Web-Presence

To see things in the seed, that is genius.
(Lao-tzu)

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.
(Evelyn Waugh)

OBJECTIVE

Student will create a Personal Web Space ("website").
 (Sample Gmail based website: Basic website example) (This is a mockup of simple website.)

Student will report the URL (location/address) of their website.

ASSIGNMENT

    • Minimums for the Web-presence assignment:

      • Login to user (personal or institution) Gmail based email account

      • Create a site (Personal Web Space) using Google Sites

      • Report web site URL Click here ← ← ←

        • Report the URL at this time to active the class role and to generate a gradebook entry.

        • Complete the "Report web site URL" form each time the web site URL is changed.

        • ALSO included as an embedded form at the bottom of this web page.

      • Create one page on your site (Personal Web Space) dedicated to the presentation of products produced for this class (sample page).

      • Create a minimum Five (5) pages on your site (Personal Web Space) including the products page previously mentioned. Exceptions to this assignment as indicated will be described in class (or section video). Exceptions assignment minimums need to be checked with the instructor prior to the Final Assignments Due date. This assignment is assessed after the Final Assignments Due date. (Note: I am not concerned with the content of the other four pages. In practice additional pages would typically support the mission of the web site.)

Samples of typical pages:

Page 1 of 5
"Home" page

Also page 1 of 5
"Home" page with expanded menu

Sample web pages from Basic website example demonstration site

Expand menu by selecting the "cheeseburger" icon

Page 2 of 5

Page 3 of 5

Page 4 of 5
"Resources" Page
HINT: Do this now to satisfy a later assignment

Page 5 of 5
"EDUC 211" Page
This can be the location you place products for this class

INSTRUCTION

Web-Presence Presentation (2020 version)

Goals of a web page

      • Clearly communicate intended/appropriate information to the target audience.

      • (The target audience can be any combination of parents, visitors, colleagues and students.)

      • Provide effective access to desired resources.

      • (Effective student access to resources can effectively expand content contact time and variety, both inside and outside the classroom.)

Goals for your Personal Web Space (may include)

Web site for

    • in-service (students, parents, peers, administrators, self),

    • EDUC/EDU classes,

    • major classes,

    • interests,

    • marketing (self-promotion).

Personal Portfolio

Google Sites

“Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites, and more—all without designer, programmer, or IT help.” –Google

Google Sites

Suggestions

      • Plan before starting a serious site. Saves time and effort. Storyboard if you need to.

      • Know your audience. Anticipate needs.

      • Keep pages and site structures simple and clean.

      • Keep pages within a site similar in style and layout.

      • Useful, easy to find information is a good thing.

      • Check your pages in other browsers and in browsers on different operating systems.

      • Check download speeds. Slow loading pages make for a very unhappy audience.

      • Keep image file sizes to a minimum and hold the number of images per page low. Reuse the same images if possible within a site or on a page. Less can be a whole lot more...

      • Emulate good examples of pages/sites found on the web. Isolate why a page/site works.

      • A tool get easier the more it is used.

Distilled from “Biggest Mistakes in Web Design”:

Most people visit a web site to solve one or more of these four problems:

  • They want/need information.

  • They want/need to make a purchase / donation.

  • They want/need to be entertained.

  • They want/need to be part of a community.

Given: A web site exists to solve users’ problems.

Then: The effective web-designer must successfully address the question:

What problems does the page I'm designing solve?

RESOURCES

  • Google Sites - web page-creation tool and web-space hosting (Free) [Google]

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