Today, I would like you to complete two sets of tasks.

First, I want you to focus on your multimedia projects.

1. Get in groups, but before you view each other’s projects, I want you to draft at least three questions that you have about your project.
• For example: if you aren’t sure if a particular editing choice you have made in a video is working, you could ask your group members about that. If you are wondering if a piece of background audio for a podcast is appropriate, you could ask about it.
• This is your opportunity to get directed feedback on the parts of your project that you aren’t sure about or think could be improved but don’t know how to improve them, so put some thought into the questions that you create.
2. Then, you should listen to or view your partner(s)’s project and respond in writing—by hand, or electronically—to their questions about that project.

Next, I would like you to focus on reviewing the descriptions of the collection on our websites (1-2:15 site, 4-5:15 site). By this point, titles, links, and descriptions for all projects should be posted to these sites.

1. Read the descriptions for both the multi-modal and multimedia projects of your group members.
• I know this will be organizationally messy because individuals worked in different configurations for each project. However, you should read the descriptions for each project for each member of the group. This should ensure that all projects get reviewed.
2. After reading these descriptions, provide written (hand-written or electronic) notes for your partner(s) responding to the following questions:
• Effectiveness: Would this description encourage someone to read/view the project? If not, how can the author improve the description so as to make it more engaging?
• Readability: Is the description free of minor errors and other problems that would distract readers from its content?
3. After completing steps 1 & 2, skim through all of the descriptions on the site and then group them together by topic. You can do this individually or with your group; however, you should have a list—again, either hand-written or electronic—of all the titles grouped together with topic headings, and you should be prepared to share your groupings with the class next week.
• You are free to group as you please, but keep the following ground rules in mind: You should have more than one grouping, and your groupings should have more than one entry in them.
4. Before the start of class on Thursday, 4/26, revise your description(s) in response to the feedback you received during steps 1 & 2.

Let me know if you have any questions.