1. Introduction to Web Authoring
Ellen Cushman
Introduction to Web Authoring
Class mtg. #9
our syllabus
new class page

2. Today in Class… 1. Intro to Web Technology User Assistance project
2. Team & Topic Selection
3. What is User Assistance?
4. Examining UA examples with Wodkte’s Eight Principles
For Next Time:
Decide on your group’s topic and mail it to me if you haven’t already done so.
Begin a process log and upload it to your site.

3. Web Tech User Assistance Project
See project overview at
goals of the project
deliverables
final due dates

4. Web Tech UA: goals Building on page design principles, we’ll…
examine site design principles, including navigation, visual and verbal design strategies for keeping users oriented
Building on your genre analysis skills, we’ll
draw on these skills to produce an instance of a popular web genre: user assistance

5. Web Tech UA: deliverables
Each 2-3 person team will produce:
A User Assistance website
A process log
A PowerPoint storyboard

6. Web Tech UA: schedule Dates of interest for the UA project:
2/11 - Introduction to assignment #3 & Teams
2/13 - UA Background & Principles
2/18 - Semantic Principles of User Assistance
2/21 - UA Storyboard
2/25 - UA Walkthrough
2/27 - Workshop Dreamweaver: CSS
3/3-3/5 - Spring Break
03/10 –Workshop:Dreamweaver CSS
03/12– Workshop:User Feedback & Revision Plans
03/17 – Final Versions Posted

7. Web Tech UA: topics Good Bad
Your topic must be task-oriented. This means that it should focus on a hands-on, how-to-do-something specific…with a concrete outcome. No demonstrations allowed! It must be online, well written, & stand alone.
Good
Bad
“Creating a linked style-sheet to control the look and feel of an entire site”
“What is Javascript?”
“Using Photoshop Filters”

8. Web Tech UA: possible topic ideas
Using an FTP client to move files to and from your server space
2 Importing a YouTube video into your personal page: see link to model on our wa2.htm site. 3 4 5 6 7

9. Web Tech UA: teams & topics
Teams should consist of 2-3 people. Once your team is organized, you will do the following:
Decide on a topic; it to me and let me know who is on your team
Work out a plan for posting team materials, keeping the process log, etc.
We will do most of this in class today! Please have teams and topics ready by the end of next class on 2/13.