This course is designed to give students web design skills in order that they can produce award winning educational Web Sites. The skills required for award winning sites are: proficiency in web design software (such as Dreamweaver); ability to write research for the web; knowledge of intellectual honesty and citing sources; and, most crucial of all, Project Management. Project Management is the ability to remain focused on the "big picture" and to stay on task in order to meet deadlines.
Students will be evaluated on participation, timeliness in turning in assignments, maintenance of weekly goal sheets, meeting weekly goals, weekly presentations, and a final presentation of an award winning Web Site.
The first day of each week your team will spend ten minutes goal planning. You will list the goals for the week and the individual assignments that will allow you to meet your goals. These goal- planning sheets will be placed on or by your team's computers and your coaches will monitor whether or not you are meeting your goals.
Week 1 |
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T |
What is an Educational Web Site?
Intro to the TTQ Rubric
Students judge past sites using Rubric
Introduction to Digital Images
Students take pictures of each other and manipulate according to the Rubric
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W |
Dreamweaver Basics: Intro to
- Dreamweaver Environment
- Floating Palettes
- Views
- Previewing in a Browser
- Viewing and Managing HTML Code
DUE: Basic Web Page example at end of class
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TH |
Designing a Web Site
- Define a Site
- Working with the Site Window
- Working with Text
- Working with Links
- Working with Images
- Working with Tables
Presentation/Follow along/Handout for future use
DUE: A Site is Defined at End of Class |
F |
Citation Game: Intellectual Honesty
Topic (decided in LA component) DUE
Outline/FLOW Chart DUE at end of class
Question: Is there enough info available in hardcopy and online for your topic?
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Week 2 |
Question: Does your Topic Represent a TRUE Educational Web Site? |
M |
Templates
Forming templates for your site: Focus on background color and fonts that fit your topic and audience. |
T |
Team Collaboration
Individual Assignments to meet the Weekly Goals |
W |
Template DUE end of class
Bibliography DUE (create a Reference page and insert sources found in LA component) |
TH |
Presentation of Template and Topic findings to date: 5 Subtopic Pages DUE |
Week 3 |
Question: Are you citing your sources WITHIN your text? |
M |
Team's Weekly Goals Established |
T |
Team Collaboration: meet your tasks
Did you Define Yours Site properly? |
W |
Research from LA placed in Web Pages DUE
Updated Bibliography Page DUE
Interactivity IDEAS DUE |
TH |
Team Presentations: Coaches use Rubric to Score |
Week 4 |
Don't forget to check your links! |
T |
Team's Week Goals Established
Team Collaboration to meet goals/tasks |
W |
Team Collaboration to meet goals/tasks
Research from LA DUE in web pages
Updated Bibliography DUE |
TH |
Presentations: Peers use Rubric to Score
Is your team's site meeting all the items on the Rubric? |
Week 5 |
Interactivities well underway? |
M |
Team's Week Goals Established
Team Collaboration to meet goals/tasks |
T |
Team Collaboration to meet goals/tasks |
W |
Team Collaboration to meet goals/tasks
Final Questionnaire DUE |
TH |
All Web Pages Due (95%) |
F |
Finalize Reference & Permissions List, Questions DUE
Presentations with Rubric Scores |
Week 6 |
SATURDAY & SUNDAY,
OPEN LAB, 10:00 - 2:00 |
M |
Complete all Pages, Revisions, Reference List, Citations, Permissions |
T |
Complete all Pages, Revisions, Reference List, Citations, Permissions |
W |
Complete all Pages, Revisions, Reference List, Citations, Permissions |
TH |
Complete & Submit PRESENTATIONS PM TTQ SUBMIT BY 9AM |
F |
ALL DUE, Last Day Post-Test, *Awards Ceremony 5:30 -7 DEADLINE |
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