Common Core Unit For Computers

Unit Title:Dreamweaver- Web Design-  Grade: 8

Pacing (Approximate)- 5 weeks

Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings:

Students will be able use Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 to create a multi-page portfolio website.  

Essential Questions:

        How does the internet work?

        What is a web server?

        What is the difference between a domain name and a URL?

        What is HTML?

        How do  I create a web page?

        How do  I create hyperlinks?

        How do  I insert pictures?

        How do  I insert a Flash animation?        

Common Core Focus Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.4

Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7

Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually .

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5

Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6

Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.

Students will know (content) and will be able to do (skills)

Students will be able to use the tools in Dreamweaver to create web pages.

Students will be able to resize their Photoshop and Flash projects, save them as an appropriate file type and insert them correctly on their web pages.

Students will be able to create buttons and insert them correctly on their web pages.

Students will be able to use the content specific vocabulary to discuss their work in Dreamweaver.  

Students will be able to reflect and analyze their choices and outcomes of their design and layout choices on their web pages.

Students will be able to troubleshoot and problem solve difficulties in the programs.  

Students will be able to apply the 6 basic rules of web design as they are building their websites.

Students will be able to use appropriate file management skills to organize their documents.

Vocabulary

Web browser                Hyperlink

Web server                Hypertext

Domain Name        Home page

URL                        ISP

HTML

Activities

Students create a website with the following parameters:

• At least 3 pages
• All page content is in a table, table are centered and consistent from page to page
• At least 1 Photoshop project and all images open correctly
• At least 1 Flash project and all Flash animations open correctly
• No spelling errors or copyright violations
• All pages are clearly linked together
• Design and layout is consistent from page to page
• The student has appropriately labelled and organized their documents in their web folder

Assessments

This is the student’s final portfolio assessment. A vocabulary quiz is given at the end of the unit.