Mr. Miller's Lesson Plans

Weekly Rotation Schedule and Lesson Plan

Monday -  
No School   
 

Tuesday -    
Ms. Counts
Ms. Young
Ms. Masopust

Wednesday -
Ms. Deleon
Ms. L. White
Ms. Gilmer

Thursday -  
Ms. Luten
 

Friday -      
Ms. Lee
Ms. Sexton
Mr. Achor

TechnoNet      

Webmaster - Lesson Three

 Overview of the lesson:          In this lesson, students plan and organize the contents of their web page.  Students will also begin to make their web site.  They will start with the creation of the Welcome Page.  it includes an eye-catching title, description about the site, and they hyperlinks to the other pages within the site.  Afterwards, the topic pages are produces, with each containing a title and a link back to the Welcome Page.

Learning Objectives:  Students will be able to –

• Open the file welcome from the Fun Web Links folder.

• Preview the document as a web page by displaying it in the Microsoft internet Explorer browser.

• Examine the characteristics of the Fun Web Links web site.

• Discuss the layout and design of the site and suggest improvements.

• Plan content of their own web site including topic areas.

• Research topic area, bookmarking related sites in a folder.

• Record information for their web site on the Web Organizer handout.

• Add page links to improve ease of navigation

• Align test to the center of the page

• Apply a background using fill effects

• Click a hyperlink to connect to another document

• Create a welcome page that includes a title, description, and category names

• Format the font, font style, font size, and font color

• Insert a hyperlink to a file

• Insert a new web page

• Save a document as a web page

Materials Used: 

• Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Microsoft Internet Explorer flashcards

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Word Standard Toolbar Flashcards

• Web Site Organizer sample file

• Fun Web Links folder

Handouts:  Web Site Organizer

 Steps to Follow:

1. Open "TechnoKids" - "Juniors" - "TechnoNet" - "Resources" - "Session 3" - "Teacher Resources" - "Fun Web Links" - "Welcome"

2. View the "Welcome" site and explore its links, discussing the layout and design of the site and suggest improvements.
   
   NOTE - the welcome page has a site title, description of the site, and links to web pages within the site.  ~ Their main page will need to have links to 1) family, 2) school, 3)interests, and 4)favorite web sites and include title hyperlink and description of the page in their web site it will take them to when clicked.
   
   NOTE - the linked pages include a title, brief description, information, and if web sites are included, a graphic, title, address, description of where you will go by clicking on the links.
   
   NOTE - each page in the site MUST have a link back to the homepage.
   
   NOTE - keep in mind the 1)Ease of Navigation, 2)Appearance, and 3)Quality of Content.
    

3. Start thinking about and planning the content of your own web site with topic areas.

4. Research topic areas, bookmarking related sites in a folder and record the information on your Web Organizer handout.
   
   NOTE - to create a bookmark, follow these steps:
   1) Once the Internet is open, click on "Favorites"
   2) Click on "Organize"
   3) Click on "Create Folder"
   4) Name the folder "First Name Last Name"
   5) Click "Close"
   6) Students will then add favorites when they find a site they wish to include and place it in their folder on the Favorites List.
    

5. Next Session will be the start to designing their personal web site.