Students in the Web Design 1 course begin by looking at where the web has been as far as website design and where it appears to be going. I do this so they start to understand that sometimes even the most attractive websites can contain worthless information and some of the most unattractive sites can be full of relevant content. As a designer they need to find that "sweet spot" where design and content meet.
Next we discuss copyright and how it will impact them as designers. And then they are ready to get started creating. From that point on they will work through lessons on HTML and CSS completing projects and quizzes to ensure that they can put to use what they are learning along the way.
Because not every student strives to be a web master, but needed a course for the hour. Students spend every Friday working on a project of their choice as part of their 20% time/genius hour. The projects are ones that they choose and do not have to be academic in nature. This is their chance to research and pursue something they have always wanted time to do. They are not graded on whether they are successful with the project, instead their grade is based on their time management as they work through the project. Each week they are given a question that requires a response related to the project and their progress (for example: list 3 questions you have about the project that you need to research the answers to). This is not expected to be "free time" but a chance for the students to pursue something they have always wanted to explore. Projects culminate in a Ted talks type of video or a presentation that they can create on their own which is due at the end of the semester unless other arrangements are made.
Parents - check out the letter below for more information about the yearbook class at MCHS.
Next we discuss copyright and how it will impact them as designers. And then they are ready to get started creating. From that point on they will work through lessons on HTML and CSS completing projects and quizzes to ensure that they can put to use what they are learning along the way.
Because not every student strives to be a web master, but needed a course for the hour. Students spend every Friday working on a project of their choice as part of their 20% time/genius hour. The projects are ones that they choose and do not have to be academic in nature. This is their chance to research and pursue something they have always wanted time to do. They are not graded on whether they are successful with the project, instead their grade is based on their time management as they work through the project. Each week they are given a question that requires a response related to the project and their progress (for example: list 3 questions you have about the project that you need to research the answers to). This is not expected to be "free time" but a chance for the students to pursue something they have always wanted to explore. Projects culminate in a Ted talks type of video or a presentation that they can create on their own which is due at the end of the semester unless other arrangements are made.
Parents - check out the letter below for more information about the yearbook class at MCHS.
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