Designing and Developing Web Projects
Tami J. Little, Instructor
(Click on my name to read an introduction about me!)

As you use this page, notice there are many, many links. I am working to be sure that all of the links work. If you know where you need to go, use the shortcuts below to navigate the page. Click on PROJECTS to see pages that former participants have created. 


Required text:
Spinnin' the Web: Designing & Developing Web Projects by Dr. Annette Lamb--ISBN 0-9641581-9-1   c1998  $26.95  http://cadvantage.com/~vision2a/spin.html
 Course Requirements


It is important that you keep your time log 1 for this course.  You will need to log a minimum of 15 hours.  Many people for this course log 25-35 hours.  Activities are underlined in BOLD RED. The corresponding number on your assignment checklist is located within the activities in BOLD RED.

Shortcuts
Part I: 
Exploring Schools on the Web
School Web Pages
Classroom Web Pages
Online Newspapers
Project Pages
Student Pages

Part II:
Selecting Powerful Projects
Large-Scale, Ongoing Projects
Small-Scale, Short-Term Projects

Part III:
Planning & Implementing Internet-based Projects
Planning Web-based Learning Environments
Designing Web Projects
Implementing and Evaluating Projects

Part IV: Projects created by participants
June '98
July '98

Part V: Links/Resources

Part I: Exploring Schools on the Web

Chapter 1:  School District and Building Level Web Pages

Activity: Explore a variety of school web sites. Using the form on page 24 in your text, identify 5 or more school web pages that have done a particularly good job with some aspect of their site. Write a summary for this assignment.  3
(see pages 6 and 22 in your text for more school web page links)

Activity: After exploring the variety of school web sites, read pages 20, 21 in your text. Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for School Web Pages. 2

Chapter 2:  Classroom, Course and Unit Web Pages
Activity: Explore classroom web pages. Use page 35 and Chapter 2 in your text for class web page addresses. After viewing several classroom web pages, find one site that is similar to one you would like to create. Print the page. 4 Brainstorm a list of what you would like to include in your own class page. Use page 39 for ideas as well.  5 Activity: After exploring the variety of class web sites, read page 37 in your text. Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for Class Web Pages. 2

Chapter 3:  Online School Newspapers and Magazines

Activity:  Explore a variety of online school newspapers and magazines.  Use pages 42, 54 and Chapter 3 in your text as a resource.  Page 55 gives an outline of elements for a newspaper web page.  Look for some of the elements as you are exploring.  Write a review of one on-line newspaper or magazine in your grade level or subject area. 6

Activity:  After exploring the variety of school newspaper and magazine web sites, read page 56 in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for Newspapers.  2      

Chapter 4:  Project Pages
Activity:  Explore Project ideas using the following links.  Identify one project in your grade level or subject area that you could use.  Print the page(s). 7 List possible outcomes as a result of you participating in such a project. 8 Activity:  After exploring the variety of project idea web pages, read page 72 in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for Project pages. 2

Chapter 5:  Student Pages
Activity: Explore a variety of student web pages.  Use chapter 5 in your text for some addresses.  Think about what you would need to do BEFORE assigning students to create web pages.  Put your thoughts on paper in chart, graphic organizer, or paragraph form. As you look at some of the pages, think about WHO really made the pages??? 9
Activity:  After exploring the variety of student web pages, read page 80 in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for student pages.  2
Part II: Selecting Powerful Projects
Chapter 6 Large-Scale, Ongoing Projects
Activity: You will explore a variety of large scale projects.  Select one of the projects.  You can use page 95 as a guide to help you.  Discuss the purpose, is it "fun" or educational?  How are students and teachers involved?  Would it be realistic for a classroom with limited access to the Internet?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of a large scale project over a smaller scale project? 10 Activity:  After exploring the variety of large scale projects, read page 96 in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for large scale projects.  2

Chapter 7 Small-Scale, Short-Term Projects
Browse through Chapter 7.  Choose one of the short term project pages to do an outline of a short term project.  You can choose from pages 110, 111, 116, 117, 122, 123, 132, 133, 143.

Informational p.99-111
Singlesites 100,101
How to Make a Pop Up Book http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
Australian Sport WWW http://www.ausport.gov.au/
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/
Library of Congress' American Memories http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/
Hotlists 102-105
Choose from a list of Hot Lists at Loogootee Elementary West http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/noncoll3.htm
Science Inquiry Hotlists http://www.miamisci.org/hotlists/
Activity projects—Hunt/Web Quest 106-111
Check out the web site http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html to view a good description of the subject sampler, web quest, treasure hunt
Web based activity sites: Track Star http://scrtec.org/track/index.html
The WebQuest Page http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html

Activity:  After exploring the variety of small scale projects, read page 144in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for small scale projects.  2

Part III: Planning & Implementing Internet-based Projects
Chapter 8 Planning Web-based Learning Environments
Activity:  Browse chapter 8 pages 147-180.  Describe the informational content of a web-based project.  Use page 163 as a guide to help you with this activity.  12
Activity:  After exploring planning web based learning environments, read page 180 in your text.  Fill in the Real World Considerations Chart for planning web based learning environments.  2
Chapter 9 Designing Web Pages
Activity:  This is where you create the storyboard. 15

The Hyperterrorist's Guide to Web Design http://www.mcs.net/~jorn/html/terrorist.html
My Web Design Principles http://www.stauffercom.com/webprinciples.html
GET's Create Your Own WebpageTutorial http://www.newnorth.net/get/tutor/mrcshtml.html
Web Page Design for Designers http://www.wpdfd.com/wpdhome.htm
Chapter 10 Creating Web Pages
Activity: Use this chapter as a guide to help you with your web page creation.  You will find many links to Web Development Resources on page 220 in your text.  If you do not have the software listed, this chapter may not be applicable to your situation.  This is where you create the web page and load the page.  16, 17
Beginner's Guide to HTML http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Beyone the son of Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/beyond/
Chapter 12 Implementing and Evaluating Projects
Activity:  Brainstorm classroom management concerns and strategies.  What do you see as a potential problems and solutions in each of the areas listed on page 279 in your text?  13
Activity: Use page 288 14 and develop a personal plan for web project development.  Remember you don't have to just read about projects.  You can start small and begin now!
Part IV: Projects Created by
Former Participants

June 1998 at Hinton Community School July 1998 at Morningside College

Part V: Links

Links that may be helpful for Spinnin' the Web:  
 
This page was created for the course, Spinnin' the Web by Tami J. Little. The text and many of the ideas for activities are by Dr. Annette Lamb. Dr. Lamb's page is http://magic.usi.edu/. The texts are also available directly from Vision to Action Publishing.