wk 2B Web design

I have to say the three articles we were assigned this week were a little abstract for me since I am not familiar at all with web page design, or anything technology related. The first article gave some very helpful ideas about how to organize a web page. It suggest starting at the end of the page, as opposed to the beginning because starting page should provide quick user-friendly guide to your site, and just beginning a person may not completely know all that information yet.

There are ten steps suggested to organize a web page. A few of the ideas are: Brainstorm, critique the categories, page layout and keep it simple to name just a few. I found these ideas very helpful, since I stated earlier that I am not very confident with technology, a step by step plan appeals to me very much. It goes on to inform to brainstorm many ideas that would be included in the site, and then to group them into categories. Such as in a news category the following topics could be subcategorized under that heading: Homework, puzzles, calendar and student work. Under each heading the subheading would be listed beneath for easy access of topics, very user friendly.

Lastly, some ideas to consider are, who is the audience, what are the possible subjects viewers would find useful or need, what would be important to them. Also , links to useful and helpful sites is important. Listening to parents will greatly help to desing a web page that will meet the needs of both students and parents.

The next article addresses objectives for web pages that students and teachers should consider when constructing a site. Is it user friendly? Can someone that is visually or auditory challenged able to access and use? It is also important for everyone to know the difference between a guideline and a standard. A guideline addresses the assessiblity of the site, whereas a standard is a set of set regulations that apply to the World Wide Web usage.

This is all new to me, a new world, and as a teacher I will need to become as familiar as I am able to help my students, or at least know if they are doing something they shouldn't be doing appropriately on the internet.