• understand basic website terminology and the VP Web Page Policy
• learn guidelines for design principles, layout, and navigation
• explore other classroom websites
• create a set of storyboard to guide the construction of a classroom website
• learn, laugh, and share!

• What are the principles that guide layout, navigation, and design of a classroom website?
• How do teachers plan classroom websites?

eMINTS Links:  Planning a Classroom Website

• VP Web Page Policy
• Website terminology
• Guidelines for Good Design
  • Have a clear understanding of the goals of the web site.
  • Know your intended audience and design for that audience.
  • Select standard fonts that are easy on the eye to maximize readability
  • Background and font colors should contrast
  • Site navigation should be intuitive
• Top 15 Mistakes of Beginning Web Designers
• Web Page Layout
• Working with Color
• Explore other classroom websites
  • http://www.emints.org/info/southeast/teachers.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/bootheel/tspage_files/tspage.htm
  • http://www.emints.org/info/west/classrooms.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/area2/schools.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/southcentral/classroom.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/south/schools.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/northeast/classrooms.html
  • http://www.emints.org/info/central/mckenzie/teacherpages.htm
• Dinner Break
• Storyboarding
• Preview of Resources for Web Design
  • http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/showall.asp?folder=968719
  • http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/showall.asp?folder=968708