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Quick And Easy Web Design - Night 1
- 1. Quick and Easy Web Design April 14, 2009 Shaun Creighton
- 2. Logging In .username.site.chandler_usd Examples: .smithj.erie.chandler_usd .johnsonp.bhs.chandler_usd
- 3. Course Outline – Night 1 A Brief History of Web Design Website Planning A Tale of Two Tools Google Sites Wikispaces
- 4. A Brief History of Web Design HTML Coding Software Tools Word processing Web design Web 2.0 Tools Picture courtesy of Flickr user eisenrah , permission granted via Creative Commons license
- 5. Website Planning Questions to ask: What is the purpose of this site? Why am I building it? What do I want to accomplish? What are my priorities with the site? How much time/money/energy can I commit to it?
- 6. Website Planning Questions to ask: Who is my target audience? What information will they want? How frequently will they want it? What technology will they use to access my site? How comfortable are they with that technology? What are their special needs?
- 7. Website Planning Questions to ask: What technologies do I need? How will I produce or obtain the graphics, video, sound, etc., I need for the site? Do people need to communicate via my site? How interactive does the site need to be? What software or online tools will I need? Where will my website be hosted?
- 8. Website Planning Complete the Website Planning Worksheet in your packet. Discuss with your neighbors.
- 9. A Tale of Two Tools
- 10. Google Sites - Features easily integrates other Google services (Google Calendar, Google Photos, Google Docs, etc.) into your site allows multiple Google users to edit or maintain the site can make the site private (viewable only by specific users) many themes available to individualize the appearance of your site
- 11. Setting Up Your Account Visit sites.google.com . Click the Get started link on the right. Enter your e-mail address. Click Sign up for a Google Account . Fill out the appropriate information on the form.
- 12. Setting Up Your Site Visit sites.google.com . Log in to your Google account. Click Create a Site (if there are no sites listed) or Create new site (if you have already created a site).
- 13. More Information Visit sites.google.com and play the tutorial or view the sample sites. Visit the Google Sites Help Center at sites.google.com /support/ .
- 14. Wikispaces - Features easy setup … your account and your wiki are created at the same time great customer support (with real people!) large collection of “gadgets” allows your pages to include calendars, documents, surveys, video, etc. extensive history and discussion shows users the “evolution” of each page
- 15. Setting Up Your Account/Site Visit www.wikispaces.com . Fill in the information on the right (be sure to pick your username and wiki space name carefully). Click Join .
- 16. Privacy Settings Public (anyone can view or edit your wiki) Protected (anyone can view your wiki, but only specified users can edit it) Private (only specified users can view or edit your wiki) Private accounts cost $5 per month, but Wikispaces is offering them to teachers for free! Visit www.wikispaces.com for details.
- 17. More Information Visit www.wikispaces.com and click the Tours link for video tutorials. Visit the Wikispaces Help Center at help.wikispaces.com . E-mail for help at [email_address] .
- 18. A Tale of Two Tools Which tool did you like best? Which one: was easiest to use? had better features? produced better-looking websites?
- 19. Wrap Up What did you learn tonight? What do you still need more help with? What questions do you still have? What topics would you like to cover next week?