe is well developed and straight to the point.

 Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

         I think some elements of design were harder to include in the end product because we weren’t necessarily use to working with info-graphics, so creating something different I guess was a little more challenging.

 

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Info Graphic Reflection

Posted by Maximilien Marton in American History - Laufenberg on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 1:42 pm

1. What went well?

Our group was fairly successful at the research portion of the project. We were also respectful of each others opinions and abilities.

2. What did not?

Our time management wasn't as wonderful as it could of been. Communication wasn't that solid either. I can't help but think that our final product would have been better if we were stronger in these areas.

3. What would you do differently next time?

I would have spent less time looking for appropriate vectors, and more time on the actual design of the info graphic.

4. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for info graphics:

Be Concise

The orientation of certain elements in our graphic could have been formatted better.

Be Visual

We searched diligently for usable vectors for the graphic.

Be Smarter

We could have found facts not typically known on the spill.

Be Transparent

We were fairly straight to point.

Be Different

Our graphic is eye-catching with the depiction of a large drop of oil.

Be Accurate

We only used credible sources for the information presented in the info graphic.

Be Attractive

The color scheme is consistent. Nothing seems to be an eye sore.

Be Varied

    We could have included contrasting elements in the info graphic.

Be Gracious

    We could have been more sentimental in the feel of the graphic.

Be Creative

I thought using an oil drop as the main container for the information was creative.


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The Great Garbage Patch

Posted by Brianna Perrin in American History - Laufenberg on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 1:41 pm

  1. ​What went well was the amount of information we were able to get about our topic. We were able to split up the work but still were able to understand all of the topic and information that we gathered/
  2. What did not went well was being able to put all of the information of the poster without overwhelming everyone.
  3. What I would do differently next time is be a way to find a way to obtain and put the information on the poster in a better way.
  4. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics - 

Be Concise - each number of objects represent a number

Be Visual - things were colorful

Be Smarter -

Be Transparent

Be Different - used cartoons

Be Accurate - same amount of cartoons stood for something

Be Attractive - it was colorful and looked entertaining

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative - cartoon animals

The areas that we excelled in for different and creative because we used animated objects that people wouldn't usually use. Areas that were not so well represented I think some elements of design were easier or harder because it just depends on the amount of information that you have. It's hard to condense so much information on a poster board without doing too much.

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Candace Blocker

Posted by Candace Blocker in American History - Laufenberg on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 1:41 pm


a. What went well? 
We all worked very well together and all did an equal amount of work. I also like the pictures we chose and how we have little talking bubbles next to them.

b. What did not? 
Putting everything together so it makes sense and the make it clear to the person who was reading it so they could understand it.

c. What would you do differently next time? 
Next time I would want us to do things more timely and not rush things. And to make things a tad more colorful.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics.


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Alex - Kentucky/West Virginia Coal Slurry Spill

Posted by Anonymous in American History - Laufenberg on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 1:41 pm

​a. What went well? 
We worked well together and managed to produce a good product that effectively compared the coal slurry spill to not only the Exxon Valdez spill but to football field lengths.

b. What did not? 
I think that trying to use the football field lengths as comparison was hard to do because we couldn't really size them to represent the spill area effectively.

c. What would you do differently next time? 
I think next time I would have used different colors and added more information about the event.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise: Used as little text as possible.

Be Visual: We used object and events to compare the coal slurry spill to what we could relate to.

Be Smarter: Used colors and size to highlight difference between events.

Be Transparent: 

Be Different: Used photoshop to create our own infographic.

Be Accurate: Used a variety of sources to verify the information.

Be Attractive: Infographic was colorful.

Be Varied: Used not only normal shapes but other methods to display information.

Be Gracious:

Be Creative: Used various fonts and methods to visualise the information.

Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

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