11. Basics ofWeb Design
• Website Design Projects are Student-Centered
• Teamwork is Essential
• Communication
• Base it around a PBL with real world problem
12. Basics ofWeb Design
• Content: essential vs excessive
• Layout: Easy to read? Too sparse? Cramped?
• Easy to Navigate: structure and organization
• Color Scheme: what emotional effect wanted?
• Typography: readable vs decorative
18. Digital Portfolio
• Home Page: Short Bio & Professional Pix
• Resume Page
• Work Sample Page
• Community Service Page
• Letters of Rec / Personal Statement Page*
• Contact Page
21. Digital Portfolio
TIME FRAME
• Introduce Project on Day 2 (Mid-August)
• DUE right after Labor Day: Home Page
• Due October 1: Resume & Contact Pages
• Due November 1: Work Sample Page (3 Items)
• Due December 1: Community Service Page
22. Digital Portfolio
LOGISTICS
• One class day a month to work on new page
• Majority of work on their own time
• Twice a semester: Peer Critique & GalleryWalk
• End of Spring semester: Update your Portfolio
• SubsequentYears: Update your Portfolio
23. Digital Portfolio
BENEFITS
• Start thinking of themselves as professionals
• Major Projects take on a bigger importance
• Document their accomplishments
• Gets them thinking & planning for future
• “You’re done with all your work?”
• “You don’t have anything to do?”
25. Community Event
• WHO: our school’s Girls Build L.A.Team (10 girls)
• OBJECTIVE: Identify positive local non-profit
organizations that help girls and promote them with 6
documentaries, culminating in a film festival / open house
where new teens can join these organizations.
• GOAL: Top three teams win scholarships
• KEY COMPONENT: design a website to promote event
29. Unit ReviewWebsite
• As students prepare for finals, have different small
groups create study guides for whole class to share
• Each team is an expert, and all teams can review
together
• Best of all, you can have these as resources for future
classes.
33. OtherWebsite Projects
• Promote Author/Artist
• Historical Biography
• Travel toAncient Country
• Start a Business
• School Club /Team
• Fix Community Problem
• Research a College
• FamilyTree
• Science Lab Report
• Class RecipeWebsite
• Promote a Zoo
• Key Events of a Decade
• Mini MathTutorials
• Any PowerPoint Assn
35. MakingWebsites
• Start with simple assignments; web design is the
rigorous part
• DevelopingTechnical & Collaborating Skills
• Learning Basic Design Elements
• Bonding with classmates through teamwork
• Becoming active community citizens!
36. Launching NewWebsite
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