Interactivity - Quiz

In wrapping-up our look at basic interactive components. Here are a few reminders:

• Organize your site. This begins with your navigation. Decide what qualifies as top-navigation and what will be sub-navigation.
• While simple hyperlinks work, spruce up your navigation with rollovers (make sure to preload the images).
• If you use audio, really try to use a compressed format (i.e. .mp3). Please don’t use MIDI sounds!
• Consider using Flash buttons or animations to add to your page (while 99% of browsers have the Flash player, think about your audience).
• If you will be using an item multiple times, consider turning it into a Library item.

Today’s Objectives:

• Insert a multimedia object into a Web page
• Construct a rollover navigation bar
• Demonstrate mastery of lesson 5 objectives

Classwork: Create a Web page with a rollover navigation bar and an embedded MIDI file that plays automatically on load. Take the lesson 5 quiz.

Prep Questions:

• See quiz.

Note: Well done on the quiz average score was 16/20 or 80%!

Templates & the Inauguration

Web development class has been focused on creating HTML templates in Dreamweaver. There are four key benefits to be realized by using HTML templates:

• If changes are made to a template, all pages based upon this template are automatically updated.
• Only allow certain portions of the document to be editable (prevents serious mistakes).
• Maintains consistency in the amongst pages in a Web site.
• Fast and efficient way to create a Web page.

While working on the creation of templates, our attention turned to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. While many of the epic moments had wound down by the afternooon, we were able to watch a good portion of the events. See President Obama’s Inauguration (swearing in and speech) part 1, part 2, and  part 3 .

Today’s Objectives:

• Demonstrate the ability to create templates
• Demonstrate the ability to create tables for placing elements on a web page

Classwork: Students worked on Lesson 4 - Assignment 2 and the Lesson Questions.

Note: Lesson 4 quiz on Thursday the 22nd.

Testing & the Inauguration

Economics class today provided an unusual combination and special opportunity today. The class demonstrated it’s master of chapter 2 objectives (economic systems and decision making).

Following our quiz and reviewing the results, our attention turned to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. As is often the case, technical difficulties proved challenging and limited our viewing time, and yet we were able to watch a good portion of the events. See President Obama’s Inauguration (swearing in and speech) part 1, part 2, and  part 3 .

It will be interesting to see how the economy will react and the final version of the economic stimulus plan. Here is the official White House posting of the Obama Economic Agenda.

Homework: Read chapter 3, sections 1 & 2.

Web Development Posts

Beginning tomorrow (January 20th, 2009), I will be posting updates regarding class topics, objectives, and homework. In addition, links to items and resources of interest will be provided as well. I hope this is of use to you and look forward to your feedback.

–djohnson

Economics Posts

Beginning tomorrow (January 20th, 2009), I will be posting updates regarding class topics, objectives, and homework. In addition, links to items and resources of interest will be provided as well. I hope this is of use to you and look forward to your feedback.

–djohnson