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P1 - Intro to Web Design

Current grades are posted

Daily Journal
Start a new document for daily journals. Today's entry will be the first answer in this new journal.

Question: Did you watch the Super Bowl yesterday? What ad did you like the best and why?

Classwork

Complete your own city/town website in Dreamweaver8. Your entire site is due tomorrow.
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
* if you finish early, put a song (from Garageband) to your home page

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

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


P2 and P4- Pathways

Current grades are posted

Daily Journal
Start a new document for daily journals. Today's entry will be the first answer in this new journal.

Question: Did you watch the Super Bowl yesterday? What ad did you like the best and why?

Classwork

Work on projects; if you are in between projects, design a flash banner for new North website

Flash Banner Design for North High Website

• banner dimensions:200 x 450 (see example here)
  
• themes: play a spring sport
• department/subject banners (math, English, magnet, art, etc.)
• see existing magnet flash banners here

Again, no improper use of machines or internet.

P3 - Advanced Web Design2

Current grades are posted

Daily Journal

Turn in your daily journals if you haven't already submitted them.

Start a new document for daily journals. Today's entry will be the first answer in this new journal.

Question: Did you watch the Super Bowl yesterday? What ad did you like the best and why?

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

Current grades are posted

Daily Journal

Current Grades are posted.

Start a new document for daily journals. Today's entry will be the first answer in this new journal.

Question: Did you watch the Super Bowl yesterday? What ad did you like the best and why?

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

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)
  

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