Transcript Build Your Own Website

Build Your Own Website
Computer 2
There’s an app for that!
• Webpages can be created using HTML
coding, but this process can be a slow,
painstaking task.
• Popular sites like Google, YouTube, Twitter,
Wikipedia, and Facebook would fail if
everyone had to code his or her own pages
using XHTML.
• Luckily for you, there are alternative Web
development apps.
WYSIWYG
• Google Sites is just one example of many
online apps that let you create sophisticated
websites without worrying about tags and
code.
– Weebly and Wix are two others
• Like most Web creation apps, these are WYSIWYG
editor; meaning what you see is what you get.
• In other words, as you design your websites, you see
in advance what the pages will look like before they
go online.
8 Keys of Dynamic Digital Communication
• Before you begin writing and creating Web pages,
just like anything else, you need a good plan.
• Begin by applying the 8 Keys of Dynamic Digital
Communication.
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Message (What are you selling/trying to say?)
Purpose
Audience (Students, athletes, general public, housewives?)
Impact
Boundaries
Guidelines (color schemes, avoid clutter, avoid deadspace,
include multimedia)
– Research (and take notes)
– Plan
Message and Purpose
• What are you going to communicate, and
why are you going to present?
Audience and Impact
• Who are you creating your project for, and
what will they use that information for?
Boundaries and Guidelines
• Analyze any boundaries that will affect your
presentation, such as word or page count,
the medium used, and the deadline
Research, Take notes, and Plans
• Research your message, topics, subtopics,
and details while collecting references. While
researching take notes, brainstorm, and
record your ideas and creative thoughts.
Brainstorm and plan your presentation in
your notes.
Activity (Part 1)
• Pre-Planning
– Go to class website and download the Dynamic
Digital Communication worksheet, I will also have
copies for you.
– Answer each question completely
– Save to your H:drive or write by hand.
– Print and submit document for a grade & topic
approval
Activity (Part 2)
• Planning – Create a Flow Chart (Design
Outline)
– Go to class website and download the Website
Planning Step 2 worksheet or use the one I pass
out.
– Follow assignment directions
– Save to your H:drive or write by hand (when
applicable)
– Print and submit document
The Project
• We have reviewed the first two parts.
• Now it is time to review the final
project.
• Learn by doing
• There will be questions but please try
to wait until I am done.
– I will not repeat myself…pay attention