Web Site Design Teaching Guide
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Teaching Guide
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Aim
The goal of Web Site Design is to teach WIT participants to create a web site with easy-to-use navigation elements and a consistent overall site structure.
Rationale
A well-designed web site is a good way for teachers to introduce their students to the World Wide Web. It allows students to browse web sites created by their teachers with links and activities which correlate to the classroom curriculum.
Subject Matter
The creation, by teachers, of a well-designed web site, which is useful in the integration of classroom curriculum and the World Wide Web.
Audience
This unit is for classroom teachers who are creating web sites to incorporate into their daily curriculum.
Prerequisites
Teachers should be well-versed in how to browse and search the web, and should have a basic understanding of how to use a web editor such as Netscape Composer to compose and publish web pages.
Instructional Plan
Participants in this module will be able to work through sections by reading materials and then by interacting with provided links.
Teachers will need a computer with Internet access and a location (web server) to publish their web site.
- Materials Needed
Assessment/Evaluation
At the completion of this module teachers will be able to create a well-designed, easy to navigate web site.
To evaluate this module, use the Feedback form.
Originally developed by Sheila Edstrom, John Lyman,and Russ Revzan last revised and modified 3-30-01 by Esther Pullman
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