Web 2 Assignment Calendar- Spring 2010

Current calendar

2/2/10 Week 1 Day 1

House Keeping ...

  • can you login to tech2?
  • Get a students10 folder on tech2
  • Get rights in the folder
  • Make ftp accounts at InMotion Hosting

Assignments

  • Syllabus - Read, Parent/Student sign
  • Vets and Rookies
    • Site maps- Vets help rookies with site maps!
    • Export site map
  • Rookies:
    • RWB review using DW
    • Review CSS, HTML and "boxes"
      • div, class, id, float, margin etc
      • Add a wrapper and "center" your boxes
  • Vets:
    • Photoshop- theme image for Valentine's Day!
    • Submit to folder

2/4/10 Day 2

Rookies

  • FIX INMOTION FTP ACCOUNTS
  • Import site map in DW
  • Correct doctype template
  • Open "rwb-review.htm" file
    • Replace Doctype with correct one
    • Be sure you have a:
    • Wrapper, Inner-wrapper
    • Discuss float and clear
    • Try to achieve this (it says day 3... we're ahead!)
    • Make an index page
    • Link to your rwb-review.htm
    • Upload both files

Veterans

  • Sprague site transition...
  • Removing the frame!
  • Process will be explained in class

 

2/8/10 Week 2 Day 3

Rookies

Vets

Template Discussion

---What we learned

Template testing

  • We will repeat the process from Thursday
  • This time you must:
  • Remake the file
  • Validate the page (both CSS and XHTML)
  • Fix validation errors
  • Make sure that the menu from the index links to your page!!!

2/10/10 Day 4

Rookies

Import your site map

Practice

  • We need some Practice!!!
  • Making Templates
    • Template #1
    • Template #2
      • Same as template1 but right side nav

Vets

Template testing not today

Projects

  • Nathan/Austin- Bookman
  • Jeremy/Dan- Template
  • Aaron/Hailey- WordPress
  • Vinnie- CRIC

 

2/12/10 Day 5

Vets

  • Part 1 - Template Testing
    • Build your assigned page
    • Make it validate
    • Have Zach link it
    • Check cross-browser
    • Make sure your name is on it
  • Part 2 - Assigned Projects
  • Work on assigned projects
  • If you have no project at this time, Build the template rookies are building

Rookies

  • Import your site map!
  • Quick Review- Practice Pages

Templates

2/17/10 Week 3 Day 6

Rookies

  • Templates (45 minutes)
    • you should have 3 now
      • I know some are still in route!
    • Goal: 5 templates (for an A)
    • Template 4 and 5... your choice
      • We will discuss ideas
  • Begin/discuss Admin project
  • Project info

Vets

Discuss goals/requirements thus far

  • Page re-make requirements
  • Projects you are working on

Portfolio project

2/19/10 Day 7

Rookies

Vets

Sprague re-build

  • Check your assigned page
  • Does it:
    • Look correct
    • Validate XHTML
    • Validate CSS (1 error allowed for now)
  • Does it have:
    • Clean code
      • Proper indention
      • Documentation
    • Updated code
      • Remove unnecessary tables
      • Remove unnecessary styles
      • Transition to <h1> titles for SEO

Work on Assigned projects

Work on Portfolios project

 

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2/23/10 Week 4 Day 8

Rookies

Vets

3 Goals for the 6 weeks

2/25/10 Day 9

Rookies (Greenhorns? Grasshoppers?)

  • Focus on admin project
    • Share my partial "solution"
  • Continue working on templates too
    • I will come visit you and discuss your templates
    • *Be sure your templates are online for grading

Vets

  • Meet and discuss finished rebuild pages
    • Are they truly done?
    • Discuss process (see link above)
  • Work on portfolio project
  • Work on personal project
  • *Be sure to have all 3 linked for grading

 

 

3/1/10 Week 5 Day 10

Rookies

Vets

Discuss grading expectations

3/3/10 Day 11

Rookies

Grading Expectations

 

Vets

Discuss grading expectations

 

3/5/10 Day 12

Grading Expectations

 

 

 

 

3/9/10 Week 6 Day 13

Grading Expectations

Re-grade as needed so everyone is happy!!

Rookies... don't forget to complete design and layout as well... grading will take place 2nd 6 weeks

3/11/10 Day 14

Grading Expectations

Re-grade as needed so everyone is happy!!

Rookies... don't forget to complete design and layout as well... grading will take place 2nd 6 weeks

3/12/10

 

Grading Day

  • 1/2 Day Grading
  • 1/2 Day Inservice

 

 

 

 

 

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3/16/10 Week 7 Day 15

Vets

  • #1 - Fix any and all errors on re-build pages
    • See grading sheet for details
    • Make sure to tell Jeremy or Zach to FTP again
    • I will check and update grades today
  • #2 Portfolio
    • Work on your Skills list
    • Organize/format by topic
    • Example...
    • MS Office
      • Excel
      • Access
      • Word
    • Web Design
      • HTML
      • CSS
      • etc
  • #3 Continue work on projects
    • Check with me for next goal if needed

Rookies

3/18/10 Day 16

Vets

  • #1 Portfolio
    • Add "polish"
      • Dress up home pg
      • Add to best works page
      • See examples
    • Continue work on your Skills list
    • Organize/format by topic
    • Example...
    • MS Office
      • Excel
      • Access
      • Word
    • Web Design
      • HTML
      • CSS
      • etc
  • #2 Continue work on projects
    • Check with me for next goal if needed

Rookies

 

Spring Break

3/22 - 3/26

 

Rookie Goals by 3/18

Design and Layout complete

Included Files

  • By 3/18 have all 8 periods created
  • Working navigation to all periods
  • Navigate back to your index page
  • No content yet... make sure everything works first

 

3/29/10 Week 8 Day 17

Client Research

  • Start Client Research in pairs
  • See this page for information

Rookies

Vets

3/31/10 Day 18

Client Research (cont)

Recording our info in a google spreadsheet

 

Rookies

Vets

 

4/2/10 Day 19

Client Research (cont)

See files to copy

  • Emails
    • Review email conversations with class
  • Newcomers research
    • Review websites
    • Add details to the areas that need it
    • Collect info and make a final draft to send

Rookies

Vets

 

 

4/6/10 Week 9 Day 20

Client Research

  • Finish up comments to send

Meeting prep

  • Prepare for client interview
  • Questions we should ask
  • Meeting outline
  • Prepare questions to send her
  • What should she bring????
  • Meeting is next week

Finish up:

4/8/10 Day 21

Meeting Prep

  • Review our meeting outline
  • Print your notes!
  • Write an email to Valerie
    • Tell her:
      • How to get here (once she drives)
      • Questions to consider (no more than 4)
      • What to bring

Grading:

Make sure the following 4 items are online:

Rookies and Vets
  • 1. Newcomers research
  • 2. Final comments we organized in class (4/6)
  • 3. Meeting preparation (from 4/6)
  • 4. Email to Valerie (4/8)
  • Make sure this is organized and easy to find...
  • Options:
    • 3 separate web pages
    • 1 page with navigation (anchors)
    • Your choice

Rookies

  • Included files

Vets

  • Portfolio
  • Personal Project

 

 

 

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4/12/10 Week 10 Day 22

Newcomer's Client Meeting

 

4/14/10 Day 23

Meeting Review

  • Discuss main points
  • "Frame the target"
  • Find partners
  • Draw pictures... create a plan

Client Project Responsibilities

You should have 5 items available online:

  • 1. Own Research
  • 2. Final Comments ..... (4/6... see files to copy)
  • 3. Meeting Prep ......... (4/6)
  • 4. Prep Email.............. (4/8)
  • 5. Follow-up Email ..... (4/14)

4/15/10 Day 23.5

All 8 periods

Set up new accounts/site maps for client work

 

 

4/19/10 Week 11 Day 25

Client Prep

  • Turn in Client Prep Reviews
  • I will be adding review for follow-up email

Newcomers

Build a template that:

  • Validates
  • Is Cross-Browser compliant

Once it is bullet proof...

  • Replicate a few pages
    • Remember SEO
    • file name matches title matches <h1>
    • Add some content for testing purposes only

4/21/10 Day 26

Newcomers

  • Continue work
  • Be very careful to test-test-test

Things to Consider for Newcomers...

Grading:

All students should have:

 

Rookies:

Vets:

4/23/10 Day 27

I will be grading this weekend!

Due:

Client Preparation

  • 5 items (see 4/14 above for details)

Grading:

All students should have:

 

Rookies:

Vets:

 

Newcomers

Goals for the week:

  • Working nav and all pages created
  • Validates and is CBC
  • Title on each page
  • SEO matches, matches, matches
  • Check this link to see if your page loads

4/27/10 Week 12 Day 28

Newcomers

  • You must have an index file today!
  • Check this link and see if yours works
  • Discuss content
  • I have received a BUNCH of content
  • It is time to discuss emails and what she want where

Discss grading

4/29/10 Day 29

Newcomers

  • You must have an index file today!
  • Check this link and see if yours works
  • Discuss content
  • I have received a BUNCH of content
  • It is time to discuss emails and what she want where

Discss grading

4/30/10

Grading Day!

No School for Students

 

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5/4/10 Week 13 Day 30

Grades

  • Discuss Grades
  • Can you improve yours?

Newcomers

Check out the $5000 website

  • Discuss chain of emails
    • See word doc in files to copy
  • Make progress
    • We have about 10 class periods...

5/6/10 Day 31

Newcomers

  • Make more progress
  • Goals:
  • Must have content for:
  • About
  • Activities
  • We have 9 class periods left...

 

 

5/10/10 Week 14 Day 32

Newcomers

Goals:

  • Home page information

8 class periods

5/12/10 Day 33

Newcomers

Goals:

  • Photos!
  • Find a photo gallery display you want to use
  • Research different FREE options online
  • Make sure it is truly free to use
  • There can't be any penalty for use online

7 class periods

 

5/14 Day 34

Newcomers

You should have available online now:

    • About
    • Activities
      • List of activities
      • Calendar
    • Home page information
    • Photo Gallery software

     

  • Goals for today:

    • All content all pages
      • Unformatted form Ok
      • We will discuss formatting next week
    • Header image
      • I want to see some kind of header image by end of period Friday

6 class periods

 

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5/18/10 Week 15 Day 35

Discuss formatting ideas

  • Take content from ____
  • Discuss/Demo correct process
  • H1-Title-File Name

Linking absolutely

  • Using domain name in the link
  • Improves SEO/Page Rank
  • Can't be done until site is in final location

5 periods left

5/20/10 Day 36

Review sites...

Goals:

  • Finalizing image galleries
  • How flexible are you?
  • If she sends more images how easy is it to add?

Website Evaluation

 

 

5/24/10 Week 16 Day 37

Newecomers

3 days

 

Feedback

  • Discuss photo gallery
  • Online options so they can change
  • Link never changes? Is it possible?
  • Austin/Nathan evaluations

5/26/10 Day 38

Newecomers

2 days

 

Feedback

 

5/28/10 Day 39

Newcomers Project Due

Valerie will pick this weekend

 

6/2/10 Week 17 Day 40

Newcomers

  • Announce "the chosen one"
  • Meet with Valerie
  • Get Feedback
  • Fix/Finish/Perfect

6/4/10 Day 41

Newcomers

  • Fix/Finish/Perfect

 

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6/8/10 Week 18 Day 42

Newcomers

  • Start checking for perfection
  • No grade is given until re-check!

6/10/10 Day 43

Senior Assembly

 

Newcomers

  • Start checking for perfection
  • No grade is given until re-check!

 

6/11/10 B Day

Seniors Graduate- Congratulations

6/14/10 Week 19

Final Exam Week

 

6/15/10

Final Exam Week... Day 2

  • Our last class of the year

Newcomers

  • Start checking for perfection
  • No grade is given until re-check

6/16/10

Last day of School!!