This document provides information about Dr. Mason's Web Design Using FrontPage course at Eleanor Roosevelt High School for the 2011-2012 school year. The course will teach students how to use Microsoft FrontPage software to design and publish web pages and sites. Students will learn skills like planning web pages, using tables and images, creating hyperlinks, and adhering to copyright guidelines. To succeed, students must regularly attend class with required materials, complete all assignments, and earn at least 70% on assessments, classwork, and homework, which will be recorded in a binder. Patience with technology is also advised.

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School Year 2011 - 2012
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Dr. Mason’s Syllabus for Web
page Design USING FRONTPAGE
Course Description
• Students will demonstrate a • tLearn e n t b e n e f i t s
S u d teamwork Introduction to Web Page
sound understanding of the Design Using Microsoft
nature and operation of com- • Make decisions on the appear- FrontPage is an introduc-
ance and content of web pages tory course to the fast
puter hardware and the Micro-
and web sites growing industry of Web
soft FrontPage Environment. site design and develop-
• Students will use Microsoft • Develop web design and ment. This course will
provide students with an
FrontPage software to enhance graphic design skills
introduction to the Web
creative expression and pro-
duce multimedia web sites. • Develop organizational skills site development process.
Students will learn to use
• Students will obtain information • Enjoy creativity Microsoft FrontPage to
design and publish Web
from a variety of sources and pages and sites. Through-
media to use in FrontPage web out this course, students
pages and web sites. will be encouraged to use
the Internet to aid in the
learning process.
Course competencies
• Identify different types of web sites
• Use a variety of software in web
and URLs multimedia elements in a web site
site development including Micro-
• Describe web design career paths soft FrontPage, Photoshop, Micro- • Create links to external locations
soft Word, and Microsoft Paint
• Use FrontPage to create web • Create hyperlinks between Web
pages and web sites • Edit and update an existing web pages on the same web site or
page using web design software folder
• Create pages that contain tables
• Use images from different sources • Create, crop, and resize graphics
• Plan and storyboard a web page with appropriate file formats on a
and web site web page and web site • Create links to other types of docu-
ments and files (i.e. PDF, Word &
• Use the Internet as a resource for • Use image editing software to get PowerPoint documents etc.)
or change the properties of an
gathering information
image
ERHS Mission: Meeting
• Understand and use copyright and the challenges of a
fair use guidelines • Use a template to create a web
page and web site changing world by creat-
• Understand and use netiquette
• Use web-safe colors ing a community of car-
• Identify and apply principles of ing, life-long learners.
good web site design • Use hyperlinks, graphics, and

2. Grading Policy
To achieve success in Web Page Design Usin
g FrontPage, students must attend
class daily, take their assigned seats prior to the
late bell and stay on task throughout
the class period. A student’s final grade will
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT be based on the following weighted
HIGH SCHOOL factors:
7601 Hanover Parkway
Greenbelt, MD 20770 Class Work
60%
Phone: 301-513-5400 - Ext 2258 Homework
Fax: 301-614-3446
10%
E-mail: donna2.mason@pgcps.org Assessment
30%
Dr. D. Mason Total 100%
Business Education Teacher
ERHS Webmaster
Letter grade equivalents for all classes are as follow
s:
A = 90 – 100%
B = 80 – 89 %
ign
C = 70 – 79% Web Page Des
ge
D = 60 – 69%
Using FrontPa
E = 0 – 59%
DR. MASON’S RULES
You are expected to:
Tips for Success in the Web Page Design Class
• Attend class regularly, arrive on time, You may be thinking, “I am no fore, if you want to succeed, you Keep track of your work. You must
and be in your seat when the bell rings computer whiz or geek! I don’t must attend class. But if you are not have a three-ring binder for this
know how to do all that fancy com- here, you will not complete your class. Please put all worksheets in
• Begin warm-ups promptly and quickly
puter stuff.” That’s okay! The projects on time. your binder as you receive them.
• Have your own work materials (pen, purpose of this course is for you to
pencil, flash drive and notebook) learn how to web pages and web
sites using a computer. So, don’t Keep all of your handouts! You do Be patient. Computers will some-
• Raise your hand to ask or answer start off discouraged because you not have a textbook for many of the times do mean things, like shut
questions don’t know enough. You’ll learn. applications in class, so NEVER down or quit working at the worst
throw away instructions on how to do time. Take it with a grain of salt and
• Be polite, courteous and respectful to One thing to remember is this: A
something. You may need to use don’t let it get you down. Save work
the teacher, fellow classmates and computer class requires using frequently to avoid major problems.
the instructions again! You will also
classroom guests computers in class (that is why it is
receive a notebook grade.
called a computer class). There-
• Abide by student rules at all times (wear
school ID; do not bring electronic de-
vices to class and do not eat or drink in
class) THINGS YOU’LL NEED
FOR THIS CLASS
• Take good care of computer/technology
equipment ♦ Notebook
♦ Notebook paper
♦ Flash Drive
♦ Pencils
♦ Pens