Introduction to Designing a Website AO1 Lesson 1 Introduction to Designing a Website © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson you should: Be able to design a simple website Know how to tailor a website for a particular purpose and target audience Understand house style Be able to create detailed page plans © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Main Concepts What is a multimedia website? Writing the proposal The purpose of the website Target audience Producing a site plan House style Planning a webpage © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Multimedia Websites What is a multimedia website? A multimedia website is one that combines a range of the following elements: Graphics Animation Sound Text Video © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Writing the Proposal Your proposal should include the following The purpose of the website The target audience for the website A site plan for the website An indication of house style Plans for each page © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
The Purpose of the Website AO1 Lesson 1 The Purpose of the Website Reasons to create a website Inform Generate sales Increase sales Publicise Share information © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Target Audience Ways to describe a target audience Geography Age Gender Income Educational background © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Website Structure Producing a site plan Decide on the structure of the website: Linear Hierarchical Mesh © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 House Style Deciding on house style Think about and record the common features of how the pages should look: Font type, size and colour Text alignment/justification Bullet and numbering style Common elements to appear on each page (e.g. company logo) © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2
OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2 AO1 Lesson 1 Web Pages Planning a web page Sketch each of the pages. Include placeholders for graphics and other multimedia components. Show hyperlinks. © Harcourt Education 2007 OCR Nationals in ICT Teacher’s Resource; Unit 2