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Assignment #1: Personal Information Form
Due February 6

Right click on this document and choose Save Target As...

Choose to save the file into your My Documents folder. Add your name to the file name. For example, "David PIF".

Answer the questions and exit Word.

Follow these instructions to turn in your assignment.

Assignment #2: Parent Contact Info Returned
Due February 8

You get twenty points for returning your signed parent contact information sheet.

Assignment #3: "Computers" Art Project
Due February 8

Have fun! Be creative! Do a short art project about computers. Draw, sing, dance, write a poem, or compose anything about computers.

Then share your creation with the class.

Grading:

• 10 points for how creative your art project is
• 10 points for how artistic your art project is
• 10 points for how much your art project relates to computers

This is a short project. You should be ready to share your art by tomorrow's class.

Assignment #4: What's a Computer File?
Due February 8 (in class)

So what is a computer file anyway?

In this assignment you'll explore some things about computer files.

I'll give each of you a question to answer about computer files. Write your answer on a piece of paper or on the computer. Don't write just a few words -- I'm looking for as much information as you can find. Use a web search engine like Google to research your question.

You may work in a group of two or three people depending on the size of the class.

In the last ten minutes you'll present your results to the class.

Assignment #5: Files and Folders
Due February 9 (in class)

How are the files on your computer organized?

Assignment #6: Writing Sample
Due February 13

A big part of the grade on your web projects will be how well you write.

I need to find out how well you can write a short essay. You need to find out how I will grade your writing.

Please write a one page double-spaced essay (12 point font) on one of the following topics:

• The referees cost Seattle the Superbowl (agree or disagree)
• Teenagers spend too much money on shoes (agree or disagree)
• Cleveland High School should have a dress code (agree or disagree)
• Cigarette smoking should be illegal (agree or disagree)
• My favorite book and why it's my favorite

The assignment is worth 35 points. 15 points are for grammar, spelling and format. 20 points are for content (is what you write clear and convincing?).

Assignment #7: Web Vocabulary and Web Site Review
Due February 13

To do this assignment, right click (click with the right mouse button) on this link and choose Save Target As. Save the file to your My Documents folder and then open it in Word.

Fill out the form and save it to my outbox.

Assignment #8: Web Quiz with Word
Due February 14

Follow this link for the assignment.

Assignment #9: HTML in the Raw
Due February 16

Follow this link for the assignment.

Assignment #10: More Raw HTML
Due February 27

Follow this link for the assignment.

Assignment #11: HTML Tables
Due February 28

Follow this link for the assignment.

Assignment #12: Introduction to Dreamweaver
Due March 3

For this assignment you will make a very simple page using Macromedia Dreamweaver.

Do all three of these steps:

1. Define a Dreamweaver web site
   This gets you ready to make web pages
   
   
2. Make a simple page with a list and a link
   This is a lot like the last assignment, but using Dreamweaver instead of raw HTML
   
   
3. Add an image

Assignment #13: Color Theory
Due March 6

You will have a quiz later in the week that will include these terms:

• Primary Color
• Secondary Color
• Hue
• Value
• Tint
• Shade
• Cool Color
• Warm Color
• Neutral Color
• Monochromatic Color Scheme
• Complimentary Color Scheme
• Triadic Color Scheme
• Analogous Color Scheme

Do these three activities:

1. View this tutorial slide show about basic color theory.
   
   
2. Apply what you've learned by playing with this interactive color tool. There are a lot of buttons to try. If you find a combination you really like, you can keep it by clicking on URL of this scheme and adding it to your favorites.
   
   
3. Finally, spend some time with this detailed tutorial about color. It's focused on print media (newspapers, magazines) but it is very useful to help understand the effects and use of color theory in design.

Assignment #14: Essay about yourself
Due March 9

Write a short essay about yourself with information that will help you get ideas for designing your personal web site. You should be able to put many of your words directly onto your web site.

Write about what is important in your life, what you like to do in your spare time, the kinds of media you like (movies, music, etc.) or anything that has to do with you. Include interesting details and say why you like those things or why they are important.

The essay should be at least 175 words long. Use Microsoft Word and double space. To find out how long your essay is, go to the File menu, choose Properties, and click on Statistics.

Take a look at this essay about myself for an example. It's 232 words long.

This essay is worth 25 points:

• 10 points for writing quality. Is the writing clear and organized?
• 10 points for content. Did you include interesting information that will help you write your personal web site?
• 5 points for grammar and spelling.

Assignment #16: High School Website Reviews
Due March 11

The purpose of this assignment is to begin considering what makes a quality web site.

1. You need to know the right words for evaluating web sites.
   
   Click on these links to see what some professional web site designers say about
• Design
  and
• Organization
  
  
2. Review some high school web sites
   
   Right click on this form, choose Save Target As, and copy it to your desktop. Rename the file and change John Doe to your name.

Assignment #17: Layout for Personal Web Site
Due March 16

You need to know what your web site is going to look like before you start making it. Otherwise, you might wind up with something as ugly as my own home page. Take a look at this layout for it. Notice all the boxes labels "links". There isn't any overall plan that makes sense.

Contrast that with the nice looking web page I made for the Blue Jay Cafe based on this paper layout. Having a plan really helps!

For this assignment, you'll make:

• One drawing of how the pages are connected on your web site. See this example
• One drawing for each page that shows the page layout. See this example.

Mr. Levine will check off your layout but you'll keep it to make your web site.

Assignment #18: Personal Web Site
Due April 3

This is your first real project in this class.

You'll make a web site that shows information and pictures about yourself. Your pages can be about almost anything that is about you are that you're interested in.

It must have:

• A home page
• At least two other pages
• Links from the home page to the other pages
• All pages must use tables for layout
• A photo of yourself
• All photos must be credited. Follow these guidelines.
• Each page must have a title
• Each photo must have alt text

Because you need to say where you got each photo from, you must keep track of all of your sources. Make a Microsoft Word document to hold the web addresses of every source you use. Every time you download a file you should copy the URL of the web site into this document. Use this information later to get sources when you actually use the photos.

RUBRIC	0 points	5 points	10 points
Creativity	Pages are dull and uninteresting	Some attempt at layout and color	The pages have good layout and color.
Table Layout	Tables aren't used for layout	Tables are used for layout	Table layout is interesting and sophisticated
Links	Pages aren't linked together	All pages are linked together
Writing Quality	Writing is unclear and not thought out	Writing is clear but dull	Writing is interesting and creative
Grammar/Spelling	Many grammar or spelling errors	No more than seven grammar or spelling errors	No more than three grammar or spelling errors
Credits	No credits for photos and other material	Some credits for photos and other material	All photos and other material are properly credited
Title and Alt Text	No pages have titles or alt text	All pages have titles and all images have alt text

Assignment #19: Design for Artifact Project
Due April 17

To get ready for the Artifact Project, you will complete a short worksheet:

1. Right click on this link and choose Save Target As
2. Save the file to your My Documents folder.
3. After the file is saved, choose Open and edit the file in Microsoft Word.
4. When you're done, exit Word.
5. Do not use Word to save the file to the outbox. Copy the file to the Outbox using the standard method.

Assignment #20: Rotating and Reducing Images
Due April 5

Click here for the assignment.

Assignment #21: Removing Objects
Due April 7

Click here for the assignment.

Assignment #22: Removing Objects
Due April 21

Click here for the assignment.