Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

Web Design

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

Web Design• In this project you will– Learn features of web browsers– Understand what makes an effective

website– How to create a website using

Dreamweaver

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

Lesson ObjectivesBy the end of the lesson you will• Be able to understand what level you are

currently working at• Understand the different features of a web

browser• Understand what the internet is

Lesson Outcomes• All students will complete the web browser task• All students will fill in the levels spreadsheet• Some students will complete the additional

activities

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

What is the internet?• Millions of computers linked together that can

access information from one another• Could be described as a ‘network of networks’• On 29 October 1969, engineers 400 miles in

America prepared to exchange data on what was then known as Arpanet. It got the name because it was commissioned by the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (Arpa).

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

The internet• http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides

/what-is-the-internet

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

What equipment is needed?• To access the internet you will need..

Computer Telephone Line Modem/Router

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

What else is needed?

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Operating System

Internet Browser

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

How to connect to the Internet

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

The language of the internetHTML is the language (code) used to create websites.

It stands for HyperText Markup Language.

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

How to use the internet• To access the internet we use web

browsers. • Internet Explorer is one example,

how many others can you think of?

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

Elements of a Web Page

TextImagesHyperlinksVideoURL

The North East sees a significant rise in visitor numbers in 2009, with some figures hitting the highest on record.

Navigation

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What do you already know?• Internet.xls

Unit 2 Selby High School Dreamwevaer

How do you use the internet?

• Open microsoft word• Go onto your favourite website and take

a screen shot. • Write a paragraph about why this is your

favourite website. • Think about the following– Is it easy to use?– Is it attractive to look at?– Do you like what is on it?– Do you like the layout?