Dino class blog

Announcements
Magnet Ski Trip on March 2 - see poster/handout


P1 - Intro to Web Design

Current grades are posted; some of you are did not submit business site to the drop box - no grade.

Daily Journal
Describe how you have performed during the first month of school in 2006; are you meeting your goals? attendance? tardies? grades? friends? Explain.

Turn in you daily journals from Jan. 4 through today. Print on only 1 or 2 pages. 12 point font, no italic font. (make it easy to read).

No late journals will be accepted.

Classwork

Complete your own city/town website in Dreamweaver8.
Follow the specs below on the requirements you need for each page.

* see town website design specs here
*for help, use the handout we used in the Half Moon Bay practice site or Atomic Learning

Remember:
-spell check and preview your pages

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


P3 - Advanced Web Design2

Daily Journal
Review North High Website design - check for errors.

Classwork

Review North High Website design - check for errors.

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

Good School Websites:

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

P5 - Advanced Web Design2

Daily Journal

Current Grades are posted.

Describe how you have performed during the first month of school in 2006; are you meeting your goals? attendance? tardies? grades? friends? Explain.

Turn in you daily journals from Jan. 4 through today. Print on only 1 or 2 pages. 12 point font, no italic font. (make it easy to read).

No late journals will be accepted.

Classwork

North High Website Re-design

• begin new fireworks document (800x600)
• begin your design of the new North High website: consider color scheme, layout, and graphics
  
• your navigation should have the menus shown here on this trial design for North High website
• use nagivation and pop-up menus shown on board (if you forgot how to slice, see atomic learning site below in resources)
  
• see existing school sites for inspiration

Flash Banner Design for North High Website

• banner dimensions:160 x 600 (see example here)
  
• themes: play a spring sport
• department/subject banners (math, English, magnet, art, etc.)
• see existing magnet flash banners here
  

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