Standard 1 The student will use commercial Web design software (for example: Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression) to create dynamic and interactive Web sites.
Objective 1 Review basic skills learned in Business Web Page Design.
Objective 2 Use the following software features: templates, CSS, rollover images, forms, layers, div tags, frames (regular and i-frames), and tables.
Objective 3 Include music, sound, and/or video in a document.
Objective 4 Create an image map with hotspots.
Objective 5 Use meta tags to improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Objective 6 Create a variety of links (hypertext, anchor tag/jump link/target link, e-mail links).
Objective 7 Check for and use the HTML5 (or latest version) extension for your software.
Standard 2 The student will use commercial image editing software (for example: Fireworks, Photoshop) to create graphics/web page.
Objective 2 Create a navigation bar incorporating a drop-down or fly-out menu.
Objective 3 Create an entire web page with the image editing software.
Objective 4 Use the following software features: masking, animation, transparent background, twist and fade, filters, slicing, etc.
Standard 3 The student will post a website to the Internet if allowed by district policy. If not, the student will understand the steps required to post a website.
Objective 1 Create a Web page portfolio of projects completed in class.
Objective 2 Use proper naming conventions and file structure, by understanding file types and file name extensions.
Objective 3 Understand the use of FTP for downloading or uploading documents.
Objective 4 Understand the process of registering and/or changing a domain for the Internet. (register.com or godaddy.com)
Objective 5 Understand the process of registering a Web site with a search engine.
Objective 6 Explain the purpose of setting up a server to keep and analyze log files of user access and traffic. (CGI files)
Objective 7 Test and validate a web site in different window sizes, browsers and electronic devices such as a mobile phones and tablet PC’s.
Standard 4 The student will collaborate in a project management team to create, post and present a website.
Objective 1 Students will work together to design and complete a multi-page website.
Objective 2 Each team will storyboard its web design project and get approval from the project manager prior to beginning the project.
Objective 3 Students will maintain a collaborative location to share files and website resources.
Objective 4 Students will cite all the resources used in their website.
Objective 5 Students will present their project to the class. Presentation should include target audience, design phase elements, resources and software used.
Standard 5 The student will use commercial animation software (for example: Flash, Alice, Anim8, Ulead) to create graphics/web page.
Objective 1 Drawing, color, and edit objects.
Objective 2 Use layers.
Objective 3 Understand the difference between vector and bitmap graphics.
Objective 4 Understand the importance and use of a timeline and/or storyboard.