Web technologies Session 2

Slide 2. 1 Objectives for session 2  To develop participants’ knowledge, skills and understanding of web-page design  To understand what makes a well-designed web page  To understand how the design of the page impacts on the user  To consider approaches to teaching web-page design

Slide 2. 2  Exchanging and sharing information  Year 7 - Use given criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of own and others’ publications and presentations.  Year 8 - Devise criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of own and others’ publications and presentations, and use the criteria to make refinements. Framework objectives

Slide 2. 3  Who is the audience for a web page?  What do users expect to see on a web page?  What is the best font and size to use?  Where is the best place to put hyperlinks? Designing a web page

Slide 2. 4  On TV  On a WAP phone  From a kiosk  On a screen-reader Accessing the Web

Slide 2. 5  Provide a text equivalent for every non-text element  Don’t rely on colour alone  Use markup and style sheets and do so properly  Avoid using tables to lay out pages  Provide clear navigation mechanisms  Ensure that documents are clear and simple  Use W3C technologies and guidelines WAI Accessibility: some guidelines