Archived Syllabus | Fall 2017


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Final Exam Week

Objectives

Assignments

HTML & CSS Exam (During Final Exam Block)
Hand in Guardian Rubric (Due during Final Exam Block)
Final Website Gallery Walk - Final Project Rubric
Clean up your desktop computer - files in the trash, log off accounts.

Visit your published home page:

www.natickhighwebdesign.com/webfall2017/firstnamelastname
* This web address will only work if your home page is saved as index.html

Final Project Timeline and Rubrics

Jan 4: Publish Home Page - Home Page Check-in Rubric
Jan 10: Publish Side Pages - Content Peer Grading Rubric
Jan 12 (rescheduled 1/17 due to snow): Publish Completed Site. Share Guardian Rubric (Due during Final Exam Block)
Exam Block: Final Website Gallery Walk (no changes to your site can be made during or after the exam block) - Final Project Rubric

Resources for Final Project

FTP (File transfer protocol) Instructions for FTP setup in Dreamweaver
Validator
Reset CSS
www.w3schools.com
Web fonts
Inspiration Websites at Templated.co
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Color Combos
Slideshow generator
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC


Week 18 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

HTML & CSS Unit Exam Study Guide
Final Project: Publish Completed Site (Home + Design + 2 choice) - due Wednesday 1/17

In-class Activities

Publish home + side pages
Peer feedback
Find your published home page: www.natickhighwebdesign.com/webfall2017/firstnamelastname
* This web address will only work if your home page is saved as index.html

Final Project Timeline and Rubrics

Jan 4: Publish Home Page - Home Page Check-in Rubric
Jan 10: Publish Side Pages - Content Peer Grading Rubric
Jan 12 (rescheduled 1/17 due to snow): Publish Completed Site. Share Guardian Rubric (Due during Final Exam Block)
Exam Block: Final Website Gallery Walk (no changes to your site can be made during or after the exam block) - Final Project Rubric

Resources for Final Project

FTP (File transfer protocol) Instructions for FTP setup in Dreamweaver
Validator
Reset CSS
www.w3schools.com
Web fonts
Inspiration Websites at Templated.co
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Color Combos
Slideshow generator
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC


Week 17 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

Final Project: Home Page - Publish 1st Draft on 1/2

Final Project Timeline and Rubrics

Jan 2: Publish 1st Draft of Home Page - Home Page Check-in Rubric
Jan 10: Publish Side Pages - Content Peer Grading Rubric
Jan 12: Publish Completed Final Site. Share Guardian Rubric (Due during Final Exam Block)
Exam Block: Final Website Gallery Walk (no changes to your site can be made during or after the exam block) - Final Project Rubric

Resources for Final Project

How to make a fixed-layout gallery
How to make a flexible-layout gallery
Validator
Reset CSS
www.w3schools.com
Web fonts
Font Design Article
Inspiration Websites at Templated.co
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Color Combos
Slideshow generator
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC Hopper article Introduction to building in Dreamweaver CC, video #1 of 2
Introduction to building in Dreamweaver CC, video #2 of 2
Text Edit preferences


Week 16 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

Photography Portfolio Page - 12/15
Submit Proposal for Final Project - 12/15
File Structure Quiz - 12/13

Final Project Timeline and Rubrics

Jan 2: Publish 1st Draft of Home Page - Home Page Check-in Rubric
Jan 10: Publish Side Pages - Content Peer Grading Rubric
Jan 12: Publish Completed Final Site. Share Guardian Rubric (Due during Final Exam Block)
Exam Block: Final Website Gallery Walk (no changes to your site can be made during or after the exam block) - Final Project Rubric

Resources

How to make a fixed-layout gallery
How to make a flexible-layout gallery
Validator
Reset CSS
www.w3schools.com
Web fonts
Font Design Article
Inspiration Websites at Templated.co
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Color Combos
Slideshow generator
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC


Week 15 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

Google Classroom Question #5 - due 12/7
Create the New Balance Example Page: Complete Video Tutorials 1-4 - due 12/7
Photography Portfolio Page - 12/15
File Structure Practice Quiz - Socrative Login: FNIFL4U44

Resources for Website Activities

New Balance Example Website: Complete Video Tutorials 1-4
NB Image 1
NB Image 2
Skills to learn: Nav, Hero and Content Divs, Creating a Side Page, Class vs. Id, Float + Clear, Footer.

Design Resources

Design Inspiration: Templated.co
Lorem Ipsum Generator
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC

CSS Resources

CSS Reference at w3schools.com
How to create a background image in css3
How to Insert Web Fonts Video
Reset CSS
CSS Validator

HTML Resources

Boilerplate Skeleton for HTML & CSS document
Text Edit preferences
HTML Tag cheatsheet
HTML5 Tag cheatsheet
HTML Validator

Week 14 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

In Class: Box Model Demo Site
Create the New Balance Example Page: Complete Video Tutorials 1-4 - due 12/7
Photography Portfolio Page - 12/15

Resources for Website Activities

In-class Box-Model Demo website: Photos for In-class Demo
New Balance Example Website: Complete Video Tutorials 1-4
NB Image 1
NB Image 2
Skills to learn: Nav, Hero and Content Divs, Creating a Side Page, Class vs. Id, Float + Clear, Footer.

Design Resources

Design Inspiration: Templated.co
Lorem Ipsum Generator
Adobe Kuler for web colors
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC

CSS Resources

CSS Reference at w3schools.com
How to create a background image in css3
How to Insert Web Fonts Video
Reset CSS
CSS Validator

HTML Resources

Boilerplate Skeleton for HTML & CSS document
Text Edit preferences
HTML Tag cheatsheet
HTML5 Tag cheatsheet
HTML Validator

Week 12 | HTML & CSS

Objectives

Assignments

Codecademy | Learn CSS: 1. Selectors and Visual Rules (two parts) - due 11/16
Introduction to CSS worksheet - due 11/16
Exit Slip #5

In-class Activities

HTML Review: Skeleton, Container elements, id and class
CSS Topics: Box Model

CSS Resources

Box Model
Photos for Demo Website
Reset CSS
Introduction to CSS
Boilerplate Skeleton for HTML & CSS document
CSS Reference at w3schools.com CSS Zen Garden
HTML to make your own Zen Garden Design

HTML Resources

Text Edit preferences
HTML Tag cheatsheet
HTML5 Tag cheatsheet
Validator
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC

Week 11 | CSS

Week 10 | HTML

Objectives

Assignments

No Question/Exit Slip - check iPass and catch up on anything you missed - TERM ENDS FRIDAY
Codecademy: Learn HTML: Elements and Structure 1 - due 11/7
HTML Worksheet - due 11/7

Design Resources

Bad Typography Video
Photography Composition
Photography Composition Video
Food Photography Tricks
Color Psychology
Choosing the Right Color for your Brand, video
Adobe Color CC
Saving for the Web in Photoshop CC

HTML Resources

Basics in Text Edit - Tags to learn: skeleton of file, p, headings, images
Understanding the Structure of an HTML Document study guide
Text Edit preferences
HTML Tag cheatsheet
HTML5 Tag cheatsheet
Validator

Week 7 | Photoshop/Magazine Madness

Objectives

Assignments

No blog/exit slip. Mid-term catch-up week: check iPass and submit any late work (Email to notify me of any late submissions)
Magazine Madness Project: Assignment + Rubric - due Friday, 10/20: submit both original and recreation as jpg files.
Adjustment Layers Demonstration: Demo photo 1, Demo photo 2

Resources

Text Tutorials
Dafont.com
Alignment article
How to create an animated GIF video + Example

Photoshop Games

Real or Photoshop Game
Pen Tool Challenge
Cool Colors Challenge


Week 5 | Photoshop/Magazine Madness

Objectives

Assignments

Photoshop Skills Checklist Project - submit in google classroom - due 9/29
Complete one text tutorial of your choice - submit as a jpg in google classroom - due 9/29
Google Classroom Question #2 - due 9/29

Resources

Dafont.com
How to save for web
Pexels: A CC-Zero Image Library
Real or Photoshop Game
Pen Tool Challenge
Cool Colors Challenge


Week 4 | Photoshop

Objectives

Assignments

Photoshop Skills Checklist Project - submit in google classroom - due 9/29
Homework: Magazine Madness Proposal + Final Project Example - submit proposal in google classroom - due 9/25
Exit Slip #2
Complete one text tutorial of your choice - submit as a jpg in google classroom - due 9/29
Photoshop Gallery Activity- submit as a jpg in google classroom - due 9/20

Resources

How to save for web
Pexels: A CC-Zero Image Library
Real or Photoshop Game
Pen Tool Challenge
Cool Colors Challenge


Week 3 | Photoshop

September 11 - 15

Objectives

Assignments

Google Classroom Question #1 - due Thursday 9/14
Photoshop Gallery - complete in class, due 9/20

Activities

Demonstrations: layers, cut + paste, transform, lassos, content-aware fill, clone stamp, masks and adjustment layers, filter gallery

Tutorials:
Magic wand 
Quick selection (image to learn on)
Photoshop Layer Mask Tutorials

Resources

Photoshop Workspace
Photoshop Interface (very basics)
Photoshop Preview
Next Revolution in Beauty, A-dobe Fotoshop (entertaining commercial)

Photoshop Games!
Real or Photoshop Game
Pen Tool Challenge
Cool Colors Challenge


Week 2 | Design Principles

September 5 - 8

Objectives

Assignments

Exit Slip #1 - due 9/8
Welcome Letter - due 9/8
* Out of sequence activities due to technical difficulties with the Adobe Suite:
Design Principles Pre + Post Website Critique - due 9/12
Design Principles Video + Notes - complete in class, due 9/8

Activities

Tools to learn: layers, cut + paste, transform, lassos, content-aware fill, clone stamp, masks and adjustment layers, filter gallery

Teach Your Friend, magic wand vs. quick selection (image to learn on)

Resources

Design Principles Video
Photoshop Basic Tools Tutorial
Photoshop Interface (very basics)

Videos to Inspire
Photoshop Preview
Next Revolution in Beauty, A-dobe Fotoshop (entertaining commercial)

Photoshop Games!
Real or Photoshop Game
Pen Tool Challenge
Cool Colors Challenge


Week 1 | Introduction

Objectives

Introduction to Course

Keywords/Units & Seating
Logging in to your computer
Exploring the digital classroom
Tweet of the Week Introduction
Assignments: Welcome letter
Introductions: Turn Around and Meet My Friend

Assignments

Welcome Letter - due Friday, 9/8
HTML pre-assessment- complete in class
File Structure pre-assessment - complete in class
Copyright Assignment - complete in class

Resources

Handbook
Fire Escape Plan from room 201
Creative Commons Search
Pexels: A CC-Zero Image Library
Student Website Examples

Videos to Inspire
Here is to the Crazy Ones
Smart is Sexy 
Why I Create, by: Adobe 
Creative Commons Video
Photoshop Preview 


Course Outline | Units

Using Standard District Template


Unit 1: Photoshop
Unit 2: Design Principles
Unit 3: HTML
Unit 4: CSS
Unit 5: Project Management
Unit 6: Dreamweaver | Project Website

Archived syllabus: Spring 2017


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