| Week | Information |
|---|---|
| Assignments due in one week unless otherwise stated. Note, you are encouraged to move faster to leave yourself some extra time at the end. I may add some things to weeks before they occur so double check the schedule each week! | |
| Week #1 Assignments Week ending June 1st |
Read introductory notes and notes/examples for web1 through web5. You
will find them under Notes and Handouts. Introductory notes First web page example - web1.html Intro formatting - web2.html Color etc. - web3.html Branching in page - web4.html Block quotes and lists etc. - web5.html View both INTRODUCTION PowerPoint demonstrations. One is on getting started and one is on web1 through web 5. You will find them under presentations. Presentation covering getting started writing code and seeing it in Netscape or Explorer - topic INTRODUCTION Separate speaker notes to accompany covering getting started writing code and seeing it - topic Introduction Presentation covering Web1.html through Web5.html - topic INTRODUCTION Separate speaker notes to accompany covering Web1.html through Web5.html - topic Introduction survey of past experience - must be completed by all students First search engine assignment First HTML assignment Log book - 3 entries per week required - due at midsemester for check, at end of semester for grade |
| Week #2 Assignments Week ending June 8th |
Read notes/examples for web6, web7, web7a, web9, and web9a. You will find them
under Notes and Handouts. More color and formatting - web6.html Links to another page at the site - web7.html Page link to - web7a.html Linking - web9.html Link to - web9a.html View the PowerPoint demonstration on Web 6, 7 and 9 - Topic Links and Color and the PowerPoint demonstration on links. Presentation covering Web6.html, Web7.html and Web9.html - topic LINKS & COLOR Separate speaker notes to accompany covering Web6.html, Web7.html, Web9.html - topic LINKS & COLORS Presentation on using links (reference Web7 and Web9) - topic LINKS Separate speaker notes to accompany using links - topic LINKS Be sure you locate one or more good HTML tutorials out on the Web. You should also start to read some articles on HTML for the log book. Second HTML assignment |
| Week #3 Assignments Week ending June 15th |
Read notes/examples for: Tables - web8, Use of tables in my spring schedule,
Graphics with the web site, more on alignment, making your own graphics, more on
images with link, image being linked to, Snow in 1996. Tables - web8.html Use of tables in my fall schedule Graphics with the web site - web11.html More on alignment - align.html Making your own graphics - web12.html More on images with link - moreim.html Image being linked to - bigim.html Snow in 1996 - snow.html View the PowerPoint demonstrations on Web8.html and My Spring Schedule - topic TABLES and Web11, Web12 and misc other pages using graphics - topic GRAPHICS. Assignment on tables and images. Second search engine assignment - Due in two weeks |
| Week #4 Assignments Week ending June 22nd |
Read the notes and view the presentation on forms Forms in HTML - web10.html More on forms in HTML - web13.html Presentation covering Web10.html and Web13.html - topic FORMS Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation covering Web10 and Web113 - topic FORMS Start reading about frames - we will work on frames more next week! Left and right frames Top and bottom frames Using multiple frames Another multiple frames You can start to look at the presentation on frames - the first part of the information has been covered - the rest will be covered next week! Targets are the topic that has not been covered yet! Assignment on forms etc. Introductory assignment on frames |
| Week #5 Assignments Week ending June 29th |
Read the notes and view the presentations on the rest of frames. We will also
cover mapping so those notes and presentations should be read and
viewed as well. Left/right frame set with right to be replaced Left/right frame set with right to be shown in full screen Left/right frame set with right to go into new window Design to put into specified frame Example without resizing and scrolling Mapping an image Example of a mapped flowchart Presentation covering frames - topic FRAMES Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation covering frames - topic FRAMES Presentation covering image mapping in Web14.html - topic MAPPING Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation covering image mapping in Web14 - topic MAPPING Frame assignment Be careful that you do not have a situation where frames start opening unintentionally within frames! Mapping assignment |
| Week #6 Assignments Week ending July 6th |
Look at the following pages: Layout of a page using tables and width percents Layout of a page using tables and width pixels Look at the first set of images - the BCC pages under images - the pattern ones we will save for later after we have had JavaScript. bccpage1.html bccpage2.html bccpage3.html bccpage4..html bccpage5.html bccpage6.html Note the meta tag in the HEAD section and see how it causes the pages to load automatically. Start reading some information on design - your 3 log book entries for this week and next week should be on design issues. Read these notes on some things to consider when evaluating sites Look at the following presentations involving the setup of a site: Presentation on using links (reference Web7 and Web9) - topic LINKS Separate speaker notes to accompany using links - topic LINKS Presentation on structure of page - topic Page Structure Separate speaker notes to accompany presenation on Structure of Page - topic Page Structure Twelve sites to evaluate I am not looking for an indepth analysis - make a couple of points about each site! First web project - should be done in a month |
| Week #7 Assignments Week ending July 13th |
Sites to check and evaluate Read the information about Cascading Style Sheets. I strongly suggest that you find a couple of sites on the Web and read additional information. Cascading Style Sheet assignment |
| Week #8 Assignments Week ending July 20th |
You should also look at more of the design sites and more of the example sites
that I have given you - look at 8. You should also tell me about two sites that
you have found and liked. Be specific - what do you like about them? Needless to
say, I want the site address! Sites to check and evaluate Find a source on JavaScript on the Web or buy a thin book on JavaScript and do some reading. Be sure you read about Events! Start looking at the JavaScript examples on the Web (look at them through Explorer to get the code). I would suggest looking at the ones up to the if and time examples closely and also looking over the ones up through the flickering examples. Also, be sure to look at the first two PowerPoint presentations on JavaScript. |
| Week #9 Assignments Week ending July 27th |
Please finish looking at the JavaScript examples. Please spend some time looking over sources and examples of JavaScript and working on your Web site. JavaScript assignment |
| Week #10 Assignments Week ending August 3rd |
Continue working on JavaScript - reading and experimenting! Second web site assignment Information on design and implementation of the site When you take the final, you will find a lot of these sites useful references to go to for information in answering questions! Important: I am going away to Europe for two weeks. Continue to send assignments to the usual account. Needless to say I will not be correcting until I get home! If you have questions, then use my email account pgrocer@hotmail.com. I will check this account from the Internet cafes when I can. I have also asked my workstudy Wendy and Tess to be available for questions and help while I am gone. The information to contact them is: Wendy can be reached at Wenco35@aol.com or wenco@mediaone.net Tess can be reached at tfarias@stu-mail.bristol.mass.edu or mstess73@aol.com You can also set up an appointment with Wendy via email or you can contact Tess in the K building lab Monday,Tuesday and Thursday nights from 4 till 9. |
| Week #11 Assignments Week ending August 10th |
Continue going over JavaScript!
Research information about attracting people to your site etc. - you will find the references from
last week very helpful! Look at Composer (in Netscape) or FrontPage. You need to spend no more than two hours playing with one of these packages. Pass in the results! See note under Week #10 about contacting me! |
| Week #12 Assignments Week ending August 17th |
Listserv sign-up I suggested these two because I am quite confident they are not selling names. Another site that I have had no bad experiences with is the one at Poor Richard's. In fact, I am looking for a sign up for a listserv so if you have one you want to sign up for, go ahead and send me a copy of the confirmation. I will be home mid week! |
| Week #13 Assignments Week ending August 24th |
Finish up web sites! I will post site addresses so everyone can see the class sites! Final exam - due in one week Status sheet to accompany the final I tested the links a few weeks ago, if you discover a critical bad link, let me know! |
| Week #14 Assignments Week ending August 31st |
Your final and status sheet are due on Tuesday, August 28th at 6:30. Please see posting above! If you have not finished the course or if you would like to improve your grade, please get in touch with me. Remember, an A can only be earned on time! |