Ms. Boone

2nd 6 Weeks - Week 4
(11/3 - 10/7)

Quiz — Friday

Communication is something that we do every day. It is the transfer of information from one individual to another. One individual sends the information with the expectation that another individual or group will receive the information. Many times you will see these individuals defined as a sender and a receiver.

From infancy, people use communication in their daily lives. Since communication is used daily, you might expect that it would be easy for everyone. This isn’t the case. Many times through our communication, we can send mixed messages. Two individuals may get completely different messages from the same statement.

This section will provide you with ideas on how to make your Web message a little less misleading for the receiver. In this section, you will learn:

§       The basic mechanics of the human eye;

§       How the human brain processes the information that is received from the eye;

§       The basics of design elements;

§       How design principles are used in a Web design.

The first half of this section will cover the mechanics of how the human body receives and processes information. We will look at how the human eye processes the light that it receives and then how that information is processed by the brain. The second half of this section will delve into the basics of design elements and principles. We will explore the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and typography. We will also explore the principles of movement, balance, proximity, repetition, and unity. 

(10/27 - 10/31)
2nd 6 Weeks — Week 3

Learning Objectives

• Overview of History and Future of the Internet (continued from last week).
• Identify the basic principles of design.
• Create samples that demonstrate design principles.
• Apply design principles for effective communication for target audiences.
• Write content to fit the intended user.
• Evaluate Web sites based on their design and usability.
• Evaluate Web sites on the effectiveness of communication.
• Apply Web design patterns and site organization to Web site design.

(10/20 - 10/24)
2nd 6 weeks — week 2

First CSS Web Site is due at the end of class Monday, October 20

The Evolution of Web Desing:  How People Viewed the web and How They Built Web Sites with that View.

There are many sources for learning about the history of the Internet from the Internet Society at http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/ and predictions about its future from Elon University at http://www.imaginingtheinternet.org/.

The World Wide Web, developed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, revolutionized our entire culture and popularized the Internet.

Vocabulary for Module 2

(10/13 - 10/17)
2nd 6 weeks — week 1 

PSAT on Wednesday, October 15

• Create ‘homepage’ for first web site.  Page will include a personal autobiography and image.
• Create links to each of the three web pages and one BACK to the table of contents page for the portfolio.
  

(10/6 - 10/10)
1st 6 weeks — week 6
Major Test on Wednesday, October 8

• Continue to format html documents to maximize readability
• Experiment with lists, links, and tables
• Complete first two web pages.  (movie.html and details.html)
• Appreciate the power of cascading style sheets to simplify the creation of Web sites