Project 101: Basics of World Societies

The project where I got to play with graphics a bit more, and learned how to select areas of maps for focus and use more Javascript behaviors in Dreamweaver to make an exercise more interactive. Like the Titanic project, this one was designed to answer a particular problem: students entering History 101 (World History 1500 to the present) without having taken History 100 (the first half). Such students tend to know little about the basic foundations of the major civilizations. I've always handled this with a handout listing these features, but really wanted something more interactive, and that I could reinforce with visual materials.

I've also wanted to work with some of the CIS/IMT folks, collaborating with their students. Since I'm not a graphic designer, this project provided that opportunity.

Sample page before I worked with Jason, the Photoshop student.

Go to the finished product.

After they've gone through this unit: I do an exercise in class.