Email response sent back to students after they had submitted their tutorial proposals.

Here are some considerations when 'designing' your tutorial

1.

K.I.S.S.
Keep it Super Simple. Ideally, a 3-step tutorial works well for the class website pages because it will fit on one/your page and succinctly inform your audience in an easily digestible format. If your original idea is large and needs more than 3 steps to explain (i.e. How to Rule the Universe), you might consider breaking it down into a smaller component of the original idea, (i.e. 3 Steps to a Better Planet or How to Weed a Backyard Garden) Remember, attention span on the web is... what was I saying?

2.

Format
Give it an intriguing TITLE.
SUMMARIZE what you are about to guide them through and why you are the ultimate source of this knowledge to be shared.
NUMBER THE STEPS for clarity.

3.

 Visualize the visuals
The next step of this project will be to illustrate your tutorial with photographs or drawings or screen grabs. One image per step would be ideal if it helps to clarify your words. The written word has the ultimate power to inform, add a strong visual and your information comes alive. Write the tutorial first, we'll talk in class about how to gather images to enhance it next.

Please don't hesitate to ask questions if any of this is unclear, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

See you in class, Jeannene