2014+WEB+DESIGN



//Throughout the readings are Design Tips which will help as you create your web pages. Create a Google Presentation summarizing each Design Tip. Use one slide for each tip for easy reference. Design Tips will be discussed in class.//

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//The websites you use for school research do not need to meet every one of the evaluation criteria. However, the more of them a site does meet, the more likely it is to be a credible, authoritative resource and the less likely it will be questioned as a valid source.//====== //Still not sure if a site is credible? Apply these techniques for web site evaluation://


 * author name, accetable author credentials and a way to contact the author
 * clear statement of purpose or mission
 * accurate information (as measure by the citations for information on the site OR by what you already know about the topic OR by comparing it to information from an authoritative source)
 * up-to-date information

//**Evaluate these websites using the evaluation form linked below.**// [|www.nervousnellies.com] [|www.whirledbank.org] [|www.dhmo.org] [|www.sierraclub.org] [|http://www.whitehouse.net]

[|Evaluating Websites Form] Copy and paste form onto a Google Doc to be saved into your class folder

**__Thusday, August 27:__**

 * Reading Assignment: Pages 22 - 28**

Question to Answer: 1. Describe the following tools for creating Web sites and Web pages: HTML, XHTML, text, and HTML editors, WHYSIWYG editors, Web templates, and content management systems (CMS).

Complete your Design Tips presentation. We will discuss these Friday. = =

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**__Wednesday, August 26:__**

 * Reading Assignment: Pages 17 - 22**

Questions to Answer: 1. Identify the types of sites found on the Web. 2. What four elements should a Web site's content be evaluated on? 3. What is the good of many commercial Web sites? 4. Today, many popular search tools contain a search engine with a search directory. Describe the difference between a search engine and a search directory.


 * Assignment:**
 * 1.[| E-Commerce Web Sites]**

**__Tuesday, August 25:__**

 * Reading Assignment: Pages 10 - 16**

Questions to Answer: 1. What is an Internet service provider (ISP)? 2. Identify each element of the following URL (http://www.boston.com/news) 3. What does HTTP stand for and what is it?
 * http://
 * www.boston.com/
 * news

[|CLOUD COMPUTING and SOCIAL NETWORKING]


 * Reading Assignment: Pages 2 - 10**

Questions to Answer: 1. Describe the relationship between the Internet and the World Wide Web. 2. Summarize the influence of the Internet and the World Wide Web on: Give at least two examples of usage for each category.
 * Communication
 * Education
 * Entertainment & News
 * Business

1. What was the first browser to support hypertext, which meant it had hyperlinks that could be clicked on? 2. What is a browser emulator? 3. Click [|HERE] to answer to next questions:
 * Which web browser is most popular worldwide?
 * In 2009 which web browser was the most popular?

=**__Tuesday, Sept 9:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Tables
 * List of Tags

=**__Monday, Sept 8:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Formatting
 * Tables

=**__Friday, Sept 5:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Tables
 * List of Tags

=**__Thursday, Sept 4:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Formatting

=**__Wednesday, Sept 3:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Adding links
 * Adding pictures as links

=**__Tuesday, Sept 2:__**=

HTML - Notepad

 * Adding color (text)
 * Adding images

=**__Friday, August 29:__**=

Start HTML - Notepad

 * First code
 * Adding color (bkground)

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//The websites you use for school research do not need to meet every one of the evaluation criteria. However, the more of them a site does meet, the more likely it is to be a credible, authoritative resource and the less likely it will be questioned as a valid source.//====== //Still not sure if a site is credible? Apply these techniques for web site evaluation://


 * author name, accetable author credentials and a way to contact the author
 * clear statement of purpose or mission
 * accurate information (as measure by the citations for information on the site OR by what you already know about the topic OR by comparing it to information from an authoritative source)
 * up-to-date information

//**Evaluate these websites using the evaluation form linked below.**// [|www.nervousnellies.com] [|www.whirledbank.org] [|www.dhmo.org] [|www.sierraclub.org] [|http://www.whitehouse.net]

[|Evaluating Websites Form] Copy and paste form onto a Google Doc to be saved into your class folder

=**__Wednesday, August 27:__**=
 * Reading Assignment: Pages 22 - 28**

Question to Answer: 1. Describe the following tools for creating Web sites and Web pages: HTML, XHTML, text, and HTML editors, WHYSIWYG editors, Web templates, and content management systems (CMS).

Complete your Design Tips presentation. We will discuss these Thursday.

**__Tuesday, August 26:__**

 * Reading Assignment: Pages 17 - 22**

Questions to Answer: 1. Identify the types of sites found on the Web. 2. What four elements should a Web site's content be evaluated on? 3. What is the good of many commercial Web sites? 4. Today, many popular search tools contain a search engine with a search directory. Describe the difference between a search engine and a search directory.


 * Assignment:**
 * 1.[| E-Commerce Web Sites]**

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**__Monday, August 25:__**

 * Reading Assignment: Pages 10 - 16**

Questions to Answer: 1. What is an Internet service provider (ISP)? 2. Compare Internet service providers by visiting the Web Design 4 Chapter 1 Student Online companion web page at www.cengagebrain.com and then click ISPs in the @Source links. 3. Identify each element of the following URL (http://www.boston.com/news) 4. What does HTTP stand for and what is it?
 * http://
 * www.boston.com/
 * news

1. What was the first browser to support hypertext, which meant it had hyperlinks that could be clicked on? 2. What is a browser emulator? 3. Click [|HERE] to answer to next questions: 4. Some newer browsers are Maxthon and Opera. Which browser do you currently use? Why?
 * Which web browser is most popular worldwide?
 * In 2009 which web browser was the most popular?


 * Reading Assignment: Pages 2 - 10**

Questions to Answer: 1. Describe the relationship between the Internet and the World Wide Web. 2. Summarize the influence of the Internet and the World Wide Web on: Give at least two examples of usage for each category.
 * Communication
 * Education
 * Entertainment & News
 * Business

3. [|Cloud Computing and Social Networking]

[|Web Best Practices] [|BASIC HTML by Dan Thompson]