Please read this article on the history of the internet carefully and answer the following questions in a Google Document, or had write them on paper. You may need to use a search engine to find some of the answers.

Research Questions:

1.What did Tim Berners-Lee parents do?

2.What year was Tim Berners-Lee born?

3.What did Berners-Lee observe whilst working at CERN in the 1980s?

4.What did Berners-Lee finally call the project?

5.What did Tim Berners-Lee propose could be used to to link documents on different computers that were connected to the Internet? 

6.What 3 technologies described as the bedrock of the Web had been developed by the end of 1990?

7.On what date was the first ever website published?

8.What was Mosaic?

9.What did Berners-Lee do at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

This link will take you to the first website ever made. Write a short report comparing this website to a modern website.

Content- 

You really need to focus a great deal of effort into creating first class content for your website, which should include videos, relevant news/information and high-resolution imagery to make your website ‘stickier’. This will ensure you keep your users on your website for longer.

Typical content for a page would include

Text

Images

Video Clips

 These should all be useful to the audience and relevant to the topic.

Usability-

The user should know where they are on the website at all times and be able to find where they want to go with little thought. They should also be able to access any page they need without having to view the whole site.

Your site should try to anticipate what your visitors are thinking and help them to fulfil their needs with as little effort as possible.

A good website will have a well organised structure. A sitemap is a useful tool for organising the pages and content of a website.

A good website will also have a good navigation system. This allows users to quickly see the content of the site and 

Aesthetics

In this day and age, having a visually impressive website across all devices is crucial. However, you must maintain your brand image. Your website must reflect who you are as a business, and visually connect with the audience.

The visual appeal of your website not only contributes to your brand awareness but also increase your credibility.

Interaction

Your website must engage with your audience, hold their attention, direct them through the stages of your website and finally encourage them to contact you 

You must create a report on a website of your choice you should explain it's purpose, audience and evaluate it's effectiveness (strengths and weaknesses).

Research is how we find out about topics. In the past people needed to go to a library and get a book, or speak to someone else. Nowadays we are lucky because we can use the internet to find out things.

When researching it is important to use a range of sources including books, newspaper articles, websites and tv programmes to name a few.

When researching it is important we are aware of the term bias. Some people have their own opinion on something and may try and put a certain meaning on a topic. This is why we always need to analyse a range of sources and form a balanced opinion.

For your project you will need to research a range of different media.

You can download images for your website from the internet.

You can download text information by copying and pasting it into a word document.

You can copy the link for useful videos which you might include in your website.

Make sure you use a suitable folder to store the informnation you need for your project.

Create an informative website explaining how people can recycle to improve the environment.

You can add whatever content you feel is relevant. The following list might give you some ideas.

What is recycling?

Why do we recycle?

How can we recycle?

What happens to the things that we recycle?

What happens if we do not recycle?

Create an informative website explaining climate change, what causes it and how we can help prevent it.

You can add whatever content you feel is relevant. The following list might give you some ideas.

What is climate change?

What causes climate change?

What impact is climate change likely to have in the future?

What can we do to help prevent climate change?

Create a promotional website for County Fermanagh. It should promote some  of the wonderful natural attractions which exist in the area.

When your work is being assessed you will be graded 1-3 for each of the following points. Please use this checklist to self-assess your work before submitting through Google Classroom.

Is the design of the website suitable for the audience?

Is the information on the website suitable for the purpose?

Is the information you have included interesting?

Have you used images well?

Have you used text well?

Have you added another media type to engage the audience?

Is your navigation system effective?

Does your website use a consistant house style?

Have you made good use of all of the available tools?

Have you used good literacy skills?