space.template.Yearbook

=toc= =** Context **= Yearbooks are created by many schools around the world to record each academic year. Our school produces an annual Yearbook to celebrate the students, staff, events and achievements. It is produced by a team of staff with student input. There has been a development over the years from a ‘photo scrapbook’ to a more ‘magazine-like’ structure. The Yearbook is handed out at the end of year to all families in the school and also used as part of the prospectus package for potential parents and official organisations.

=** Challenge **= You need to design the Yearbook! As a class you need to consider the theme, the content that will be included and deadlines that need to be met in order for it to be printed in time. You will need layouts that can be used to assist teachers to complete their pages and you will need to write content for the pages. You need to cover key events from the year and include content from each subject area and/or class. It needs to be finished to a high standard as it is one of our marketing tools and will be seen by the entire community.

=** Area of Interaction **= Human Ingenuity -

Our learner profile focus for this unit is ‘Communicator’. Add a sentence below to show how you thin you will be a communicator in this unit.
 * Learner Profile focus **

This will be a shared unit with Language class; you will work on the planning and design in Technology class and the content in Language classes.
 * Inter-disciplinary Links **

Post your comments about the 2011 Yearbook here. Consider: - things you liked - examples of good design - examples of design that could be improved - good ideas for pages - pages that could be included this year - errors
 * Yearbook 2011 **

Many yearbooks have a theme. Should we have a theme for the 2012 yearbook? If so, what should it be? Look at these examples here and add your suggestions. Possible themes: We will allow the school community to vote on our ideas to see which is the most popular theme.
 * Theme **
 * o time

Complete the ‘posing the problem’ form. You need to explain why the yearbook is a relevant problem, who are the stakeholders.
 * Posing the Problem **

List your ideas here for the pages or items you think we should include in our Yearbook.
 * Contents – what pages do we need? **

There are a number of options for publishing our yearbook. Explore these and add your comments below. In Design Publisher Photoshop
 * Program – what should we use? **

X website has many examples of page design from a large number of yearbooks. Browse the examples and printscreen and annotate pages that you like. Detail what you think is effective about the design and/or how you think we could use this idea.
 * Good examples of design? **

Think of questions you want to ask your audience. Create a questionnaire or survey. Show me and then when it is approved ask your target audience. Ideas could include: pages to include, design, level of detail
 * Questionnaire / Survey **

As you complete your research, make sure you record your sources correctly. = =
 * Sources **