Images Types

In the lesson this week you will do the following:

Finally, Kimple and Nathan can add a comment to the blog.

Questionnaire

In today's lesson students had to watch the following 4 videos:

Wikis

Blogs

Online Applications

Cloud Computing

To gain an M1 for this first unit students then had to create a questionnaire about these videos.  The audience for the questionnaire are students in year 7.  The questionnaire must have a minimum of 15 questions.  The answers must be on a seperate sheet. This must be handed in on Friday 8 November 2011.

A visit from Germany

Hi Students

Just a quick message to let you know I have checked the stats for this site and we have been visited by someone in Germany.  Hoped they liked the images and videos!

Web Components Presentation Day

Firstly I'd like to say a big thanks to Mr Suggitt for taking the time to judge the presentations. The three group presentations were quite good and all students were given positive feedback for ways to improve and what they did well. Below are videos of the presentations and a group photo. WELL DONE YEAR 13.

....and I didn't even get paid for it!

The winning Presentation.

Rehearsals

Year 13 rehearsals for their web presentations are in full swing.  As their teacher I think I can see a slight panic setting in with them, however, they seems to be some really good ideas being discussed.

Presentations

Students are working in groups to research web components.  They will present this to a member of staff from the senior leadership team.  This will happen 21/10/11 Period 1 & 2.  All students need to be suited and booted.

Understanding Web Architecture and Components

At last, all be it one month late, we have started this course. The next 6 weeks will teach students about web architecture and components.  Students have so far watched the following video from Common Craft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZoMbBzqxyc and in the next lesson will design a flow diagram based on this topic.

Students were also given a contract to sign and all of thier assessment criteria materials which should keep them on track.  Students have also been shown their learning journey on the classroom room and been told to monitor this wall for coursework deadlines.

Unit Introduction

The number of websites on the worldwide web has increased dramatically and competition is very high.  This means that designers must use increasingly sophisticated techniques to capture interest, as well as ensuring that an appropriate company image is presented.  Usability issues, such as navigation methods, must be considered carefully.  A poorly-designed structure could result in users becoming confused and navigating away from the website.

The need for good web designers and developers continues to grow as more and more companies realise they must develop  a web presence and keep it maintained and updated. This unit covers the following content:

1. Understand web architecture and components
2. Understand the factors that influence website performance
3. Be able to design interactive websites
4. Be able to create interactive websites

The unit's assessment criteria can be downloaded from P: Drive.  Students can have access to this drive when not in school by clicking this link Tong's Online Resources

The next post will include information about unit 1 and a hyperlink to the unit's class presentation and any handouts.