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Learning Objective:  Be able to explain what  you have learnt whilst creating a website and assessing it’s suitability for a chosen target audience. Starter: WAD Main: Task 1 Open Dreamweaver  Manage sites...how? Open your template and pages. Complete your designs. Task 2 1. Go to  classroom.google.com 2. Open the 'Web design Evaluation Document'. 3. Add a screenshot of your Template/pages 4. Annotate in the Web design Evaluation Document Task 3 1. Complete feedback for your partner for each page and the template Plenary: Discuss with your partner: - Was your website suitable for your target auidence? - If so, why? - If not, why? - What would you do next time? Who would like to share this with the class?

Learning Objective: Be able to identify strengths and weaknesses in a website by testing your website. Starter: WAD Manage Sites!? Main: Go to classroom.google.com Open the testing table and test your own website Improve aspects of your website ready to conclude.

Learning Objective: Complete your website design using a variety of resources and tools in DreamWeaver Starter: Manage SITES! Main: Task 1 1.  Go to classroom.google.com   2. Complete the Dreamweaver checklist - what have you done so far? What will you do today? Task 2 1. Could you nominate yourself for an expert in one of the tools used in Dreamweaver? 2. Help others if you can Task 3 Ensure you have all areas ticked off in your checklist Extension: 1. Embed videos 2. Find new tools? 3. Help others Plenary: Discuss with a partner what part of today's lesson you found difficult? Why do you think that is? What could you or did you do to overcome the problems? What did you enjoy learning today? Class discussion!

Learning Objective: Understand how to link pages in DreamWeaver and new content to your website design. Starter: What did we do last lesson? What do we have to do 1st? Manage SITES! Main: Task 1 1. Open up your website Template and 4 pages in DreamWeaver. Are there any experts to help each other? 2. Add pictures and text to your pages - Where do we save images from the internet? Task 2 1. Look through your friend's pages. Can you give them some positive and constructive feedback? What could they improve? 2. Improve your work. Task 3 How do we link pages? 1. Ensure you have 4 pages and template saved in the correct place 2. Link your pages...can you help others? How would you test your pages link? Extension: 1. How might you add videos? 2. What other tools could you use to make your website functional?  3. Use YouTube and other resources to help you try new tools! Plenary: Discuss with a partner what part of today's lesson you found difficult? Why do yo...

Learning Objective: Understand how to link pages in DreamWeaver and add appropriate content to your website design. Starter: What does Copyright mean? Main: Task 1 1. Open up your website Template and 4 pages in DreamWeaver. Is there any experts to help each other? 2. Add text to your Dreamweaver PAGES (not template...why?) Task 2 1. Find images online that will suit your website 2. Save the images in your Dream Weaver folder. Why must we do this? 3. Insert the images to your pages...how? Can you help others? Task 3 How do we link pages? 1. Ensure you have 4 pages and template saved in the correct place 2. Link your pages...can you help others? How would you test your pages link? Extension: 1. How might you add videos? 2. What other tools could you use to make your website functional?  3. Use YouTube and other resources to help you try new tools! Plenary: Discuss with a partner what part of today's lesson you found difficult? Why do you think that is? ...

Learning Objective: Understand how to change the appearance of your website template. Create pages for your website. Starter: Finish your banner in classroom.google.com Download your banner and save it in your Dreamweaver folder. Main: Task 1 1. Open your Template from last lesson.  2. Insert your banner to the top bar. How might you do that? 3. Ensure you have editable regions in the text Task 2 1. Change the width to 100% 2. Change the colours of your template Use the worksheet provided to help you. Task 3 Create new pages for your website (Remember this is just the Template!) 1. Rename the links on the side to 4 pages you want in your website. 2. Click New, Page from Template and select your template. 3. Change the title of the page and save the page as your title (Use the links you created) Now you can add some text and images to build your website on each page! Plenary: Show different members of the class your website so far, do they have any...