1. You have just been elected Governor of the State of The Office of Tourism has just informed you that not enough people are visiting your state, and you must find a way to attract more visitors. You and your Public Relations Director are to create a presentation to display three outstanding features of the state. Follow the direction in this Public Relations Manual to complete your training

2. Use the following Internet resources to collect information about the state you selected: http://www.discoveramerica.com/ca/ http://www.refdesk.com/travusa1.html#usa http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/state.html http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/ http://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/50states.htm http://www.discoveramerica.com/ca/ http://www.refdesk.com/travusa1.html#usa http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/state.html http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/ http://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/50states.htm

3. You will be creating Three to Four items in order to Advertise the Three outstanding features of your State Pamphlet-using Microsoft Publisher Poster using Microsort Publisher or GLOGSTER.com or Pixart A Commercial Advertising using a Web 2.0 Tool http://www.xtranormal.com http://goanimate.com http://annimoto.com http://www.fluxtime.com/animate.php Note: you can select your own animation software these are some suggestions

4. Rubric Poster Project (Photoshop- for DGA) ProcessBelow AverageSatisfactoryExcellent Photoshop Document 1. 5 special Attractions1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 2. Name of State listed ( TITLE)1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 3. Well thought out design( Not crowded) 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 4. Resources cited appropriately1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 5. Copyright and student name on poster1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 6. Spelling and Grammar has been checked 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 7. Use of Layers, named appropriately1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 8. Saved as PSD and JPG/Gif1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 9. Size of Document is 11X141,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 10. Overall attractiveness1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 11. Format: Portrait1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10

5. Rubric Poster Project (Glogster, Pixart or Publisher) ProcessBelow AverageSatisfactoryExcellent Glogster, Pixart, Publisher 1. 5 special Attractions1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 2. Name of State listed ( TITLE)1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 3. Well thought out design( Not crowded) 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 4. Resources cited appropriately1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 5. Copyright and student name on poster1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 6. Spelling and Grammar has been checked 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 7. Added features of program present- such as Font, Color or interaction 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 8. Uploaded to Teacher’s Knomi page- or shared through e-mail 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 9. Overall attractiveness1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 10. Format: Portrait1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10

6. Rubric Pamphlet-using Microsoft Publisher ProcessBelow AverageSatisfactoryExcellent Publisher Document 1. 5 special Attractions1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 2. Name of State listed ( TITLE)1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 3. Well thought out design( Not crowded) 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 4. Resources cited appropriately1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 5. Copyright and student name on back1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 6. Spelling and Grammar has been checked 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 7. All pages have information that is1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 8. Uploaded to Teacher’s Knomi page- or shared through e-mail 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 9. Overall attractiveness1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 10. Pictures and text are appropriate1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10

7. Rubric Web 2.0 Tool : Video ProcessBelow AverageSatisfactoryExcellent Video 1. 2 special attractions mentioned1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 2. Benefits of visiting these attractions 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 3. Name of State discussed1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 4. Well thought out order of video1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 5. Your name stated in video ( who you are) 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 6. Dialogue makes sense (conversational)1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 7. Pictures or backgrounds match attractions 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 8. Link uploaded to Knomi, emailed or shared with teacher 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 9. Overall attractiveness1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 10. Pictures and text are appropriate1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10 11. Credits for cites sourced at end of video 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10

8. Online video programs http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:video http://www.xtranormal.com http://goanimate.com http://annimoto.com http://www.fluxtime.com/animate.php