Zines - Level 6 Sample Unit
Unit resources
Websites
At the time of publication the URLs (website addresses) cited were checked for
accuracy and appropriateness of content. However, due to the transient nature
of material placed on the Internet, their continuing accuracy cannot be
verified. Teachers are strongly advised to prepare their own indexes of sites
that are suitable and applicable to this unit of work, and to check these
addresses prior to allowing student access.
WARNING: Magazine and zine websites
Students must have access to magazine and zine sites to complete this unit.
However, online magazines, and e-zines are a broad category encompassing a
range of publications some of which may not be suitable for the school student
audience. It is most important that teachers research and carefully check each
site before allowing student access. It is also important to keep in mind that
electronic magazines and zines may change regularly and should be checked
regularly.
Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority
(http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/)
Express
Media (www.expressmedia.org.au)
Express Media contains the online magazine Voiceworks and links to a number of
sites dedicated to student writing.
Desktop publishing software
Word-processing software such as Microsoft Word may be used to insert text and
graphics and layout pages. However, dedicated software such as Microsoft
Publisher, Adobe InDesign and Quark XPress are specifically designed to enable
users to ‘assemble’ text and images on pages.
Web-writing software
Web-writing software must be available if students intend to publish an
intranet or Internet e-zine. Major websites and Internet service providers
offer assistance in creating websites using their own templates. The
disadvantage with these services is that files cannot be stored, edited and
tested in a development server before ‘going live’.
Web-writing software such as Macro media Dreamweaver and Sausage Software’s
Hot Dog Professional and Hot Dog Page Wizz are accessible to beginners for
entry-level web pages (see below).
HotDog
Web Editors (http://www.sausage.com/)
Provides web-writing templates, including Hot Dog Junior, designed for
beginners.
Macromedia
(http://www.macromedia.com/software)
Dreamweaver, web-writing software product from Macromedia.
Microsoft
FrontPage
(http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx)
Site licences may be available in government schools.
Teaching and learning resource
This
document provides information about teaching and learning strategies referred
to in the unit.
Assessment resource
This
document provides information about assessment strategies referred to in the
unit.
Student materials
Things I
like to see in a magazine (Doc - 216KB)
Picture
the zine (Doc - 187KB)
Zine
publishing planner (Doc - 196KB)
Using the student materials
The student and teachers support materials provided are designed to assist
teachers in guiding the learning process. These are available to download and
modify.
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