haven’t posted or thought much about this blog lately, but since the class is going to be making their own blogs,  I figured I better start posting.

Welcome to Intro to Web Design.  Whether you know a lot or a little about HTML and designing webpages, we’re going to have a fun semester!

(nah, spidey doesn’t have anything to do with this class or us.  I just like posting graphics

We’ll see if “Intro to Web Design” is offered next year, and we’ll add to the site for the 09-10 school year.  Otherwise, I’ll keep this site in hiatus for ten (!) years.  Well, maybe I’ll just save the html and repost it, since it would be pretty dumb to pay 9 bucks a month + domain registration every year for something not being used.  Anyway, I may or may not continue to post on this blog throughout the year.  Hopefully we’ll see a new batch of HTML gurus next fall.  See ya!

Life at GHS pages are done.  They’re pretty good, we covered a whole lot of things, from toys for tots to the blood drive(s).  Check them out.  New assignment is to post some videos on a page.  They have to have a linked video and an embedded one.  This is one of the assignments that should show what a crappy browser IE is.  After this, I think we are going to do some type of “time-capsule” page, where students are going to put things “in” a page that cover their school years, from elementary to now.  Should be fun…..

Well, this project is snagging a bit, maybe the lack of assigned topics is the reason.  Whatever, when we come back from break we are going to have 3 days to get these “school activities” done.  Student’s aren’t real excited about them.  Oh well.  Next project is to put video on a site, which could be a real challenge since the school usually blocks video.

This week’s assignment:  Pick a school-related topic and create a page about it.  It could be another teacher-feature page, an “unsung hero” page,  a club or group of some type, or just a photo montage-type of page.  If you can’t/won’t think of anything, I will assign a topic to you, but it’s more fun if you pick it yourself

Hey, here’s a site with some nice CSS layouts, and you don’t have to download anything.  Just view the source code, copy and paste it, and ‘voila! (It think I spelled that right)

http://blog.html.it/layoutgala/LayoutGala03.html

to post something on your blog this week.  Some of you have already posted, some many times

Well, I have to admit, I’ve never seen the student body so “into” the presidential election.  Like the country, there was lots of fervor on both sides.  Some students still haven’t “gotten over it” yet.

Overall, it’s a good thing to see.

Classwise, we are starting a new assigment called Techno-Lust.  Students are gonna show us their favorite tech gadgets.  Onward!

We’re at the 1/2 way point of the semester!  today we’re starting our blogs.  Students are required to post at least once a week on their blog.  Halloween’s over, time to look forward to Thanksgiving.

Go Dawgs!

Review pages are done (pretty much).  Some pretty interesting stuff.  Check it out!