First Christian Academy
Computers and Technology Class, 2013.
sean@firstchristianacademy.com
Group Project 1: Print and deliver Bibles. Due September 25, 2013.
Summary: Your group works at a major publishing company that sees an opportunity to deliver the Bible to people. Your group has also decided to create an audiobook version of the Bible. Using the tools we’ve been learning about in class, your group will:
Create a shared Google drive document that all the group members will be able to access to include their progress along the way. We went over how to do this in class the day this project was assigned. Put each persons name in the document and some spaces so they can type in their updates.
Calculate how much it will cost to publish the Bibles and detail this information in the shared document and in a spreadsheet. You will be using Amazon’s self-publishing unit called Create Space. Visit this page and determine the costs of the project. https://www.createspace.com/Special/Help/Rights/servicepricing.jsp
You will get prices for Custom Publishing Solutions: “Custom Advanced.” Then you will also purchase “Kindle Conversion” and “Full Color Posters.”
Another part of the project will be to calculate cost to create the audiobook of the New Testament Bible. Use the internet to get an estimate of how many words are in the New Testament. Then calculate the total time of the audiobook (in other words, how many hours will the finished narration of the New Testament Bible end up lasting?). You will hire a narrator to read the Bible and will need to calculate how many hours narration that will entail. Go to this page to find the rate of speech for “Speech and listening” and then calculate how many hours the Bible would take. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_per_minute The narrator will be paid $215 per hour to read and the studio will cost $75 per hour to record it. How much will it cost for the entire Bible to be read and recorded? You (FCA student) will also be responsible for narrating one chapter from the Bible. Pick any single chapter from Genesis, Proverbs, Luke, John, or James and record it.
You will create advertising for your Bible, print and video. The print ad should have at least 2 original pictures on it, no more than four. Take the pictures with a phone or digital camera and import the picture to a computer. What to write? suggestion, go to Amazon or similar and look at some Bibles for sale. What do they list as the benefits of their particular product? The video should be 30 seconds long and can have either video or at least 5 still pictures displayed. It needs to be narrated by the video creator. Write the script (50-70 words will be to 30 seconds) and narrate it. This script will need to be turned in early in the project. You can use Windows movie maker or similar software to add voice over the video. Upload the finished video piece to Youtube at least two days prior to the project due date.
A website will be created. The website should have a main page, a details page, and an order form. Wordpress.com is a good start, you could also use sites.google.com The website should have pictures and look as nice as you can make it. Use a google form to have orders submitted (we’ll go over this in class one week during the project time). The video ad should be embedded in the website.
Orders will need to be shipped to customers. You can use UPS or USPS to ship your Bibles. Which one is most economical? For UPS pricing, click here and select ground shipping. For USPS pricing (priority, first class, or ‘media mail’), click here. Assume the book is 2 pounds. You’ll need to look at three sample shipments to get an idea of who has better pricing. Shipment one will go from Zip code 34653 to 19087. Shipment two will go from 34653 to 30301. Shipment three will go from 34653 to 90001. Include the cost for each individual shipment (both UPS and USPS) in your shared document, in the presentation, and share which shipping company you decided to use.
Create a spreadsheet that will show what it will cost to create/print and ship 100 Bibles, 1,000 Bibles, 10,000 Bibles, and 100,000 Bibles (use average shipping costs from your calculations). Create Space keeps 30% of all income made by selling through Amazon--this needs to be shown in your spreadsheet. On that same spreadsheet, how much income will be generated by selling 100, 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000 Bibles? Use formulas so that you can change the selling price and see the new results. If the calculations are not using formulas, the spreadsheet will not earn a good grade. If you’re confused as to what this means, please talk to me early in the project.
This project will take at least three hours of time from each group member. If you’re putting in less than that, don’t expect an excellent grade. Excellent work gets rewarded in many areas of life. Spend time early so you’re not caught by problems near the due date. I will have a help session via google hangouts during the project. You can meet virtually by using a Google Hangout if getting together outside of class is difficult. You don’t have to meet as a group outside of class.
Note on the project: In reality, you could only freely publish a Bible translation that is in the public domain. If you wanted to publish a current translation (NIV, NASB, The Message, etc.) you would need to pay royalties to another company.
First Christian Academy
Computers and Technology Class, 2013.
sean@firstchristianacademy.com
Assignment Sheet for Group Project 1: Print and deliver Bibles.
Each group member will sign up for a portion of the group project. Here are the various jobs. Write one person’s name on each line. You will be entirely responsible for that section of the assignment. The first four slots must be 7th or 8th graders. The last two slots are for 6th graders.
____________________________________ Within one week, I will be responsible for creating the shared Google drive document and sharing it will all group members via their email address. You will also be responsible for finding the costs from Create Space and also for calculating shipping costs. This information will be displayed on the shared document prior to our next class meeting (September 11, 2013). You will then be responsible for providing updates to Mr. Caldwell each week on progress on the project.
____________________________________ I will be responsible for creating the advertising for the project. I will take pictures with a camera, then create a print ad and create a video. Prior to September 11, 2013 I will have the wording for the print ad and a script for the video in the shared document. Then I will continue creating the ad and video for the following two weeks.
____________________________________ I will be responsible for creating the website as described on the assignment sheet. Prior to our next class meeting, September 11, 2013, I will have selected a place to create the website (wordpress or sites.google.com for example) and will have at least three paragraphs of ideas for text in the shared Google document. I will also find out how much it costs to buy a domain name (.com) and pay for a year of web hosting.
____________________________________ I will be responsible for calculating costs to create the audiobook of the New Testament prior to our next class meeting. This includes the number of words in the Bible, the average rate of narrated speech, and how many hours that would last in narrated speech (all due September 11, 2013). I will also narrate and record one chapter of the Bible from Genesis, Proverbs, Luke, John, or James prior to the next week (September 18, 2013). Then I will be responsible for creating the main spreadsheet that shows costs as well as income from the project at the various sales levels before September 18, 2013.
____________________________________ I will assist the student creating the advertising.
____________________________________ I will assist the student creating the website.
