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Media and the Web - Course Assignments
New: W3M Final Assignment (joint assignment by Anna and Abed, posted Dec. 13, 2000. Due Jan. 10th, 2001)

• Sunday - November 26, 2000
• Monday - November 27, 2000 (due Thursday, Nov. 30):
  Abed:(e-mail answers, without attachments, and start the SUBJECT with "w3m:")
  - suggest a course theme (one short, attractive sentence)
  - how many people use the Internet in Palestine? in the Arab world? quote references.
  - list the best three Palestinian (pro Palestine) sites and summarize their content (two lines maximum for each)
  - list three of the worst sites against Palestine and coment on each (two lines maximum)
  - if your organization/institution has a website, list its address and also comment on it briefly
• Tuesday - November 28, 2000 (due Saturday, Dec. 1st):
  Abed:(e-mail answers, without attachments, and start the SUBJECT with "w3m:")
  - list three Palestinian, two Arab and one international mailing/distribution lists. Include a brief summary of what they are about, their address, frequency of posts ... etc
  - The Palestinian Information Clearinghouse is a joint effort and you will be coordinating the contribution from your own ministry/NGO. Summarize what types of info you can collect/edit/provide/need. What kind of resources (human and otherwise) are available at your workplace that can help in this effort and what kind of assistance you need?
  - visit two newspapers sites in two different contenents and report on their coverage of the situation in Palestine (list the URL of the paper and say on ___ date___, this newspaper ___ briefly___)
• Wednesday - November 29, 2000 (due Wednesday, Dec. 6th):
  Anna: Assignment 1 for module 3. E-mail answers to Anna
• Saturday - Dec. 2, 2000 (due: submit via evaluation form in class if possible, else due on Sunday Dec. 3):
  Abed:
  - Use search engines, or any other means, to find out which sites link to your site. If you don't have one yet, use one closest to your work
  - List the topmost 15-20 terms (keywords/phrases) related to the content of your web site. These are terms people will search for to find your site (or browse under subjects in directories)
  - What is the mission statement of your website (or the one you'd like to build)
  
• Monday - Dec. 4, 2000 (due: ongoing class project, cooperate via PIN Forum):
  Abed:
  - PCOC (Palestinian Culture and Outdoors Club) is an NGO whose mission is to strengthen the ties between Palestinians and their homeland. To this end, PCOC organizes trips, hikes and camps all over Palestine. Members receive a monthly newsletter with events, articles, ..etc. PCOC staff appear on talk shows and organize seminars and public lectures. The NGO has a library rich in related books, magazines, audio and video tapes and computer discs/DVDs.
  For the Diaspora Palestinians and interested tourists, PCOC arranges tour guides and host families in Palestine. PCOC is a dynamic, exciting, hard-working and serious group.
  You have been hired to establish a PCOC presence in cyberspace (the website: www.pcoc.org). Use the PIN forum to coordinate your efforts (as a group) to make this project successful and submit a prototype of the above-mentioned site.
• Tuesday - Dec. 5, 2000 (due: Sunday 10th. Submit via the evaluation/comments form):
  Abed:
  Here are the sub-categories we mentioned in class. We are trying to find around 20 (less is ok) that represent all kinds of topics that can come under fact sheets/articles/talking points/facts or points. Please pick the ones you think are best (even if they are not mentioned below. You can also suggest better terms).
  - Law/legal/judicial
  - PNA/government/politics
  - Economy
  - History
  - Jerusalem
  - Culture
  - Geography
  - Civil society
  - Democracy
  - Human rights
  - Public opinion
  - Children
  - Women
  - Settlements
  - Water
  - Education
  - Health
  - Occupation
  - Resistance/Intifada
  - Regional conflict
  - Palestine and Int'l community
  - Human resources
  - Infrastructure
  - Palestine-other
  
• Wednesday - Dec. 6, 2000 (due: Dec. 9th. Submit via e-mail):
  Anna Seif: Assignment # 2 for module 3

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