Web Design Syllabus

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Web Design Syllabus

+ - Class 1
- November 10, 2008
- + - Introductions
  - Resource Assessment
  - Syllabus Review
  - + - Assignment
    - Email Mr. Le Duc the Following about Yourself
      - Your english name
      - Your Chinese full name
      - Where you are from in China
      - Explain why you like technology
      - What is your favorite color
        Why?
      - What is your favorite animal
        Why?
+ - Class 2
- November 11, 2008
- + - Introduction to Web Design Principles
  - Goal
    - Learn Basic Principle of Web Design
  - + - Vocabulary
    - C.R.A.P.
      - Contrast
      - Repetition
      - Alignment
      - Proximity
  - Assignment
    - Read the C.R.A.P. Handout
    - + - Email Mr. Le Duc the Following
      - Explain, in your words, what C.R.A.P. means
      - Your favorite web site
      - Does your favorite web site use or not use C.R.A.P.?
  - + - Resource
    - C.R.A.P. Handout
+ - Class 3
- November 12, 2008
- Review Web Design Principles
- + - Explore Web 2.0 Tools
  - + - Goal
    - Learn About New Internet Technologies
  - Vocabulary
    - Web 2.0
  - Assignment
    - Create Accounts with These Web Tools
    - Email Mr. Le Duc The Following
      - Your wordpress.com username
      - Your linkedin.com username
      - Your delicious.com username
      - Your flickr.com username
      - Your slideshare.net username
+ - Class 4
- November 13, 2008
- + - Create Linkedin.com Profile
  - + - Goal
    - Create a Professional Presence on the Internet
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Social Network
    - Resume
    - Profile
    - Contacts
    - Recommendations
  - + - Assignment
    - Complete your Linkedin.com profile
    - + - Add your image from Mr. Le Duc's web site
      - ~ Chinese Student Pictures
    - Add your school information
    - Add other students to your network
    - Create a recommendation for another student
    - Add Mr. Le Duc to your Linkedin.com network
    - Add a link on your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - + - Tools
    - ~ Linkedin.com
  - + - Resources
    - ~ Linkedin.com
    - ~ Mr. Le Duc's Chinese Students Images
+ - Class 5
- November 17, 2008
- + - Review Previous Week
  - Review syllabus changes
  - Review vocabulary from last week
  - Review Linkedin.com requirements
  - Review midterm and final exam requirements
- + - Leadership Project
  - + - Goal
    - Learn to Successfully Present Information With Web 2.0 Media About Web 2.0 Media
  - + - Assignment
    - + - Sign up for a leadership presentation with Mr. Le Duc
      - Social Bookmarks
      - RSS Reader
      - Wiki
      - + - Media Casting
        Podcasting
        
        Screencasting
        
        Pagecasting
      - Digital Storytelling
    - + - Present one advanced web technology
      - Students will present a right brain and left brain friendly slideshow about the concept
      - Students will survey the audience for feedback
      - Students will self-assess their presentation
      - Students will email Mr. Le Duc a summarization of the feedback from other students
  - + - Tools
    - Mind Maps
    - Google Documents Presentation
    - Flickr.com
    - Slideshare.net
    - SurveyMonkey.com
- + - Mind Maps
  - + - Goal
    - Learn About Creative Process
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Creativity
    - Brainstorming
    - Mind Map
    - Right Brain
    - Left Brain
  - + - Assignment
    - Embed your Personal Presentation MindMap into Your Google Sites Portfolio Page
      - + - Content
        + - Name
        English
        
        Chinese Full Name
        
        + - Biography
        + - Share something that helps you connect with your audience
        Your home town and province
        Include your Flickr map screenshot from Mr. LeDuc Flickr map
        
        Goal in life
        
        Favorite hobbies
        
        Something that you think is unique about you
        
        Atleast Three Images
        
        + - Contact Information
        Email Address
        
        Mailing Address
  - + - Tools
    - ~ FreeMind (Open Source - free)
  - + - Resources
    - ~ FreeMind Web Site
- + - Assessment Exercise
  - Goal
    - Understand the Total Quality Management Process
  - Vocabulary
    - Total Quality Management (TQM)
    - Nameless Quiz
    - Assessment
    - Evaluation
  - Assignment
    - Create a SurveyMonkey.com survey to assess your presentation
  - + - Tool
    - ~ SurveyMonkey.com
  - + - Resources
    - ~ TQL Definition at WikiPedia.org
+ - Class 6
- November 18, 2008
- + - Google Tools Presentation
  - + - Goal
    - Connect with your audience
    - Communciate information successfully
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Master Slide
    - Font
    - Color Theory
  - + - Assignment
    - Create a slideshow on Google Tools, publish it to Slideshare.net and embedd it into your Google Sites Portfolio web site
      Use right brain and left brain concepts
      + - Include content from Mind Map
      - + - Name
        English
        
        Chinese Full Name
      - + - Biography
        + - Share something that helps you connect with your audience
        Your home town and province
        Include your Flickr map screenshot from Mr. LeDuc Flickr map
        
        Goal in life
        
        Favorite hobbies
        
        Something that you think is unique about you
      - Atleast Three Images
      - + - Contact Information
        Email Address
        
        Mailing Address
  - + - Tools
  - + - Resources
+ - Class 7
- + - Flickr Photo Gallery
  - + - Goal
    - Create a Flickr Image Gallery and understand Creative Commons Intellectual Property Rights
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Creative Commons
    - Tag
    - Gallery
    - Collection
    - Set
    - Public
    - Private
  - + - Assignment
    - Create a Flickr Gallery and add Mr. Le Duc and the other students as friends
    - Place a link on your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - + - Tools
    - ~ Flickr.com
  - + - Resources
    - ~ Flickr Tour
+ - Class 8
- + - Google Tools Sites
  - Goal
    - Create a Google Sites Portfolio Page with embedded images, map, vocabulary class assignments
    - Email Mr. Le Duc and other students your web site address
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Sitemap
    - Template
    - Embed
    - Analytics
  - + - Assignment
    - Create a Web 2.0 resource web page
  - + - Tools
    - Google Sites
  - + - Resources
    - Google.com Sites Help File
+ - Class 9
- Preview Student Presentations
- Work on Presentations
- + - FireFox Browser
  - + - Goal
    - Use Powerful Extensions with the Standards Compliant Firefox Web Browser
  - + - Vocabulary
    - W3c.org
    - Web Standards
    - Standards Compliant
    - Add-ons
    - Extensions
    - Plugins
  - + - Assignment
    - + - Install Firefox Browser include the following Extensions
      - Web Developer
      - Delicious Bookmarks
      - Simple RSS Reader
      - Cooliris Extensions
  - + - Tools
    - ~ Firefox in Many Languages
    - ~ Firefox Add-ons
  - + - Resources
    - ~ Mozilla - Firefox Help
- + - Midterm Exam
  - Key vocabulary terms and concepts will be defined on Google Sites
+ - Class 10
- + - Social Bookmarks
  - Goal
    - Create and use the delicious.com social bookmarking web site
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Bookmark
    - Tag
    - Bundle
    - Browser Button
  - Assignment
    - Create a Delicious.com social bookmarking web site
    - Include a link on your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - + - Tools
    - ~ Delicious.com
  - + - Resources
    - ~ Social Bookmarks in Plain English
    - ~ Delicious Help
+ - Class 11
- RSS
  - Goal
    - Create a Google Reader to colect RSS Feeds From Othe Web Sites
  - Vocabulary
    - RSS
    - Subscription
  - Assignment
    - Create a Google Reader account and subscribe to Mr. Le Duc's LearningMastery.org Blog
    - Embed Google Reader into your Google Sites web page
  - Tools
    - ~ Google Reader
  - Resources
+ - Class 12
- Wiki
  - Goal
    - Explore the Power of Collaborative Publishing with Wiki's
  - Vocabulary
    - Wiki
    - Rollback
  - Assignment
    - Enable public wiki features on your Google Sites page
    - Include a link on your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - Tools
    - ~ Wikispaces.com
    - ~ Google Sites
  - Resources
    - ~ WikiPedia.org Definition
    - ~ Wiki's in Plain English
+ - Class 13
- + - Media Casting
  - + - Goal
    - + - Learn about and create one of the following
      - Screencasting
      - Screenshots
      - Pagecasting
      - Podcasting
  - + - Vocabulary
    - Podcasting
    - Screencasting
    - Screenshots
    - Pagecasting
  - + - Assignment
    - Create and publish a mediacast of your choice
    - Include a link on your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - + - Tools
  - + - Resources
    - Podcasting
    - Pagecasting
      - ~ PageFlakes.com Help
    - Screencasting
      - ~ Camstudio
      - ~ Other Tools For Screencasting
+ - Class 14
- + - Digital Storytelling
  - + - Goal
    - Create a Interactive VoiceThread detailing about Your Life and Home Town
  - + - Vocabulary
    - VoiceThread
    - Story Telling
    - Audio
    - Interactive
    - Doodling
    - Identities
    - Comment Moderation
  - + - Assignment
    - Create a Digital Story VoiceThread about yourself, your family and your town
    - Embed your VoiceThread into your Google Sites Portfolio Page
  - + - Tools
    - ~ VoiceThread.com
  - + - Resources
    - ~ VoiceThread.com Help
+ - Class 15
- + - Final Exam
  - Define Vocabulary Terms and Concepts and Celebrate All of Our Work