Educere Course Overview and Description

Web Design - Advanced
Course Id: 239

zzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)

Course Overview
Institution	zzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)
Subject	Computer Science and Technology
Education Level	High School
Institution Website	click here

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* Prospective NCAA Division I and II student-athletes should visit the NCAA Eligibility Center website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) and seek the NCAA's acceptance of a particular Education Provider's virtual course prior to registration.

Course Description
In this course, students will learn how to apply intermediate and advanced techniques in HTML and CSS to set up a professional-looking website. Students will be guided by online tutorials to review and increase their HTML vocabulary and syntax. They will also learn how to upload pages to the Internet through free web hosting sites.

This course also reviews the topics and tools most important to a web developer: searching the Internet, validating information and HTML/CSS, making a website accessible for all, using multimedia, implementing appropriate layout and design, and more.

In the process, students will work cooperatively with their classmates to create a team website. Students will stretch their collaboration and project management skills to create this unique web space.

*This course may be appropriate for Gifted and Talented middle school students that meet all course prerequisites.*

Delivery Method

Internet

Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access

Prerequisites
Recommended: Intermediate level of ability in a web browser and its associated features. Intermediate level of ability in Windows/Mac OS navigation and file management.

Course Materials
Please refer these requirements to your school's technology staff prior to registering for the course. Schools must install and allow student access to the resources listed here, in order for a student to participate in the course.

Please see software manufacturers' websites for further information and system requirements.

In addition to VHS system requirements:
Software used: latest version of Kompozer web-authoring software
Specific URLs accessed: multiple addresses at domains Ã¢â‚¬Å“kompozer.net,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬Å“000webhost.com,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬Å“www.webs.com,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬Å“www.110mb.com,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬Å“w3.org,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬Å“w3schools.orgÃ¢â‚¬Â
Students will require the ability to upload files to, and download files from, websites outside of the Learning Management System (LMS). Please be sure this is enabled for registered students.

Courses and course detail are subject to change without notice.