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Web Design
Adam McLain
[email protected] | (503)262-4844 ext 4205
“Play is the highest form of research.” --Albert Einstein
Course Description
In this class, we will create dynamic, multi-page websites using HTML, Cascading Stylesheets, and JavaScript.
Create links, embed images, audio, video, and more.
We will mostly be using text editors like Notepad. WYSIWYG editors are easy and fast, but the goal of this class is
to learn the language that creates those pages.
Expectations
Come to class with ideas, creativity, and determination. What we create is less important than going deep into the
tools we use, so I will look to you to guide some of the content of the class.
Stay focused on the skills we’re learning, and use technology only for the purpose of this technology class. Do your
best. Be responsible. Be safe. Be respectful. I promise to do the same.
Grading
For each assessment, there will be clear guidelines to what represents which grade. In general, I think of the grades
like this:
A: Exceeds the standard. The work demonstrates mastery of and creativity with the skills and uses the skills to
produce a quality finished product.
B: Clearly meets the standard. The work shows ability to apply the skills appropriately, consistently, and accurately to
the task.
C: Meets the standard. The work shows most of the skills, though perhaps with some inconsistency or errors.
Five-Hour Project
The five-hour project for this course will include a survey of and analysis of existing web sites and an accompanying
presentation. The purpose will be to discern what makes web sites effective – not based on content but on layout and
technical details.
Standards Addressed
Oregon State Education Technology Standards
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving skills to develop innovative products and processes using
(digital) technology.
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, across the global community,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
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4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to digital technology and practice legal, ethical, and
responsible behavior
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students utilize technology concepts and tools to learn.
Common Core State Standards
RST.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of
explanations or descriptions.
RST.2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process,
phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
RST.3
Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing
technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
RST.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a
specific scientific or technical context.
WHST.2
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or
technical processes.
WHST.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose,
and audience.
WHST.5
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing
on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
WHST.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
WHST.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question)
or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject,
demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
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