Year 11 - Computing
Planning a mini website
HTML programming project
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will explore how websites are displayed within a browser using HTML and CSS. They will examine how websites are requested and delivered to our computer via the internet and the WWW. They will create the structure of a website using HTML and change the styling using CSS.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design an accessible and user-friendly three-page website with clear layout and navigation.
Key Notes
- Effective design of a webpage considers usability, readability, accessibility.
- A website is a collection of web pages hyperlinked together.
- Website design creation focuses on the layout of pages and the navigation between them.
- Effective implementation of a web site design includes an organised file structure for the resources on each page.
Vocabulary To Learn
- website: a collection of web pages around a common theme
- readability: how easy it is to read and understand text
- accessibility: consideration of design so that what is created is usable by everyone
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Users don't ever see the underlying file structure of a website, so it's organisation is unimportant.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Effective design of a webpage considers usability, readability, accessibility. A website is a collection of web pages hyperlinked together.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'website'
a collection of web pages around a common theme. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Users don't ever see the underlying file structure of a website, so it's organisation is unimportant. Correction: Organisation of resources can make the creation and maintainence of websites an easier task. The quicker a developer of website can find the component parts, the less time will be wasted when changes need to be made.
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