1. Year 9 Subject Selection MultiMedia – Make a webpage that works
Year 9 students had input into the design of the Parish website

2. Course Description
This unit looks at the business requirements for a website, the options available and continues the process through to the design and completion of a working website. Skills developed include image editing, project planning, understanding client needs and the design process.

3. About the course Work and assessment tasks What makes a good website?
Comparison of websites – identifying main features of the site, design skills needed.
First website design – own choice of site, created online through Weebly or similar.
Discussion and show and tell on effectiveness of student sites.
Designing a site for East Gippsland (any choice of content) using online professional level software.
Designing a site for a client – interaction with external client (if possible) and development of a fully live site
Additional skills developed include:
Search engine optimisation, image editing, knowledge of online business.

4. Subject pathway…. This course develops skills that flow into:
Year 10 Media
VCE Media
VCE Computing
However, the improved skills in digital, visual, technology and information literacy acquired in the course have many flow-on benefits that are of value in all subject areas.

5. Extra activities/costs?
There are no additional costs for this unit.
All web design software required is available online at no cost.
Image editing software is already installed on the student laptops.

6. For more information, please contact: Paul Mlynarz ICT Co-ordinator