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Web Design (Summer Condensed) (TCH040S)

Web Design (Summer Condensed) (TCH040S)

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Quick Overview

This course is offered over a condensed 4 week term.

This high school technology course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of Web design, from planning page layouts to publishing a complete site to the Web. Students learn how to use HTML to design their own Web pages. The course covers basic HTML tags for formatting text, as well as more advanced tags. Through real-world design scenarios and hands-on projects, students create compelling, usable websites using the latest suite of free tools.

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Course Overview

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of Web design, from planning page layouts to publishing a complete site to the Web. Students learn how to use HTML to design their own Web pages. The course covers basic HTML tags for formatting text, as well as more advanced tags. Through real-world design scenarios and hands-on projects, students create compelling, usable websites using the latest suite of free tools.



Course Outline

Unit 1: Favorite Page

Students learn the purpose of a WYSIWYG Web editor, create a folder for a website, and open a new Web page. They learn how to navigate in KompoZer, view the code in Source view, add and format text, resize and optimize images, and test and publish websites.

  • Create a Web page
  • Navigate in KompoZer
  • Switch Viewing Modes
  • Add and Format Text
  • Resize an Image
  • Optimize an Image
  • Test and Publish

Unit 2: Linked Site

Students learn to set up pages and set the background and text colors for each page. They look at layout, alignment, and spacing; learn to create tables; and add and format text. They make thumbnail images and optimize images for the Web. They add linked text and images to a home page and link other pages to the home page and to each other.

  • Set Up the Pages
  • Choose a Color Palette
  • Format the Site
  • Prepare Images
  • Add Links

Unit 3: HTML Portfolio

Students look at how HTML code is organized, learn to create a basic HTML Web page with Notepad, and add and format heading and body text. They learn about absolute and relative links, look at folder organization, add links to the other websites, and make the links open in a new browser window. They identify the HTML tag for adding images and add thumbnail images to the portfolio page.

  • Write an HTML Web page
  • Add Heading Text
  • Add Body Text
  • Add Links
  • Add Images

Unit 4: Styled Site

Students choose appropriate page titles and file names, and they add the website to the Site Manager. They identify the problem with using HTML to style a page, and they learn how CSS uses style sheets and style rules. They make a table to structure the layout of the home page and make a navigation bar in the left column of the table. They style the link text and background color with CSS, and they look at internal and external style sheets.

  • Title and Name Pages
  • Style a Heading
  • Make a Navigation Bar
  • Style the Home Page
  • Export a Style Sheet
  • Modify a Style Sheet

Unit 5: CSS Code

Students write a heading text style rule for the portfolio pag; and they write style rules for linked headings, body styles, and inline styles. They look at how styles cascade in CSS, turn an internal style sheet into an external one, and link an external style sheet to a page. They make a second external style sheet and rank external style sheets.

  • Write a Heading Style Rule
  • Style Linked Headings
  • Write a Body Style Rule
  • Write Inline Style
  • Make an External Style Sheet
  • Make a Second Style Sheet

Unit 6: JavaScript

Students identify the purpose of JavaScript, add JavaScript to links, and add image filters. They add rollover images. They identify the purpose of <script> tags, add dynamic JavaScript to a Web page, add a function with several commands to a Web page, add a button, and call a function.

  • Add Image Links
  • Add a Dialog Box
  • Add Image Filters
  • Add Rollover Images
  • Add the Date and Time
  • Add a Function
  • Final Assignment

Additional Information

Course Length 4 Weeks
Prerequisites N/A
Course Materials No
Course Start Date

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Teacher Assisted Yes, this course is taught by a K12 International Academy teacher. If you are looking for a teacher-supported option with additional flexibility and year-round start dates, click here to learn about the Keystone School, another K12 online private schooling option.
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Hardware and Browsers (Minimum Recommendations)

Windows OS

  • CPU: 1.8 GHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher

  • At this time our users are encouraged not to upgrade to Windows 10 or Edge (the new browser)

 

Mac OS

  • CPU: PowerPC G4 1 GHz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher (Safari is not supported!)

Internet Connections

It is highly recommended that a broadband connection be used instead of dial up.

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