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Status: Week of 6/19/00
Internal testing of Freeway Story this week. Governors materials should wrap up this week also. Internal testing of Flint Strike materials begin testing. Final push for end of month completion of all materials.

Status: Week of 6/5/00
Audio recording for Freeway Story complete. Biographies of Governors near completion. Assembly of Flint Strike materials near completion. Assembly of final educatory materials begins this week.

Status: Week of 5/22/00
Audio recording for Freeway Story continues. Biographies of Governors in production. Assembly of Flint Strike materials near completion.

Status: Week of 5/8/00
Freeway Story is online. Internal testing and beginning. Biographies of Governors in production. Writing of Flint Strike materials near completion.

Status: Week of 4/24/00
Freeway Story is nearing completion. Audio to be recorded this week. Biographies of Governors in production. Writing of Flint Strike materials continues.

Status: Week of 4/10/00
Two version of EWW Bio now online. Internal testing continues. Freeway Story is still being assembled. Biographies of Govenors beginning. Evaluation of YBTJ and CDV Notebook complete and went very well!

Status: Week of 3/20/00
Assembly of Elizabeth Whitney Williams complete. Internal testing. Freeway Story is still being assembled. New biographies begin. Teaser of Flint Strike online. Preparing for evaluation of YBTJ and CDV Notebook next week.

Status: Week of 3/6/00
Assembly of Elizabeth Whitney Williams is wrapping up. Apha version is online with no audio or animation. Freeway Story is being assembled. New biographies begin.

Status: Week of 2/28/00
Assembly of Elizabeth Whitney Williams continues with incorporation of sound and animation. Flint Strike material is in preparation. Writing of unit begins. Primary resources gathered.

Status: Week of 2/21/00
Assembly of Elizabeth Whitney Williams continues. Location of classroom testing established and arranged. Material for Flint Stike unit is discussed and designed.

Status: Week of 2/14/00
You Be The Judge is ready for classroom testing. Green Gold initial internal testing complete. Reworking of The Common Good complete. Will be tested by classroom first. Artork for first biography, Elizabeth Whitney Williams complete. Assembly of bio going well.

Status: Week of 1/31/00
You Be The Judge continues some reworking. Green Gold initial internal testing continues. Reworking of The Common Good continues. Artork for first biography, Elizabeth Whitney Williams is nearing completion.

Status: Week of 1/17/00
You Be The Judge is being reworked a bit after some very good suggestions by our advisory group. Mostly grammar corrections. Green Gold initial internal testing beginning. Assembly of The Common Good complete. Some initial comments by advisors will make us rework parts of it for easier use by younger viewers.

Status: Week of 1/10/00
You Be The Judge has received nice comments from those who have seen it! Green Gold assebmbly is wrapping up. Vocals for GG complete. Assembly of The Common Good nearing completion.

Status: Week of 11/24/99
You Be The Judge is online and ready for real-world testing. Green Gold assebmbly is almost complete. Assembly of The Common Good continues.

Status: Week of 11/8/99
Testing begins on You Be The Judge. Green Gold assebmbly. Artwork for The Common Good complete. Assembly beginning.

Status: Week of 10/17/99
Finishing Early Elementary materials. Re-recording audio for You Be The Judge. Green Gold scanning/cleanup continues. Artwork for The Common Good almost complete.

Status: Week of 8/16/99
Most of Early Elementary materials are now written. Audio/voice recording for You Be The Judge continues. Green Gold artwork is complete, with scanning/cleanup started. Artwork for The Common Good begins this week.

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Status: Week of 8/30/99
Audio/voice recording for You Be The Judge wrapping up. Internal testing beginning this week. Starting artwork for The Common Good. Also assembling information gathered about the Flint Strike this week.

Status: Week of 8/9/99
Wrapping up writing of Early Elementary materials. Audio/voice recording for You Be The Judge began. The Common Good is researched in Detroit with interview and info gathering. Biographies started.

Status: Week of 8/2/99
Assembly of You Be The Judge continues. The Common Good is to be researched in Detroit next week. Biography subjects chosen. Research for Flint stories continues.