Project:
New York and Vienna
at the Turn of the Century
(1890 - 1910)

Project Participants:

Project Goal:
Students will produce a website together on the topic of New York and Vienna at the Turn of the Century (1890 - 1910).
The layout should be in the form of 2 newspapers based on those that existed at the time in each of the cities. Both newspapers should be bilingual, having an English and German version. Students should recognize in the realms of the project, the challenges and advantages of international cooperation through the web while learning about the historical, cultural and societal background of an English-speaking and German-speaking city.

Project Design:
Project participants will be assigned to project groups consisting of 1-2 Austrian students and 1-2 American students, whereby each group will work on a specific topic (coinciding with the kinds of topics that one would typically find in a newspaper). Students should work independently and coordinate their efforts via email. In each team, the Austrian students will handle Vienna and the American students New York, although everyone in the team is responsible for both subjects - meaning students may assist each other in acquiring photos, information, etc. Since each paper should have a German and English edition, the teams will translate for one another. The webpage should be creative with photograPMS, fonts, links, etc.
The final project will be presented in the form of a website designed by students. Students will be responsible for the design and content of their individual pages, including the proper function of links, etc.

        Topics:
                    architecture                  politics                      leisure time
                    music                           science                       everyday life
                    art                                technology                  sports
                    theater                          health                         famous people
                    literature                      fasion                         gossip

Time Frame:  (Twelve weeks off-and-on)
Step 1: Research article topics, obtain at least three sources to write articles
Step 2: Finish writing articles, send to partner groups via email
Step 3: Translate foreign articles into native language
Step 4: Exchange translations (in Word format)
Step 5: Collect photos for web page - photos should not be too large to cut down on loading time of pages (40 kb max)
Step 6: Choose Design and Layout for Web site
Step 7: Enter Information into Website
Step 8: Hand in Resource Information to be included into site
Step 9: Edit site, critique site, proof site
Step 10: Offer suggestions for possible "Easter Eggs"
Step 11: FINISHED!!!!! ENJOY!