A few lesson plan ideas...

While these may not be full lesson plans in format (that is intentional), take a look at these activities and ideas and see how you can use them with your class.
 

• First Things First! - Have your students develop a purpose and a storyboard for their Web site before they ever get started.  Without a vision, just like a non-virtual business, there is little chance for success.  Below is a list of purposes for a website project done by one of my former high school classes.  The organization was a local sailing club.  Take a look and use them as a guideline for your next project.

Purposes for Broad Bay Sailing Association Web site
• Provide information to members 
• Provide information to community
• Encourage physical visits 
• Provide a feedback forum 
• Build and enhance image 
• Generate a contact/mailing list 
• Encourage return visits to website 
• Entertain on-line visitors
• Thinking through your design - Think of all of the things you want on your Web site.  For example, the Virginia DECA Web site has a calendar, forms for teachers, a link to National DECA, games, scholarship information, competitive events, state charity, jobs information, current news, lesson plans, contact informtion, a message board, and much more.  Put your page names in a table, with each cell of the table housing a separate page.  Then copy the sheets and cut them into squares/cells so that the names are no longer connected in any way (each "square" will have one page name on it).  Pass your students the squares with all of the page names on them and ask them to categorize them into 5 or 6 categories so that a visitor would be able to logically follow them.  It's not as easy as it sounds.  Try it!

• Web Page Design - Let the students visit Dr. T's Web site design page, as well as the Web design tips on page 2 of this lesson (or print out copies as handouts).  Assign each student or student team a proportionate number of Web design tips.  Have them present their tips to the class, demonstrating each one for the class. 




Lesson 1, page 1
Lesson 1, page 2
Lesson 1, page 3 (assignment)