How to have a great website

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Rules1. Entry Form – Must be signed by students and coach (not necessary for online submissions).

2. Abstract– No ore than 150 words that summarize the proposed future technology.

3. Description• Present Technology – Provide an overview of the present form of the technology.

• History – Research and describe the history of the technology from its inception.

• Future Technology – Describe the team's vision for what this technology will be like in 20 years.

3. Description (continued)

• Breakthroughs – Why doesn't this future technology exist today? What breakthroughs must occur to bring idea to fruition?

• Design Process – Describe three alternative ideas or features the team considered for this ExploraVision project.

• Consequences – Describe the potential positive and negative consequences of the new technology on society.

• Judging criteria

– Present technology (10 points) – History (10 points) – Future technology (20 points) – Breakthroughs (15 points) – Design process (10 points) – Consequences (10 points) – Bibliography (5 points) – Simulated web page graphics (20 points)

• Creativity, scientific accuracy, communication, and feasibility of vision

Paper Rules

-Double-spaced everything-1” margins-12-point font or larger-No names of anyone anywhere-Must have a bibliography- Can add footnotes

-Abstract must be less than 150 words

Website Tips

1.Less is more- Summarize and list your information

2.Consider having a slide show of your designs3.Create a timeline for your history page4.The more pictures with labels and less reading

the better5.You can have any five web pages you want. Do

you feel that you have to have a page for each of the categories. See the sample pages