Designing Effective Secondary Classroom Websites
Created by Tim Franz, NCWHS Business Teacher
June 16, 2005

"One of the biggest keys to designing an effective classroom website is creating a website that is as
impressive as the work you want your students to turn in"  - Tim Franz, Normal West High School

Home Design Elements Style Sheets Redesigning Links
 

Good Sites

 · Good contrast in colors
 · Understandable navigation
 · Defined Purpose
 · Minimal Scrolling
 · Good use of space
 · Relevant content
 · Entices audience
 · Sharp graphics

  Class Overview/Timetable  
 
8:30-9:00 Web Design Elements Handout
9:00-9:30 Critiquing Websites - Professional and Educational
9:30-10:00 Cascading Stylesheets
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:30 Image Composer - creating banners
10:30-12:00 Redesigning a website
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:30 Working on individual websites
 
     
     

 

 

Bad Sites

 · Too many colors
 · Mystery-Meat navigation
 · Difficult to know purpose
 · Extensive Scrolling
 · Too crowded/too empty
 · Not suitable to audience
 · Too many graphics/clipart
 · Links hard to find