INT 100 AU Wk 2 Fundamentals of IT & Literacy the Blog Design Plan Discussion

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read section 6.8 of Chapter 6: Mobile/Web Apps in Computing Technology for All. You should also review Intro to Blogging to learn more about blogging and blog customization as well as the instructions included for the Information Technology Blog Reflection in Week 5 to see how this assignment fits into your overall final project.

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Throughout this course, you will design and build a blog to demonstrate your knowledge of the field of information technology. You will complete discussions, interactive assignments, and assignments that will be added as posts to your blog. You are required to use Google’s website Blogger to create your blog for this course.

To begin this assignment, you will need to conduct research on blogs to gain a better understanding of blogging best practices. You must support your design decisions with examples from at least three tech-related blogs and at least three tutorials that teach about either general blog design or the features of Blogger. Evaluate the layouts of the blog examples that you find. Identify how each blog conveys information to its audience.

Your research should give you a very good idea on what your design could look like, however, if you still feel that you need additional guidance you may review the examples provided in the Blog DesignExamples listed below:

• My blog design and structure
• The blog design plan
• The blog design

To complete this assignment, you will describe the approach you will take to design your Information Technology Blog.

• Identify an audience for your blog and describe how your intended audience will impact your design choices.
• Discuss the design strategies and features that you found in your research that you would like to implement in your own blog design. Choose stylistic elements that you will use on your blog, including background image/color, color scheme, and fonts. Outline the labels that you will use to categorize posts.
• Create a basic wireframe diagram of the front page of your blog to illustrate your intended layout, including header, main text, sidebar, footer, and links to static pages, such as the required “About” page. To create your diagram, you can choose to use a graphics editing software (e.g., PowerPoint, Paint, Photoshop, etc.) or insert a photo of a hand-drawn sketch.

The Blog Design Plan

• Must be at least 300 words in length (not including title, diagram, and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three tech-related blogs and at least three tutorials that teach about either general blog design or the features of Blogger.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.