Course Description:
This course will focus on the designing, building and launching of Web sites using various software products, Web-based publishing tools, and basic HTML coding. Students will learn how to maintain, update and trouble-shoot Web pages and the proper procedures and protocol for maintenance. Students will determine a business’ requirements for their site, gather Web content, create Web pages, conduct usability testing, launch their Web Sites, and plan how to attract traffic to the Web site they have created. We will also explore various career opportunities in Web design. This course is part of the Academy of Information Technology course sequence at Abraham Lincoln High School and aligns with the National Academy Foundation course outline.
Topics Covered:
- On-line safety
- Creating and using on-line blogs
- Differences in Internet browsers
- Learning to use Adobe Fireworks to create graphics for the Web
- Learning to use Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 to create maintain websites
- Learning to use Adobe Flash to create animations to enhance Web pages
- Evaluating content validity on the Web
- Security threats to Web sites
- Electronic commerce on the Internet