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The purpose
of this module is for you and your learners to be able to design
and publish web pages. We hope to equip you with the skills needed
to use this new and exciting way of presenting your information
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This
first activity introduces you to a simple website and gives an
example of a simple school website for you use as a model for
your own. A step by step guide takes you through this straighforward
process. |
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Before
your website becomes complex you are going to publish the first
few pages. This will allow you to iron out any problems early
rather than at the end of the module when you are trying to publish
the full site. |
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Activity 2
Publishing the first pages of your website
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The purpose of this activity is to introduce you
to some of the basic features of Web design by looking at a
range of website examples.
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Activity
3
What is a good website? |
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The purpose
of this activity is to give you further guidance on exactly how
to decide what makes a well designed and successful website. |
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Activity
4
Evaluating the
design of websites
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The purpose
of this next activity is for you to think about and decide on
what kind of website you would like to produce. |
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This
activity will help you to sketch out your website's content in
a site map. You can see how information is structured on a Web
site by referring to a site map on the website. |
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There
is an interleading page before activity 7 about identity. Then
the purpose of this activity is to make you aware of different
ways in which graphics and colours can be used to give websites
a sense of identity. |
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Activity 7
Creating a sense of identity |
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The purpose
of this activity is to create your initial graphic design and
layout for your Web pages. |
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Activity 8
Page layout and graphic design |
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There is an optional
activity about creating a common template before activity 9. The
purpose of activity 9 is to get you to design a home page, that
will have the same general design elements of all the other pages.
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Activity 9
Creating a homepage |
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This
next activity shows you how to link your pages together from the
home page and with each other, where appropriate. Options of how
to do this in linear and non linear ways are explained. |
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Activity 10
Linking pages |
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This
final activity explains how a website should be shared. You are
encouraged to invite participation in your website and to recognize
opportunities for its use by the target audience. |
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Activity 11
Sharing your website |
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