March 17 - March 22, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

Throughout Tuesday through Friday the majority of my work time was filled with trying to finish up the project and making any last finishing touches on our science presentation. On Tuesday I was unfortunately sick and had to leave school early, so I was not able to accomplish much except for practicing for our science presentation that Thursday. Wednesday of that week was a half day, so we didn't have any official work time for our projects, however our entire group stayed after school to practice our presentation.

Thursday and Friday I mainly worked on transferring our website from my own computer to the school computer so that it may be uploaded onto our DPs. Doing this consisted of making sure all the articles were in place, if all the links worked, inserting images into pages, as well writing the content for various webpages. By the end of the day Friday I was able to accomplish the bulk of what needed to be done, however I will be spending the remaining project work time on tweaking our website and uploading videos/flash components.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

Throughout this entire week Emily devoted her time to implementing music into all of her videos due to feedback from Spencer as well as the daunting task of uploading them onto YouTube. Emily utilized music courtesy of Dani Elfman in the videos, which I believe improves their overall quality. Emily also practiced for the presentation all throughout Tuesday as well as at home.

Chelsea's main focus of the week was finishing up her flash animation about microbes and preparing for the presentation. Like Emily, Chelsea practiced her part of the presentation on Tuesday at school and at home. By the end of the day Friday, Chelsea was almost finished with the flash, however needed to implement finishing touches.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other:

As a group we assisted each other throughout our presentation practices. We even stayed after school on Wednesday to practice it so that we would be successful on Thursday. Through the combined effort of our group our science presentation did prove to be a success and everyone performed well. In addition, while I was sick my group members helped me get informed about everything that I missed and what they were doing with their individual parts of the project.

Emily: Week of 3/15

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week I showed one of my videos to my teacher, and got the feedback, “add some music.” So, I went home and sifted through the iTunes store until I finally decided upon an instrumental song by Danny Elfman called Give ‘Em Hope. After applying this music to all of the movies (and changing their credits to include the song) they are ready to be uploaded to our website. This week we also presented out chemistry presentation to the class where we taught our peers about wetlands, their benefits, as well as a little bit of soil chemistry.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

This week Kathleen transferred our website over from her own computer to the school’s server and linked it to her DP! She spent the rest of her time updating sections we still needed to fill in (mission statement, etc.), tweaking pages, and checking to make sure all of our links worked. Chelsea continued to work on the flash piece for our website, and it’s looking great!

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other:

This week my group had to work together to put on a good presentation for our class. We stayed after school to practice, and were able to rock the presentation!

Chelsea-Work Log 18

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Week: March 16-20, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:
This week I worked on finishing the Flash and I had my science presentation. So far the flash is coming along pretty well. Flash isn't a program that I know very well but with the help of Saul and knowledge from past projects I'm doing pretty good. I am almost completely finished with it but I still need to finish up a few things on Monday. This week we also had our science presentation which was pretty good. We knew our information and we were able to explain about wetlands.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:
This week Emily worked on finalizing the videos and assisted with tweaking the website. She added music to the videos and then uploaded them to Youtube. She also prepared for the science presentation that we had on Thursday.

This week Kathleen put the finishing touches on website and published it to the web! She linked the website to her dp so that we could see it on the internet. She also prepared for our science presentation that we had on Thursday.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?
My partners and I have assisted each other in many ways. Over the past week we worked both individually and together to accomplish the most amount of work. We worked together to practice for our science presentation that we had on Thursday. This has been a great strategy for us because we have been either ahead or right on our projected schedule. At the end of the week we realized that we were pretty much done with our project so we were able to tweak our website and make little changes.

March 9 - 13, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week my group and I only got a total of about three days to work on our project because Thursday and Friday were devoted to camping in Julian. However from Monday to Wednesday I was able to accomplish all that I needed this week. I was able to finish our group's power point and other material for our science presentation. In addition, I took a break from our presentation and continued to upload articles as well as begin writing more articles for our website. I was able to upload all the articles for the conservation and chemistry page. I continued to do this throughout the weekend as well as tweak previous webpages.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

Monday to Wednesday, Emily was dedicated to finishing all the videos for our website, which she was able to accomplish by Wednesday. She is also planning to upload the videos onto YouTube soon so that they can be embedded onto our website. From Thursday to Friday, Emily was able to serenade us with her wonderful voice and guitar skills.

This week Chelsea continued to work on the flash components for our website which is no doubt a daunting task, as Flash is not exactly our group's best friend. However, she is making way and is about a third of the ways done with it, which I'm quite excited to see.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other:

This week we all worked on editing our power point as a group. I was able to create a "rough draft" of the presentation then as a group we looked it over and made corrections were necessary. In addition we worked together to see who would say which slides, making sure to evenly distribute talking time.

However, aiding each other was not just limited to the classroom. At William Heise Park in Julian, we were all able to help each other in some way or another; whether it be through comfort, body heat, or even a borrowed jacket.

Emily: Week of 3/9

Your Name: Emily
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Chelsea
Week of: March 9-13, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:
This week I finished all of the videos for our website. I made one on the overall topic of wetlands, one on swamps, one on marshes, and one on bogs and fens. This weekend I plan to upload them to YouTube so we can use the embedded codes for our website. I also helped divvy up the slides for our upcoming chemistry presentation. At the end of the week we all took a camping trip to Julian's William Heise Park.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:
This week Kathleen made the PowerPoint for our presentation that we will be doing this week. She also worked on uploading more articles to our website. This week Chelsea began work on the flash component that will be going up on our website. As she staed in her own blog posting, she is now about 1/3 of the way done.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?
This week we all worked together to revise our PowerPoint (that Kathleen had already made nearly flawlessly). We also continue to sit near each other in class in order to give assistance if needed.

Chelsea-Work Log 17

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Week: March 9-13, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:
This week I finished the articles for the website and I started working on the flash. So far, the flash is about 1/3 of the way done and I should be able to finish it by the end of next week. On Thursday and Friday we went camping at the William Heise County Park in Julian.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:
This week Emily worked on finishing the videos for the website. Now the total amount is four of five videos. Emily also went on the camping trip in Julian on Thursday and Friday.

This week Kathleen finished up the PowerPoint for our science presentation. She also continued to upload articles to the website. At the end of the week she went on the camping trip in Julian.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?
We continued to work individually to accomplish the most amount of work.
This technique has been working for us because we are able to finish a lot of work while being right on schedule. We sit near each other so we can be close if we need to ask questions or we just want to check in with each other. By sitting close we can help each other out as needed and complete our work.

Chelsea-Work Log 16

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Week: March 2-6, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:
This week I finished the articles for the website. I wrote an article about pollution and the article about conservation of wetlands. I also wrote about development can be stopped because of the land the builder wants to build on. There have been a lot of sites in San Diego County where projects have been cancelled or postponed because it may be a critical habitat. I also participated in an experiment that Andrew helped us with. We did two different experiments that were similar but used different methods. For both experiments we used a paper filter and activated charcoal to demonstrate how soil filters out pollutants. For the first experiment alternated layers of charcoal and filters then mixed the food coloring, which represented pollutants, in a beaker with water. As the water filtered through it became cleaner. With the other method for this experiment we put one filter on the beaker and then mixed the charcoal and food coloring in with the water. Then we poured the water through the filter and it removed a significant amount of the charcoal and food coloring.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:
This week Emily worked on finishing the videos for our website. She added in the videos and pictures that we got from the San Elijo Ecological Conservancy. She has completed three out of the four videos for our website. Emily also participated in the experiments and filmed the process so that we could document and even use for our website.
This week Kathleen continued to research soil chemistry and she also started to write the chemical articles. She created outlines for the articles she plans to write and she also worked on our science presentation. She began working on the PowerPoint this week and participated in the soil experiment.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?
This week we worked independently to accomplish the most amount of work. This technique has been working for us because we are able to complete a lot of work and be slightly ahead of our schedule. We sit at the same table so that we can be close to each other and if we need to ask questions or we just want to check in it is easy. By sitting close we can help each other out as needed and complete our work.

March 1 - March 6, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

My main focuses of this week were creating science/chemistry articles for our website and getting our group ready for our science presentation in the next couple of weeks.

On Monday, I created outlines for the science article(s) for our website so that I have organized and clear writing, and now exactly what to implement in the articles. At this time I also began to look for various images to go along with the writing. On Tuesday I began to write the articles and got nearly half of it finished. I also continued to look for images. Wednesday, our group had our meeting with Andrew and I took time to edit our outline and turn it in to Andrew. In addition, by the end of that day I finished the science articles. Thursday was a great group day for us, because we conducted an "activated charcoal" experiment. This lab was very useful for us to help us gain a better understanding of the filtering power of chemicals, because the charcoal (actually just pure carbon) represented the soil in wetlands. Friday, I was occupied by other urgent business that I had to attend to, so I was only able to work for an hour of the work time. However throughout that hour I began our power point presentation which I continued to work on throughout the weekend.

Here are samples of what our power point looks like so far:


2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

Emily's main focus for this week was movies, movies, movies! Throughout most of the week (Monday to Wednesday) Emily dedicated the majority of her time to creating the various short documentary films to put on our website. By Wednesday, She was able to finish two out of the four movies she was going to create, and got nearly halfway into the third movie. On Thursday she took a small break from her moving making to conduct a group lab and research about charcoal filters and their relation to wetland concepts. On Friday, Emily looked into microbes so that she will be well versed in the chemistry concepts for our future presentation.

Chelsea's week consisted of mainly working on finishing up her conservation articles as contributing to our future presentation. On Monday, Chelsea worked on pollution and development articles. Tuesday, she was finishing up her conservation articles as well as looking more into microbes so that she too would be well versed. By Wednesday, she was able to finish up the conservation and development articles as well as be a part of our meeting with Andrew. Thursday, in addition to being a part of the lab she wrote various quiz questions for our presentation.

On Friday Chelsea was unfortunately absent.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week:

This week was not only a week of working independently and pushing forward with our project, but there were many times that we were able to have more interaction with one another and aid each other. Creating our various quiz questions was a group effort and everyone contributed to it. Also, everyone played a key role in the lab we conducted with Andrew. This week was very productive and I'm glad to say we are still

Emily: Week Of 3/1

Week of: March 1st, 2009
Your Name: Emily Nuthall
Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week I continued work on the movies I’m making for our website. I have three out of the four movies complete, and I have materials for the fourth and final piece on my computer. This week my group also conducted an experiment involving a charcoal filter. We used a funnel, paper filter, and activated charcoal to mimic the layers of soil in a wetland, and poured colored water through it to see how it would remove the coloring. We filmed the process and plan to put it up on our website. We had yet another check in this week, and I’m glad to say we are still ahead of schedule.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

This week Chelsea and Kathleen did even more research on microbes and their role in soil. Kathleen even constructed articles for our website all about how these microns function. Next week we plan to re-do our experiment with actual soil, to see if it makes any difference. Kathleen also constructed our outline for the PowerPoint we will be presenting soon, and began creating the PowerPoint.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week:

Once again our ability to work independently has pushed our project along at a great pace. Being ahead of schedule will allow us to relax comfortably at our camping trip next week.

February 23 - March 1, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

For me this week mainly consisted of a lot of research, specifically about the chemical components of a wetland. Also, throughout all my research I was able to utilize and improve my own resource skills and the way in which I conduct my research.

On Monday, I finished uploading all of the plant profiles on the website within the wetland book webpage. I also went into research about the chemistry behind wetlands, but I was finding that I wasn't getting what I was looking for. Luckily, our group talked to Andrew and he steered us into the right direction. So on that day, I began to look deeper into microbes/microorganisms and learned/researched new vocabulary concepts such as "biodegradation". Throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, I continued my indepth research on microbes, researching about them in detail. I took copious notes about what microbes are, what they do, the chemistry within them, and the key role that they play in wetlands. I discovered that two different types of microbes, Anaerobic and aerobic are the bacteria that break down harmful chemicals and recycle them into nutrients for plants. These microbes undergo a series of chemical reactions, one needing oxygen, the other not.

Here's an image of some of the notes I took, I was able to compile about 5 pages of notes utilizing various internet sources.


By Thursday, I was able to finish my essential research about microbes and begin working on the outline for our power point. The main reason why I researched the chemistry aspect of wetlands was so that I can implement my knowledge into the presentation outline as well as inform my other group members about what I learned so that we may be ready for our chemistry presentation. By the end of the day Friday, I was able to finish the rough draft of our outline.

One of my goals for next week is to begin working on the different chemistry articles for the website, and throughout the weekend I was reviewing my notes so that I can begin writing by the beginning of next week.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATES accomplished this week:

Our entire group was busy with work as we are within the most rigorous points in our project, the half way mark.

Emily's work throughout this week mainly consisted of working on the different videos for our website. On Monday she continued to look up different pictures and videos, and by the end of the day she compiled enough for her to begin creating and editing videos. She also editted and revised her voice over scripts which will be the narration for the videos. Tuesday, she researched more images just in case so that she would have more than enough images and videos. In addition she looked into the wetland that we were going to visit this weekend, (which we did) and she finalized the scripts. Wednesday was a day of video experimentation for Emily. She tried using different video editing programs within our school computer, but by the end of the day they didn't fit well enough for Emily. Also, the computer had a few technical malfunctions. Luckily on Thursday, Emily brought in her beloved Mac and begin to crop, edit and compile videos for our informational videos. She continued on with this through Friday and some of the weekend.

Chelsea had some diversity in her week throughout this week, although she mainly focused on the various articles that she was writing. Monday, continued to write the articles that she began during the end of last week. She looked into research about vernal pools and how their habitat was saved through the halt of development in that area. This gave Chelsea an incentive to research and begin writing an article about how various types of development are stopped for the safety of different animal/plant habitat. She also briefly looked into creating the flash components, thinking about how to create them and developing outlines for them as well. Tuesday through Wednesday, Chelsea continued to research about vernal poles, write articles, conduct research and creating flash video outlines. She also finished her killer algae articles. On Thursday, she decided to look into microbes so that she can have information for the flash components, and by Friday she worked on articles about how to stop pollution in wetlands.

On a side note, we as a group went to the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve in Encinitas. There, we took a small hike on a trial, taking in the nature we say as well as taking pictures of the beautiful scenery.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partners ASSISTED each other:

Similar to the way we've been conducting our group work throughout this project, we assist each other through the way we work independently. The more work we get done individually, the more work is done as a group. However, even though we work on our own separate projects, we are close to each other so that we can communicate about what we're learning or if we need any help from one another. This week, Chelsea and I aided each other in our research, because she gave me different websites about microbes and I lent her my notes about them.

Emily: Week of 2/23

Week of: February 23, 2009
Your Name: Emily Nuthall
Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week I began to work on the creation of the videos for our website. On Monday and Tuesday I continued work on the writing/revising of the voice over scripts, as well as doing searches for pictures that I believed would go well with the voiceovers. I also utilized my time at home on these nights to access YouTube in order to find videos for the videos. On Wednesday I tried to start work on making the actual videos, but I found that my knowledge of the movie making programs on the school computers was not as
good as I thought it was. So, I decided to continue my work (the next day) on my MacBook, so I could use iMovie (which I know very well). After I made this decision on Wednesday I continued to plan out wetland visit for Sunday! I emailed a representative at the San Elijo Lagoon and learned about the trail that goes around the Lagoon. On Thursday I brought my computer to school, and began work in iMovie. This work continued over to Friday. I plan to have my videos uploaded to our website by the week of March 13th.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

This week Chelsea finished her article on the killer algae! It is now uploaded to our wonderful website (which is complete!). Kathleen began more in depth research about our chemistry aspect, and was later joined in this process by Chelsea. Kathleen has also completed a rough draft of the outline for our PowerPoint Presentation.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week:

This week has been no different from the rest. We were able to work individually in order to get as much work done as possible. Because of this we are still ahead of schedule.

Chelsea-Work Log 15

Your Name: Chelsea

Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily

Week: February 23-27, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week I finished the “killer” algae article and then began working on more articles. I started two new ones, one about the pollution of wetlands, and the other one about land development in critical habitats. I remembered that near my house there was a school set to be built on a plot of land but then they realized that there were vernal pools with fairy shrimp (an endangered species in San Diego) living in the pools. The school hasn’t been built because it was deemed a critical habitat. All throughout San Diego county there have been cases like that one. I also researched microbes so that I could have an idea of how to make the flash and know more information about the chemistry of wetlands.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

This week Emily finalized voice over scripts for the videos and she also started making the videos. During our work time earlier this week she started to work with Premiere and Movie Maker and found that she preferred iMovie on her computer. While at home she recorded the voice over for the videos. She also worked on finding pictures and videos and then began to make the movies.

This week Kathleen researched soil chemistry, more specifically microorganisms. She has created pages of notes about microorganisms, what they do, and how they work. She found out a lot of the science concepts and how microbes help wetlands. This week Kathleen also worked on the rough draft of our outline for our science presentation and today she finished the outline.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?

This week we worked independently to accomplish the most amount of work. This technique has been working for us because we are able to complete a lot of work and be slightly ahead of our schedule. We sit at the same table so that we can be close to each other and if we need to ask questions or we just want to check in it is easy. By sitting close we can help each other out as needed and complete our work.

February 18-22, 2009

1. What did you PERSONALLY accomplish this week:

This week was filled with much work and not only I but my entire group was productive. On Wednesday, I worked on uploading the different animal profiles onto the website. I also looked into how to use 'targeting link' in terms of iframe as well as the different html codes that go into it for better formatting in the section of the website. On Thursday, I finished creating the html book template for the animal and plant glossaries. I finished uploading all of the animal profiles and target link them to each corresponding link. Below is an image of the finished animal profile glossary book.

On Friday, I was actually absent for over an hour of work time due to a fieldtrip for ASB, so I wasn't able to accomplish all that I wanted that day. However, I did begin uploading the plant prfofiles. I just utilized the same template as the animal profiles page and uploaded the information for plants. Over the weekend I continued looking into soil chemistry and although I visited many websites I still feel as though I came out short. However, I did take notes on the information that seemed important and relevant to our topic.

2. What did your TEAMMATE(S) accomplish this week:

Throughout this week Emily mainly worked on various things and accomplised numerous things as well. On Wednesday, Emily created a list of the videos she is going to create for our website and referred back to the older list that she created beforehand and decided which ones she is really going to make. Once finished, she began to create narrative scripts for videos regarding the different types of wetlands and conducted any additional research to help her write. Thursday, Emily continued to write the scripts for the video and also complied more research and the different images she is going to use for the video. On Friday, she finished writing the narrative scripts for the different types of wetlands, but continued her search for images and other elements for the video such as music.

Chelsea, being the team player that she is accomplished her goals for this week. On Wednesday, she worked on an article specializing on the 'Killer Algae', a plant found in wetlands and its connection to conservation. She also continued her research about the conservation of wetlands and began to write outlines of the different articles she is going to write for that section. By Thursday, she accomplished writing the Killer Algae article and researched how different organizations/agencies contribute to the conservation of wetlands. Friday was very similar, Chelsea continued to research within those means and began to write one of her conservation artciles.

3. How did you and your partner(s) ASSIST each other:

Like most of the days we've worked together, we've mainly worked independently. However in that same sense by working and accomplishing our own goals we are accomplishing the goals of our whole group. By doing this we are working together to continue our fight for wetlands awareness and progress in our goal to understand what it means to go green.

Chelsea-Work Log 14

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Week: February 16-20, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:
This week I finalized the plant profiles and gave them to Kathleen so that she could start uploading them to the website. I also started researching the conservation of wetlands and writing the article about “killer” algae that is taking over the coasts of southern California. I worked on researching about conservation strategies and organizations and agencies that specialize in the conservation of wetlands. On Friday Emily Atkinson came to our class and spoke about MSCP, the Multiple Species Conservation Program, which is one of the agencies that I researched about. That presentation helped me understand MSCP a lot more. I also started to write more articles that will be on the website.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:
This week Emily finalized the animal profiles and sent them to Kathleen to begin uploading them to the website. After she finished the animal profiles she began to work on articles about the different types of wetlands. This week Emily also worked on writing the voice over scripts for the movies informational videos as well as finding pictures for the videos.

This week Kathleen worked on finalizing the template for the website. After she finished the website, she began uploading the animal profiles to the website. While she was putting in the animal profiles she also put in the images that went along with the profile. Along with inputting the profiles she also read a book about html so that she could figure our how to make the pages of the book flip and still have an index on the side.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week?
Through out this whole week we worked independently to accomplish the most amount of work. So far, this technique has been working in our favor and we are ahead of our projected schedule. If we continue at this rate we will finish our project ahead of time and be able to tweak it as needed.

Emily: Week Of Feb. 16th, 2009

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished this week:

This week, after finalizing the animal profiles and completing the articles about the different types of wetlands, I began to compile information for the informational videos that will eventually go up on our website. This included choosing what videos to make, writing scripts for the voice-overs, and finding pictures to accompany the voice overs. I was able to complete rough drafts for the voice overs for videos on what are wetlands, swamps, marshes, bogs, and fens. I also began finding pictures for each video.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished this week:

This week Chelsea finished up with the plant profiles, and began researching and writing articles about conservation. She keeps telling us about "killer algae", and I'm very excited to learn more. Kathleen began to upload stuff to our website this week. She was able to compile the necessary pages and iframes for the animal profiles, and has started to upload Chelsea's plant profiles.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other this week:

This week we continued to work independently to accomplish as much as possible. Because of this technique, we are ahead of schedule! This week we also had our second check in, so we could set new goals to replace all the ones we accomplished this past week.

Website UPLOADING!

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

During the past weekend I finished our final professional website layout (thank goodness). I also managed to created a different template, however there was a consensus from my group mates that we should go with the template that we have now. Today I gathered both the animal profiles and general wetland information articles from Emily and began uploading them to the website. So far I have already uploaded all the wetland profiles, including the types of wetlands, and I started to import the different animal profiles. Along with this I had to find corresponding images for the wetland articles.

Here's an image of our website with the already uploaded information!


Once I got home from school, I began to conduct research on the soil chemistry of wetlands. I looked into the different websites that Emily had gathered so that I too can be versed in the ways of soil chemistry.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Chelsea began to really delve into her research about the conservation of wetlands. She slightly began it last week, but today she went deeper into it looking into the various ways people can contribute to conserving wetlands along with preserving them.

Emily finalized both the animal profiles and wetland articles, looking over them to see if any corrections need to be made. Since she is finished with that, she continued her research of soil chemistry. She discovered about the role of pH within the soil of wetlands and its over-arching effect on the plant/animal life within the area.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partners ASSISTED each other today:

We aided in each other's process by working individually. In doing this we progress in our project, and we can make time for further work that requires us to work together in a more traditional sense. Today specifically, Emily helped me in finding useful websites for looking into soil chemistry.

Chelsea-Work Log 13

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today I officially started my research for wetland conservation. I sort of started researching last week on Friday because I researched the "Killer" Algae that has recently spread to southern California's coasts. Along with the "killer" algae I researched about what it means to conserve and different ways to conserve the wetlands.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
Kathleen began uploading information to our website! The template is now complete and information will now find its way to our website. Emily put the finishing touches on the animal profiles and gave them to Kathleen. She also continued to research soil chemistry for our chemistry portion of our project.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
We assisted each other by working individually to accomplish a lot of work. We sat close and spoke to each other to check in with each other or just ask a question.

Emily: 2/17

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

Today's Date: Feb. 17th, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I finalized the wetland information/types and animal profiles. They are now the first pieces of content to go up on our beautiful website (that Kathleen finished up over the weekend)! Afterwards I began to go more in depth with our research of soil and the organic chemistry that goes along with it. I found a lot of information on the pH of soil, and was thankful that we had just gone over pH in class. I also found a lot of interesting information on the contents of soil; dirt is filled with organic matter, air, water, as well as living organisms! The number of living organisms in one cup of soil is more than the number of people on the planet!

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Kathleen began uploading some content to our website, which gave her an opportunity to see how our information would look on our web page. Chelsea began research for the conservation article that will soon be uploaded to our website!

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

Once again, our ability to work as individuals multiplies the amount of work we can get through. We sit close together in order to occasionally bounce new ideas off each other, but for the most part we work on our own to accomplish personal goals.

Chelsea-Work Log 12

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Friday Feb 13, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today was my first day back to school. I met up with my group members and told them what I have been working on. I worked on researching for the other articles. One of the articles I’m going to write is about “killer” algae. This type of algae is an invasive species that originated in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Somehow (I’m still not completely sure) the “killer” algae started to grow of the coast of southern California. It is important that people know about this algae because once it starts growing it takes over killing everything. If people see what they think is the “killer” algae then they are advised to take a sample and contact someone like the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
Emily began to research about soil chemistry and its role in the wetlands. While Emily was researching, she found out that different wetland plants need a certain pH level in order to grow properly. Kathleen worked on our final website. So far, it looks really good and it is very apparent that Kathleen spent a lot of time learning how to use different tools to make the template.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
Today we assisted each other by working individually. We divided the work up so that we could each accomplish a small portion of the bigger project.

Chelsea-Work Log 12

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Friday Feb 13, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today was my first day back to school. I met up with my group members and told them what I have been working on. I worked on researching for the other articles. One of the articles I’m going to write is about “killer” algae. This type of algae is an invasive species that originated in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Somehow (I’m still not completely sure) the “killer” algae started to grow of the coast of southern California. It is important that people know about this algae because once it starts growing it takes over killing everything. If people see what they think is the “killer” algae then they are advised to take a sample and contact someone like the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
Emily began to research about soil chemistry and its role in the wetlands. While Emily was researching, she found out that different wetland plants need a certain pH level in order to grow properly. Kathleen worked on our final website. So far, it looks really good and it is very apparent that Kathleen spent a lot of time learning how to use different tools to make the template.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
Today we assisted each other by working individually. We divided the work up so that we could each accomplish a small portion of the bigger project.

Website Layout-ing: New Templates

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I utilized my work time at school by creating different template designs for our final website. Although I like the design I created yesterday, I thought it would be best to fully get out all of my different template ideas and see which one seems to be the best choice. Once again I used Photoshop as my main tool along with the various brushes that proved to be very useful in my creations. I started to create two different templates today, both however are still in the process of being designed. For one of the alternative templates I decided to implement a more simpler design, by just having the design element of the grass on the bottom, with a plane white background, no colored tables, and an iframe scroll bar. Below is a short example of what I started going for:
I also created the background image for the other template that I started today which can be seen here:

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Emily finished up writing about the different types of wetland habitats and began looking into the chemistry component behind wetlands. She conducted research about the type of soil chemistry within the different types of wetlands. Emily explained to the group how what she's researching is very relative to what we're learning in chemistry now. It turns out, different plants in wetlands need the soil to be a certain type of "pH" in order to survive, which is associated with acids and bases.

Chelsea was back at school today. (Yay!) She continued to work on her plant profiles, and I believe she is almost done. In addition, she looked into different ideas about what articles she will write next. It seems like she will most likely begin writing about the conservation of wetlands.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

We aided one another by inputting a lot of effort into the individual work that we are doing, and by doing this we are able to move forward as a group. Specifically today, Emily shared her knowledge with us, and we all discussed with one another our plans for the day.

Emily: 2/13

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

Today's Date: Feb. 12th, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I continued to work on my article concerning the different types of wetlands. I finished the piece with the information I got off of the EPA's website, and now I plan to gather more information and expand on the different sections. We also had out first check in, and it went great.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Kathleen began work on our REAL website! She also learned how to insert a iframe (I'm not to sure what that is exactly) but it enhances our layout a bunch! We also got in contact with our other partner, Chelsea, and she's still chugging away on her plant profiles!

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

As I've stated before, we work towards being more independent in order to get more done, and we are succeeding at it!

Chelsea-Work Log 11

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Thursday Feb 12, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today I worked on the plant profiles for our website. I also researched other article ideas for our website. I found a lot of information and I was thinking we could write articles about the different soil types and what they do. We could also write about how the wetlands are being destroyed by over development and pollution.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
Today Kathleen began to work on the actual website that will be published on the internet. Emily worked on articles about different wetlands.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
Today I was able to contact my group members via email because my internet was working again. I let them know what I have been working on and that I will be at school tomorrow.

Chelsea-Work Log 10

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today I continued to write the plant profiles for our website. I found out some more information about plants that are native to San Diego’s wetlands. I also started to research about the other articles to write about for our website.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
I’m not sure what Kathleen and Emily worked on today because I didn’t have internet today to email them. I’m guessing that Kathleen worked on our website and continued to take tutorials to learn more about Dreamweaver. Emily probably began researching other topics that we can write articles about for our website as well as familiarizing herself with Dreamweaver.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
Due to being ill and my internet not working, I didn’t really assist my group because I was not able to email them. I did however continue to work on the plant profiles and started researching about other articles to write about for our website. My group members the day before emailed me and let me know what else I could work on.

Emily: 2/12

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

Today's Date: Feb. 12th, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I continued to work on my article concerning the different types of wetlands. I finished the piece with the information I got off of the EPA's website, and now I plan to gather more information and expand on the different sections. We also had out first check in, and it went great.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Kathleen began work on our REAL website! She also learned how to insert a iframe (I'm not to sure what that is exactly) but it enhances our layout a bunch! We also got in contact with our other partner, Chelsea, and she's still chugging away on her plant profiles!

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

As I've stated before, we work towards being more independent in order to get more done, and we are succeeding at it!

Website Layout-ing; A New Phase and Look

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

My main goal of today was to really dive into creating the design template for our new website. Although our example website was good looking, I used images that were not mine in the template. So, I utilized a series of Photoshop brushes to create the design elements within the template. I actually had to download free types of brushes in order to create the right outlook. I based the layout on the previous, keeping all the same ideas for various elements (the navigation bar, text box, color scheme).

Below is the background image that I created for the website which is inspired by a photo of a wetland that I used in the previous layout.
Below is the actual template which include the navigation bar, text boxes, tables, as well as the grass design on the bottom.


2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Emily continued working on writing the articles for the different types of wetlands and is almost finished with them. She learned extensively about the different wetland habitats including certain characteristics, differences, and significance of each.

Chelsea was not at school today, however Emily and I received an email from her in the late afternoon informing us that she is finishing up the plant profiles.

Prior to meeting with Andrew for the check-in, Emily and I created a list of our accomplishments so far, what we plan to accomplish as a group next week, and which member is responsible for which task.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

During the meeting Emily and I collaborated with one another about how we've been doing so far in the project, and what our future goals are. We both equally talked with Andrew, about our group work and the individual jobs that we do. We fed off what each other was saying and our ideas progressed throughout the meeting.

Once again, by working individually on our own assignments, we are able to move forward with the project and even be somewhat ahead of schedule.

Website Layout-ing: Tutorials, Ap-Div Frustration, and a New Look

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I once again worked on our website. Compared to my early successes with making the website last week, this week hasn't been as triumphant. However, I was still able to accomplish a number of things. At school I continued to look up different options for creating a scroll bar within a table, or inserting an AP div into a table so that the text will be wrapped around it. The main problem and frustration with Ap-Divs is that the actual text box doesn't go over the table it is within, and the location of it changes depending on the resolution of a computer. I went on a massive internet tutorial search to see how to fix this problem, testing out different html codes, expanding my knowledge of code, and despite help from Emily, I was not able to find a solution. Luckily, at home I continued to look into the problem and got aid from my brother. From his own personal tutorial, I learned how to create an "iframe" using html coding and utilizing the different components of it.

Here is a sample of the section of the website that contains an iframe:
It may look simple, but getting to this point was quite complicated.

Also, I continued to work on the preliminary steps to creating our more professional website. Once I got home I was able to download different types of brushes to use for the design of the website, and I experimented with them a little.


2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Once again, Emily helped me with any of the complications in the website. Aside from that, she started to write a new set of articles for our website. She began to research and write about the different types of wetlands there are. This is a subject Emily is well versed in and she previously took notes on it so she was able to write a substantial amount.

Chelsea was home sick was again, and although I have not yet been in communication with her today I am quite sure that she is working on creating plant profiles and looking up images. If she were to be done with that today, her next step would be to start researching other articles to write to upload into our website.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other:

Emily and I definitely assisted one another by working aspects of the website together. She would look at different tutorials with me, conjure up suggestions, and provide opinions about the aesthetics of the website.

Although chelsea was not physically with us, she still aided our group move forward through her continuation of working on plant profiles.

Chelsea-Work Log 9

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Tuesday Feb 10, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Unfortunately I home sick again and not able to do as much work as I would have liked to. I have continued to work on plant profiles as well as collecting pictures of the plants I've written about. I emailed my group members so that I could get filled in on what we are doing and find out what else I can work on.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
After emailing my group members I found out that Emily finished up her animal profiles and started to find images. Kathleen worked on the website and looked at tutorials that will help with the website. Emily and Kathleen both began to work with Dreamweaver so that they could become familiar with the program.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
I assisted my group by emailing them to let them know that I was still sick but and to find out what I can work on from home.

Website Layout-ing: Dreamweaver Familiarization

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today was somewhat similar to yesterday, because I mainly spent my work time on various elements of our website. The server was luckily up and running by mid-fourth period through fifth period so I was able to use online resources to help me with the layout. I looked into the different components and actions of ap-divs, which are basically the text boxes that go over the image template that I created on Photoshop. I found that this application is much harder than it leads itself to be. However through this and aid from Emily, I was able to figure out a different method in which to insert text onto an image. I figured that you can create tables, insert background images to them, and then it would be able to have text over it.

Today I also worked on looking for new images and a slightly different design for our more improved website.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Emily finished researching and writing profiled for animals today. She also found all the corresponding images of the animals to add to our to be uploaded website. Once she was finished with that she joined me in becoming acquainted with Adobe Dreamweaver.

Chelsea was unfortunately sick once again. Luckily, she responded to my email from yesterday informing me that she was sick and couldn't work yesterday. However, she was a bit better today to continue conducting research on the different plants in wetlands.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partners ASSISTED each other today:

Emily and I definitely had some teamwork going for us today. Once she was finished doing animal profiles, she shared with me some of her knowledge of Dreamweaver. From some of the actions she did I was able to build from that and we figured out new and different ways in which to improve the website.

Emily: 2/9

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Your Partners Names: Kathleen and Chelsea

Today's Date: Feb. 9th, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I got three more animal profiles done, I was so close to reaching my goal! But the HTH server was down all day, and my internet access was faulty. When I couldn't get online to find more information, I helped Kathleen with the aesthetics of our website.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Kathleen continued familiarizing herself with the Adobe Dreamweaver application. She plans to get some help soon from her brother who has a lot of experience with the program. My other partner, Chelsea, was not in school today, so I am unsure as to what she worked on. 

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

As I stated before, I got to work with Kathleen on the aesthetics of our website. It's looking good! 

Website Lay-outing, Network Meltdown

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today wasn't as productive as any of the groups hoped today, because for over an hour the network was down. However, my group members and I were still able to progress in our project and we are still ahead of schedule in terms of our work load. My main focus of the day was to explore more into Dreamweaver and tweaking our website. Today I discovered numerous functions within the program, such as the different applications of "spry". I have not implemented any spry elements into our website, but its various functions will prove useful to the future. Another interesting application that I learned to appy today was how to insert a scroll bar within a template.

As I explained in previous work logs, the website I was working on was mainly a sample website where I can figure out the inner workings of the program, then create a more professional website. I was hoping to start recreating the new website and look into different tutorials; however, due to lack of internet access I was not able to begin these endeavors.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Emily continued what she was doing all of last week, which was finding information and creating profiles for various animals that reside in wetlands. She was almost finished with her list when suddenly the network went down. However, she will be finished with the profiles tomorrow and she will begin a new portion of the project.

Chelsea unfortunately wasn't present today. Emily and I didn't receive an email from her, so she may be very sick and not able to dedicate herself to work.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

Today was mainly filled with frustration because of the fact that we couldn't do as much work as we wanted to. But through our frustration, Emily and I were able to talk intelligently with one another and ease each other's frustration. For example I became upset because of a small detail of our web layout on Dreamweaver, but Emily reassured me that it was alright and I was able to move on and work on other things.

Website Layout-ing: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and a Nav. Bar!

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

My journey into creating our website has reached new heights today. I finished making any adjustments to the Photoshop of our layout, then figured out how to slice the images so that I can import them into Adobe Dreamweaver. One of my main accomplishments of the day was creating the navigation bar of our site, which is even better than what I pictured it to be when I drew out the design. A really important thing that I learned today, thanks to spencer (no thanks to internet tutorials...) was how to layer text on top of an image. This is definitely something that I've wanted to know for a while, and not only will I be able to utilize it for our website, but I will also use it for future web design projects. My process in creating our website has so far taught me quite a few things that I didn't know beforehand, and further developed my skills in graphic design.

Here is a sample of our website. Keep in mind that this is just a sample page, not our actual website. Once I figure out the mechanics of everything, I will recreate our website with a more updated design.


2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Emily is pretty far into her research of animals, and has so far already created 15 profiles. All throughout today she showed me the different types of animals she was studying and telling me a brief description about them. An interesting animal that she looked into was the tapir, which is curiously related to the rhino and horse. Unfortunately Chelsea was out sick today, however being the good team player that she is, she emailed both Emily and how she is going to continue work from home. She described that she was going to continue researching the numerous plant species in wetlands.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

Our independent work has allowed our group to progress smoothly in our project. We are definitely ahead of schedule by at least a couple of days. By working on our own individual portions of the project we are not only helping one another by sharing the information we learned but we also share the different skills we are gaining through the project. For example, Emily was wondering how I was creating the website and I was able to explain the different methods I used, which could prove to be helpful for her.

Chelsea-Work Log 8

Your Name: Chelsea
Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen & Emily
Day & Date: Friday Feb 6, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:
Today I was home sick but I continued to work on the plant articles. I finished two more articles about native San Diego plants.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:
Since I wasn’t at school today I’m not really sure what my group members worked on. Kathleen probably continued to work on the website and Emily probably continued to work on the animal profiles.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today?
I assisted my group mates by letting them know that I was at home sick but I would still work on the plant profiles.

Emily: 2/6

Your Name: Emily Nuthall

Partner’s Name(s): Kathleen and Chelsea

Day & Date: Feb 6, 2009

1. Briefly describe what you PERSONALLY accomplished today:

Today I continued working on the animal profiles for our website. I got a total of 5 and a half done today, bringing me to a total of 15 profiles. I'm nearing my goal of twenty- a goal I wish to reach tomorrow. I am enjoying my research greatly; it is helping me gain knowledge of new animals that I can use at Zoo Corps, the volunteer program I am involved in at the San Diego Zoo.

2. Briefly describe what your TEAMMATE(S) accomplished today:

Today Kathleen got more familiar with how Adobe Dreamweaver works, and managed to put together our navigation bar! It's looking great, and I'm really excited to see the final project. Chelsea was home sick today, but notified us via email that she was planning to continue her work on the plant profiles for our webpage.

3. Briefly describe how you and your partner(s) ASSISTED each other today:

Once again our independence helped us get far! Since we can each work individually we are able to get much more work done.