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Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Zach Vander Veen Mar 1, 2010. 20 Replies 0 Likes
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Zach Vander Veen replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Hi Jay -
Thanks for the reply - I get where you're coming from and think that the opportunity you're providing at your website is unique and could be extremely interesting for some students. Just scanned it but will definitely keep it in…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Jay:
Awesome! Thanks for the resource - as soon as I get some things together on the IS (ind. study) course, I'll let you know. At this point I haven't yet looked at the students who have registered for the course, but I can definitely…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"In terms of how it ended up - I guess I'm doing exactly what you're concerned about - doing projects in each of the areas you mentioned - some graphic design, a little video editing, web design and web 2.0. I understand your perspective -…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Intriguing idea Jay - thanks for the input!"
Debra M. Streacker commented on Shawn Moore's group Mac Classroom 2.0"Response to Kyla Fisher: I am in a high school so our experiences may be a little different. I teach an Advanced Computer Applications course where my students are using iMovie to produce commercials advertising for local businesses. We also use…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Rod -
We do have Moodle and I'm pretty comfortable with it. I had never considered using it to post content they could access freely - I guess because I assumed they would never do that.
But you're right - if I put the tools out there,…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"I am not just teaching web design - this is an Advanced Computer Applications course - so I'm trying to expose them to a variety of skills that will benefit them post-high school, such as: image editing, video editing, web design/development,…"
Rod Milstead replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"CSS and HTML are core skills for web designers. The question is: are you teaching web design or a well crafted course that exposes students to apps that go beyond Word? For a survey course an editor is a reasonable skill set to teach and is one that…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Thanks for all the thought you have put into your response. You've given me some ideas. I do want them to be able to understand the basics of web design such as page layout, balance, etc. and have had them create a 5-page site as a final…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Thanks Rod - we have been using DW/Fireworks/Photoshop in the past - I had just been reading an awful lot about CSS and HTML and was wondering if my students were "missing the boat" by not getting direct instruction in those 2 languages. I…"
Rod Milstead replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Given your time constraints I'd go with Dreamweaver despite the cost. Students get closer to instant gratification when using DW. I used to start them off with HTML and ended up with alot of glazed looks. Now we roll with DW first and then I…"
Meg H replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"ah IC, with image editing, video editing etc you've got your hands full. actually, you may be doing too much. html and css first 6 weeks, and 1-2 weeks for an intro to databasing concepts and other web dev languages. Web 2.0 tools alone may…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Thanks Jeff for your input. This is a semester course that tries to present a variety of other "advanced" computer applications in 20 weeks - how much time overall do you think I should devote to web design when I'm trying to teach…"
Debra M. Streacker replied to Debra M. Streacker's discussion Web Design/Tech Instruction in HS - what should be the focus?"Since this class is not JUST web design but other "Advanced" computer applications, how much time and in what order would you deliver the content? Did I mention this is a semester-long course? ;)"
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- At 9:22am on August 1, 2009,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi Debra,
With your work in Computer Technology for St. Joseph's, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.
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