Web Design Introduction

Today we will start to discuss why you might want to Build a Website!  This will start as a brainstorming session.  

To start thinking about your future websites, you probably should think of the reasons to create one.  Please review this article as people are entering the class, so we can discuss it when the bell rings:

https://www.bluehost.com/blog/websites/7-reasons-every-student-should-start-a-website-9565/

Please watch the video below together and discuss what you saw as a class:


Answer the following questions as a class:

  1. What do you do with the Internet?
  2. What is the benefit to having the Internet?  (School / Home / Business / Doctor, etc.)
  3. Who creates the sites on the Internet, and Why?
  4. Who Controls The Internet?




Define The Vocabulary:

WWW - World Wide Web

Web Browser - What Are They?

Web Host:

Domain Name:


Discuss the main themes and terms from the video!

We just  learned that a ​ web browser​ is the software application you use to access the web pages and ​ HTML​ (HyperText Markup Language) is the language you use to tell a web browser how to make a web page look.

Planning For Your Blogger Webpage

EMAIL ASSESSMENT:
Please Answer The Following Questions Using the R.A.C.E. [(R)epeat The Question, (A)nswer The Questions, (C)ite Your Evidence/Examples, (E)xplain Your Evidence/Examples] Method:

Who Is Your Target Audience?

What Content Do You Want To Have On Your Site?

What other sites are you going to link too?

What topics will you highlight on your blog?

Write a final paragraph describing a website you want to create for this class.  You should start thinking about a topic for your site.  It will be similar to the PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO you created earlier in this course.

HOW DO PEOPLE FIND THINGS ON THE INTERNET?


Questions To Answer:

What is an Algorithm?  How is an Algorithm used to decide what you see?

What is a Spider in a SEARCH ENGINE?

What is a KEYWORD?  How can you add Keywords to your site to increase traffic?


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