Syllabus Fall 2008

Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Workshop | Class 4 | Class 5

Goal

This term you will form teams to create a simple informational website with links, images and basic styling. You will acquire these skills along the way:

• ability to use (X)HTML to create compliant web site
• ability to use basic CSS to apply simple styles to the web content
• ability to do basic image processing to appropriately size images
• ability to use text editor and Dreamweaver to develop and edit the site
• ability to test your web site for compliance
• ability to transfer your site to a web server

You will also become comfortable with these areas of knowledge:

• Basic concept of how web servers work
• Basic modern terminology of web technology
• HTML and CSS languages including how to use common references
• Introduction to Information Design and navigation
• Introductions to good practices for web development

Assessment

You will be graded both on your web site and your familiarity with the material. Your website will be graded on both content and style. An extra credit project will be available.

Knowledge of Terminology and Concepts	10%
Content: Depth of coverage of subject	10%
Content: Clarity of expression	10%
Site: Appropriate usage of tags	25%
Site: Attractiveness and Order	10%
Site: Organization of file structure	10%
Site: Clarity of Navigation	25%
	100%

Lesson Plan

Class 1 (Oct 11)

• Introductions
• Overview of the Web Today
  • Brief History
  • Server Concepts
• Basic Terminology
• Hands on: Create a web page using Notepad and basic HTML
  • Web page structure
  • HTML
  • Display in browser
• Questions / Review / Comments

Homework after Class 1-1

• Review Chapter 1.
• Read chapters 2, 3, 5, 6.
• Pay particular attention to pages 36 - 37!
• Browse the web for good and bad examples. Create a web page with these examples in a list (use <ol> or <ul>) and bring this file to class on your usb drive.

Class 2 (Oct 18)

• Advanced HTML Review
• Beginning CSS Review
• Introduce Term Project
• Critique some sites together
• More terminology
• Questions / Review / Comments

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Class 3 (Oct 25)

• Introduction to Image Editing
• CSS in more detail
• Discuss Term Project
• Questions / Review / Comments

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Workshop (Saturday class - Nov 3?)

• Introduction to Dreamweaver
• Web Server Access / FTP etc
• Work on Term Project / class review
• Tables and Rollovers as time permits
• Questions / Review / Comments

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Class 4 (Nov 8)

• Tools, Testing and Compliance
• Review Tables and Rollovers
• Questions / Review / Comments

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Class 5 (Nov 15)

• In class review of projects
• Questions
• Teacher Assessment forms

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