Web Design
Web Design
Introduction
The ability to build your own webpages and have them accessible either live on the Internet or on a school intranet means that you are able to develop your own web-based activities for your students. This gives you enormous control over content and activity structure while still providing students with the opportunity to work online. The process of building a webpage is not difficult, and the most simple process using the most accessible web design software, FrontPage, is covered in this tutorial.
Activity 1: Designing your website
As with anything you create, it is vitally important to plan what you want your site to look like and what you want to include before you begin to build. Read over this article "Web design principles" to get an overview of what to include in your planning. An additional resource in the planning stages is the Storyboard template. This will help you to plan the layout of each individual page.
Activity 2: Building a basic site
The following activity is designed to introduce you to the basics of building a website using FrontPage. Open these instructions to help you on your way. If you are having difficulties refer to this sample site that has been constructed from the instructions sheet above.