At this point I have completed the majority of my Ebonics web site tutorial. After much concern about being able to find adequate multimedia resources for my project, Dr. Rubba directed me towards some promising resources as well reminded me that I could use my own Macintosh computer to record sounds. I have now collected and incorporated resources from books and sound recordings I made. I have also completed the initial framework and lay out of the actual web page and am actively in the process of adding content. As of yet I have not run into too many computer related problems and predict that I should be able to incorporate all of my resources into the web site. One issue of concern that I have though is having enough time to test out the web site on a Windows platform before the project Faire. Although I initially had wanted to check out the Apple Powerbook from Media Distribution Services I found out it was not available until the day of the Faire. Thus, I decided to go with a Dell notebook computer since it was available to check out the day before the Faire giving me adequate time to load the web site onto the computer and try to iron out any last minute computer kinks. I do not predict any problems to occur with the .html text or images but I am a bit concerned about the audio and video resources working correctly on the PC notebook since Macs and PC's utilize different programs to process these types of files.

My project will be displayed on a Dell notebook computer. Given the time pressure for completing this project I will not attempt to utilize any other type of display resources other than the note book computer (i.e. a combination poster session type display plus the web tutorial on the lab top). Since the web tutorial will be contained on either a CD or the computers hard drive I will not need any type of network connection. The only other item I will need to properly display my project is a table and a couple of chairs for the participants to sit and browse through the web site. Since quite a bit of the tutorial involve sound I may elect to bring a pair of headphones so that users will not be a distraction to other Faire participants.

I am using these books to get general knowledge on the Ebonics:

1) Dillard, J.L. Black English: Its History and Usage in the United States. New York; Random House. © 1972.

2) Fishman, J. Handbook of Language and Ethnic identity. New York; Oxford University Press. © 1999.

3) Keulen, J. Speech, Language, Learning, and the African-American Child. Boston; Allyn and Bacon. © 1998.

4) Perry, T. The Real Ebonics Debate. Boston: Beacon Press. © 1998

I am using these books for detail on grammatical rules and linguistic information in Ebonics.

1) Dillard, J.L. Lexicon of Black English. New York; The Seabury Press. © 1977.

2) Hall, W. Culture and Language: The Black American Experience. Washington, D.C.; Hemisphere Publishing Corp. © 1975.

3) Smitherman, G. Talkin and Testifyin: The language of Black America. Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company. © 1977.