SBEC Standard #11

Web Mastering

The Web mastering teacher has the knowledge and skills needed to teach the Foundations, Information Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, Communication strands of the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in Web mastering, in addition to the content described in Technology Applications Standards I-V.


Reflection
I found the initial Web Mastering course to be fairly easy based on the knowledge I already had with Web Mastering. There were some topics that I didn't know a lot about, such as creating clickable image maps and using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) software product (I chose Adobe's GoLive). In the past, I have always done my html coding, by hand, with a text editor (notepad or textpad). I still believe that any programmer doing Web Mastering tasks must know the context behind the GUI software they are using, which means that I intend to continue to teach the html commands and instructions before I teach the use of a software tool.

In the Advanced Web Mastering class I learned a lot about using javascript and JAVA applets. This is where my knowledge of Web Mastering was lacking. In addition, working with style sheets was great because I had never done that type of coding, though I had done a lot of reading on the topic.

Both classes offered a wide range of opportunities to become familiar with Web Mastering tasks and will help me provide more real-life assignments and tasks to my high school students.

Artifact #2 / Artifact #4 Best Overall Design

Caption 2

Indicators:
TA Standards I, II, III, IV, V, 7.2s, 7.3s, 7.4s, 7.6s, 7.7.s, 7.9s, 7.10s, 7.11, 7.14s, 7.15s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.28s, 7.47s, 8.1s, 8.2s, 8.4s, 8.9s, 8.11s, 8.13s, 8.14s, 8.15s, 8.21s, 8.22s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.3s, 8.33s, 8.35s, 8.38s, 8.41s, 8.45s, 8.47s, 9.4s, 9.5s, 9.6s, 9.8s, 9.9s, 9.10s, 9.11s, 9.13s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.17s, 9.18s, 9.20s, 9.21s, 9.24s, 9.26s, 9.28s, 9.38s, 9.39s, 9.41s, 9.42s, 9.43s, 10.2s, 10.9s, 10.11s, 10.22s, 10.37s, 10.38s, 10.41s, 10.43s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 11.3s, 11.4s, 11.5s, 11.6s, 11.7s, 11.8s, 11.9s, 11.10s, 11.11s, 11.12s, 11.13s, 11.14s, 11.15s, 11.16s, 11.17s, 11.18s, 11.19s, 11.20s, 11.21s, 11.22s, 11.23s, 11.24s, 11.25s, 11.26s, 11.27s, 11.28s, 11.29s, 11.30s, 11.31s, 11.32s, 11.33s, 11.34s, 11.35s, 11.36s, 11.37s, 11.38s, 11.39s

Artifact #2

Descriptors: Webpage Design, Website Creation Tools, Graphics, Compression, Local Navigation, Global Navigation, Linear Navigation, Elements of Design, Principles of Design

Title: Travel Site

Course: WebMastering 102

Date Created: September 2002

Source: Personal knowledge, Personal experience, Golive Software

Media: Webpage Presentation

Description:
This activity involved writing a 3-page website that advertised a travel agency and the agency's specialties as they relate to travel. The site was created in Golive (webpage/site creation software by Adobe) and some of it was written by hand.

The intent of the activity was to gain experience in using available website management tools. I learned how to create a clickable map which was an exciting new knowledge experience.

I posted my completed website to my TATC homepage and allowed others to look at it and offer critiques. I modified the site where suggestions were made to make it better.

Rationale:
I have included this artifact because this exercise was a good summary activity for creating websites and webpages. It required the use of web mastering concepts, that are taught in a web mastering class, to create a website that is easily navigated, contains graphics, and provides good information.

Web mastering concepts covered by this activity include webpage setup, storyboard design, local and global navigation tools, and a creative design.

Implications for future:
As Web Mastering is a TA credit course for high school students in Texas, this assignment laid the foundation for an assignment that my students could do in class. It uses a software tool (Adobe's Golive) to help create a website and this can give students choices when they must decide how to write a webpage or website. It is a good summary activity for students to do after they have learned a few of the neat things that Adobe Golive can do to make their (the student's) tasks easier.
It is important that the tasks we are asked to complete in the TATC training can be used in our classrooms. This activity would allow me to either teach additional tools to my students or allow me to test students on the tools that have been taught. This was a very useful activity.

Reviewer's Comments:
I loved the flight tracker site! I plan to use that in the future ...There is never any question about where you can go from any page on the site. It's simple, easy to follow and easy to get around...

Reviewer's Name: Diana Saenz

Title: TATC Participant

Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002

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Caption 4 - Best Overall Design

Indicators:
TA Standards I, II, III, IV, V, 7.2s, 7.3s, 7.4s, 7.6s, 7.7.s, 7.9s, 7.10s, 7.14s, 7.15s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.47s, 8.1s, 8.2s, 8.4s, 8.9s, 8.11s, 8.13s, 8.14s, 8.15s, 8.21s, 8.22s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.3s, 8.33s, 8.35s, 8.38s, 8.41s, 8.45s, 8.47s, 9.4s, 9.5s, 9.6s, 9.8s, 9.9s, 9.10s, 9.11s, 9.13s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.17s, 9.18s, 9.20s, 9.21s, 9.24s, 9.26s, 9.28s, 9.38s, 9.39s, 9.41s, 9.42s, 9.43s, 10.2s, 10.9s, 10.11s, 10.37s, 10.38s, 10.40s, 10.41s, 10.43s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 11.3s, 11.4s, 11.5s, 11.6s, 11.7s, 11.8s, 11.9s, 11.10s, 11.11s, 11.12s, 11.13s, 11.14s, 11.15s, 11.16s, 11.17s, 11.18s, 11.19s, 11.20s, 11.21s, 11.22s, 11.23s, 11.24s, 11.25s, 11.26s, 11.27s, 11.28s, 11.29s, 11.30s, 11.31s, 11.32s, 11.33s, 11.34s, 11.35s, 11.36s, 11.37s, 11.38s, 11.39s

Artifact #4

I believe that this artifact best shows my design capabilities and knowledge, so I have chosen it as having the Best Overall Design. This site was modified slightly and put up on my high school website for teachers to actually use to create teacher pages. It has become very useful to my district.

Descriptors: Webpage Design, Website Creation Tools, Graphics, Compression, Local Navigation, Global Navigation, Linear Navigation, Elements of Design, Principles of Design, External Style Sheets, Cascading Style Sheets

Title: Teacher Help Site

Course: Extended Web Mastering 102

Date Created: December 2002

Source: Personal knowledge, Personal experience, Golive Software

Media: Webpage Presentation

Description:
This activity involved writing a Teacher Help Site over a topic of my choosing. I chose to write a site that would help the teachers at Castleberry High School write their own Teacher Bio Web Pages.

I posted my completed website to my TATC homepage and allowed others to look at it and offer critiques. I modified the site where suggestions were made to make it better.

Rationale:
I have included this artifact because this assignment asked for use of advanced HTML and Style Sheets. I have done quite a bit of HTML coding, but had not had the opportunity to do a lot with Style Sheets. Most of the work done in the past used copies of HTML that was modified to meet the needs of the assignment. This site provided many opportunities to further my knowledge in HTML and Style Sheets.

Implications for future:
This assignment can definitely be used in a Web Mastering class. This kind of exercise would definitely test the ability of students and their knowledge in Web Mastering.

Reviewer's Comments:
I really liked your site. It is straight forward and easy to understand. I also liked that each page within the site was relatively short. I think I may want to bookmark your site as a reference for the future.

Reviewer's Name: Raquel Brown

Title: TATC Graduate

Date Reviewed: December 5, 2002

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