About Group Discussion 2 Group Discussion 2 is your second step in creating your

About Group Discussion 2 Group Discussion 2 is your second step in creating your personal online “museum.” In this Discussion assignment, you will first create a free account in Adobe Express, then try out each of the tools you will be using in the web-builder to create your museum. You will then post a link to your webpage, which will include both the theme/title you are seriously considering and several images that may eventually become part of your museum. Please note that any images or text included at this stage can always be changed later on. In this Group Discussion, you will provide feedback to your classmates about the themes they have selected and the images they are using, as well as suggestions for using the Adobe Express web-builder. I will also participate in this discussion, both to provide formative feedback and to make sure everyone understands how to use Adobe Express. This Discussion is worth 30 possible points. Please read the instructions and Grading Rubric before you begin. Due Dates Your initial Discussion post is due by Sunday, Oct. 29 at 11:59 p.m. Your responses to posts by at least three different classmates are are due by Sunday, Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. Instructions and Grading Criteria Step One: Post in the Discussion Your initial post is worth 15 possible points In thls discussion, you will: Post a share link for your online museum. Describe your experiences using the web-builder. You will be graded based on how well you complete each of the items listed below. Remember that the main goal for this discussion assignment is for you to learn how to use the web-builder and to think more about the theme you plan to use. First, please take a look at these Instructions for Using Adobe Express. You will follow these instructions as you complete these required tasks: Sign up and log in to your Adobe Express account. Set up your title page. Upload the background photo that you are considering using, type in the title for the museum, and type your name in the subheading. Remember that you can always change the background photo and title later, if your theme changes. Create a temporary Museum Description and Impact Statement in the area immediately below your title page. Be sure to create a heading for each. At this stage, your paragraphs don’t need to be long or perfectly written. Just write something that gives your classmates a better idea of what you are working on. I will provide detailed instructions for writing your Museum Description and Impact Statement later on in Group Discussion 3. Create a Photogrid for your first room. Provide a title/theme for your first room, then upload 4-5 images that you are considering using for this room. You will eventually have 3 rooms in your museum. Beneath the Photogrid, write a short description of the room and briefly explain the key idea or message this room conveys. Again, your work doesn’t need to be perfect at this stage. You can change the images and revise the description later on. Make a Glideshow for your first room, using all the images you used to create the Photogrid. Make a caption for one of the images in your Glideshow. At this stage, your caption doesn’t need to be perfectly written, as it is temporary and you will change it later. Just briefly describe the image and explain what it’s about. Post a Share Link. After you complete steps 1-6 (above), you will post a Share Link to your museum in the first “reply” box you see below this page. Instructions for how to make a share link are found in Step 8 of these Instructions for Using Adobe Express. Describe your experiences using the web-builder. Are you finding it easy to use or is it causing problems? Explain. Note: be sure to “update” your link any time you make changes!! Every time you share the link for your Final Project, make sure you have saved any changes and update your page before copying and sharing the link. If you don’t update, I can’t see your work! Click on “Share” > “publish and share” > and “update link”. Tools and Requirements Adobe Express is a free web development tool available from the well-known, long-standing and reputable company Adobe. Title page: This is where you will in include the title of your museum, your name, and a background photo. Text boxes: You will use this tool to create your Museum Description, Impact Statement, and Room Names. Photogrid: You will use this tool to create groups of images at the beginning of each room in your museum. Glideshow: You will use this fun feature to upload images for each room. Each Glideshow image provides a place for you to add detailed captions. This is where you will include your discussion of each individual work of art using description and analysis techniques learned in the course. Share: This is where you will create a link for your project that you will submit for grading. Instructions 1. Sign Up and Log in to Your Adobe Express Account Go to Adobe ExpressLinks to an external site. Create your free account. Make a note of your email used and password for future reference. Do not log in as a student, as there is not a class code for you to enter. I signed in with Google. After I logged in to Google, I was taken directly to the web-builder page. This process may be different for you. If you get stuck, please contact me right away via Canvas Inbox. After you login, click the violet plus icon (+) at upper left to create a new project (see screenshot below). Under “Create new” select “Web page”. 2. Set Up Your Title Page Click the plus icon (+) at the bottom, then “Photo” to add a photo. Select “Upload photo” from the upper right to upload the background photo for your title page. Place your cursor over “Add a title” and type in the title/theme of your museum. You can make changes later. Type your name in the subheading. Click “Save” 3. Create Your Museum Description and Impact Statement Scroll up to start creating text in the area immediately below your Title Page. Select the ”T” icon to enter text. Normal text is the default. You will need to create headings. Select H1 in the text menu to create a heading. You can also explore various text themes by clicking “Themes” in the upper right of the web-builder. Click “Save” 4. Create a Photogrid for Your First Room Before you create the Photogrid, give a name to your first room. Use the text tool as you did in step 3, above. Next, click the “+” icon and select “Photogrid” Use the upload photo button to add in the images of each artwork you want to include in your first room. As you continue uploading, Adobe Express will automatically format your photos into a grid. If you ever need to edit the Photogrid, click on any photo and select “Edit” to open the editing menu. You can rearrange, edit, delete, or add more photos using the Photogrid editing menu. Click “Save” Be sure to keep a list of all the URLs where you found the images you are using. You will need this later. 5. Make a Glideshow for Your First Room Scroll up and select “Glideshow” Use the “Upload photo” button until you have added each image that you included in the Photogrid for your first room. Click “Save” After you have saved the Glideshow, you can then edit individual photos within the Glideshow. Click anywhere on each photo to reveal editing options. . 6. Make Glideshow Captions for Each Image in Your Glideshow After you have saved your Glideshow, you will add detailed captons to each image. Scroll up to reveal a blank text box. Click on the “+” icon and select the “Text” option This is where you will include your discussion and analysis of each image in your Glideshow. Click “Save” 7. Repeat Steps 4-6 until you have created three rooms in your museum. As you work on your project, periodically click “Preview” at the top of the web-builder to see how things are looking. Then make changes as needed. 8. Make a Share Link Select “Share” at the top of the page in the web-builder. Select “Publish and share link” Fill out the information for each prompt. Confirm the title for your project. Include photo credits using the list you created for Step 4. Under “Pick a category,” select “Education. Toggle off the “Get noticed” option. Select “Copy Link” and save this in a separate location. At the end of the semester, you will submit this link to the Final Project Submission discussion, in Canvas Note: be sure to “update” your link any time you make changes!! When sharing the link for your final project, make sure you have saved any changes and update your page before copying and sharing the link. If you don’t update, I can’t see your work! Click on “Share” > “publish and share” > and “update link”.