Directions

=Notes to Editors aka Directions=

Use the following guidelines when designing your element page and element card.

Element Information Page

 * 1) Work with your partner to choose one of the available elements on the Moodle Choice Activity. Only one of you actually needs to choose the element. Be quick! Once an element is gone, its gone for good. We will be doing this on Tuesday January 6th!
 * 2) In a separate window open the Hydrogen Page so you have an example to follow.
 * 3) Log in with the username and password I give you. This is you and your partner's to use, so don't share it with anyone else!
 * 4) On your page replace all of the red text with the correct information. You must keep the fonts the same and they must be black. No colored text!
 * 5) Use [|WebElements] and the [|Periodic Table of Videos] to collect your information and resources.
 * 6) Add a YouTube Video from the Periodic Table of Videos using the Video Tool (the TV icon).
 * 7) The pages you use must be cited and linked to in your Sources section. Look at Hydrogen to see how I did it. Yours MUST look the same.
 * 8) Save and Save Often!

Element Card Construction

 * 1) Once you have completed your Element Information Page start working your Element Card.
 * 2) Download the Element Card Template from Moodle. Its a Keynote file.
 * 3) Add information for atomic number, symbol, full name, and average atomic mass. Fonts must stay the same and the text must be black so that we have continuity throughout our website.
 * 4) Use a Flickr Creative Commons search to find a picture for your element. Be smart about your search. Think about how your element is used according to the information on WebElements. Use that information to search for a picture.
 * 5) Save the picture to your computer and drag it into your Keynote slide. On your Element Information Page provide a link to exact webpage were you can find this picture just like I did for Hydrogen.
 * 6) Change the background of your slide to the correct color. Metals - "Aqua", Metalloids - "Flora", Nonmetals - "Lemon"
 * 7) Save your slide and export it to your desktop as a picture (File - Export - PNG - Next - Desktop - Export).

Adding Your Element Card to Your Page

 * 1) Click on your Element Information Page.
 * 2) Click Edit this Page.
 * 3) Click on the Picture tool and add your Element Card. You will not need to upload it. Just find it in the list and double click on it.
 * 4) Adjust its size so that its a little smaller. Click Text Editor and adjust its size so that it says **width="200" height="300"**.
 * 5) In the Sources section add the information for your picture from Flickr. See Hydrogen to view how I did it as a example.

Adding Your Element Card to the Main Page
I have to take care of this for the whole class, otherwise things get messy! When your element page is complete and your card has been uploaded and placed on your element page, let me know by posting a message on the Discussion Tab for the main Periodic Table page.