Multimedia Magazine Curriculum

After what seems like ages of putting this off for more urgent matters, I have finally finished a workable version of this curriculum. This is the flowchart for the class, in its most basic form:


The curriculum itself is as follows, but the supplemental introduction piece, I will post separately.

Phase One
Day One: (1 hour)
*Introductions and Icebreaker (15 minutes)
*Brainstorm session about media that we use (15 minutes)
*Brief presentation about the effects of media (15 minutes)
*Brainstorming adjustment and what we want to get out of this (15 minutes)
Day Two: (1 hour)
*Icebreaker (10 minutes)
*Discussion about youth representation in media (45 minutes)
*Discuss assignment (find one website that has something that you want to include in the media forum) (5 minutes)
Day Three: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Share websites that we found (30 minutes)
*Brainstorm ways to use them (20 minutes)
Day Four: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Dreamweaver boot camp 1 (50 minutes)
Day Five: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Dreamweaver boot camp part 2 (50 minutes)
Day Six: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Discussion about site CONTENT (50 minutes)
Day Seven: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Planning Session: What do we still need to learn?
Days Eight, Nine, Ten: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Additional Trainings (50 minutes)

Phase Two
Day One: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Planning Session: Roles and responsibilities (50 minutes)
Days Two, Three, and Four: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Work Day: Creating template for site and its content (50 minutes)
Day Five: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Brainstorming what is working and timeline (35 minutes)
*Next steps (15 minutes)
Days Six-Nine: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Working as team on site, preparing for launch
Day Ten: (2 hours)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Setting maintenance schedule and goals for distribution (40 minutes)
*Feedback (10 minutes)
*Launch celebration (60 minutes)

Phase Three
Day One: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Distribution Action Plan (50 minutes)
Day Two: (1 hour)
*In house workshop on how to use the multimedia magazine
Days Three-Six: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Enacting distribution plan (50 minutes)
Days Six-Nine: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Continue distribution plan (25 minutes)
*Maintain magazine (25 minutes)
Day Ten: (1 hour)
*Check In (10 minutes)
*Brainstorm sustainability (50 minutes)

*This syllabus is subject to and open to change as the direction of the program is meant to be designed by its participants.