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P1 - Intro to Web Design
Final Grades are posted.

Daily Journal
Analyze the current North High Web site home page, specifically for download times.

Use netmechanic to analyze the first (home page) page of www.denvernorth.org.

What is the current download time for the North home page? How can it be improved?

Classwork

Critique your classmates' town websites.

Remember:
-spell check and preview your pages
-test your site!

Next Assignment - Create a Photo Album

• Create a photo album of 10 of your favorite things
• think of activities, food, cars, sports, people (keep it clean!)
• Details:
• create and define a new site in Dreamweaver (make sure you create a new folder in Finder)
• photo album must have two pages:
• index.html - this describes your photo album with a paragraph describing your photos in the album
• photos.html - your photo album with 10 of your favorite things
• note: you must save photos first to your images folder in the site folder
• create a link/button between both pages
• Resources - instructions on how to create a photo album
  

Resources:
Video Learning
* www.atomiclearning.com; username: (aacte06; password: atomic)
-view the tutorials on Dreamweaver MX 2004 - Intro and Advanced

P3 - Advanced Web Design2

Daily Journal
Analyze the current North High Web site home page, specifically for download times.

Use netmechanic to analyze the first (home page) page of www.denvernorth.org.

What is the current download time for the North home page? How can it be improved?

Classwork

Review North High Website design - check for errors.

Continue your individual work on the North High Website re-design.

North High Website Translation

• we need to translate the new North High site
• see example translator at Camden
  
• see if you can add this feature to your site (some research required)

Good School Websites:

• Dearborn Public Schools
• Polyhigh, CA
• Grenada Hills Charter

P5 - Advanced Web Design2
Final Grades are posted.

Daily Journal
Analyze the current North High Web site home page, specifically for download times.

Use netmechanic to analyze the first (home page) page of www.denvernorth.org.

What is the current download time for the North home page? How can it be improved?

Classwork

Denver Homecoming Project Web Page

• create a web page for this DPS community project
• original work – you should view other alumni sites for inspiration, however
• Designed in Fireworks (or Photoshop)
• 800 x 600 pixels
• page should be professional and inviting (no crazy fonts)
• consistent color scheme (see these links: Color Guides

• Web Color Gallery-pick a color set from this page
• Color Palette Guide - pick similar colors from this site
• view other high school alumni sites
• have a join us button (this will link to a larger website)
• use photos related to education, kids, especially adults helping kids
• think of incorporating mascots/logos of DPS high schools (some can be found on their web sites)
• see handout with key messages of the campaign

North High Website Re-design

• review your classmates designs for the North High Website (just look at them; courseware/resources/webapps/AdvWebDesign2/North_website_designs)
  

Flash Banner Design for North High Website

• banner dimensions:200 x 450 (see example here)
  
• department/subject banners (math, English, magnet, art, etc.)

Resources

• www.atomiclearning.com; username: aacte06; password: atomic)
• FireworksMX 2004 lesson on creating a slice
• lesson on adding pop-up menus in Fireworks8: click here
  

Color Guides

• Web Color Gallery-pick a color set from this page
• Color Palette Guide - pick similar colors from this site

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Denver Homecoming Project Web Page

• create a web page for this DPS community project
• original work – you should view other alumni sites for inspiration, however
• Designed in Fireworks (or Photoshop)
• 800 x 600 pixels
• page should be professional and inviting (no crazy fonts)
• consistent color scheme (see these links: Color Guides

• Web Color Gallery-pick a color set from this page
• Color Palette Guide - pick similar colors from this site
• view other high school alumni sites
• have a join us button (this will link to a larger website)
• use photos related to education, kids, especially adults helping kids
• think of incorporating mascots/logos of DPS high schools (some can be found on their web sites)
• see handout with key messages of the campaign

• Flash

• flash example here - (click on nature presentation)
• music from garageband - uplifting!
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• Dreamweaver
• link to DPS high school directory (find it on www.DPSk12.org)