Writing the Content

Always start with an outline or storyboard because it will keep you focused on the web pages you are creating. Your teacher should provide more specific requirements. However, if your teacher doesn't provide guidance, use these suggestions as you write your web pages.

Writing web pages should follow the same criteria that you use when you write any report:
Ideas and Content: Communicate knowledge of the topic using your research for examples, facts, anecdotes and details.
Organization: Arrange information in a clear, logical sequence with smooth transitions between ideas.
Conventions: Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
Word Choice: Carefully select words to convey precise meaning, images and tone.

Authoring Program

Most authoring programs have a tutorial to help you learn to use them, as well as built-in help. Examples of authoring programs are Dreamweaver, HomePage, and Front Page.

Design your Pages

Text is easily readable, big enough but not too big.

Navigation buttons and bars are easy to understand and use.

Link colors coordinate with page colors.

Links are underlined so they are instantly clear to the visitor.

Graphics are tasteful and used sparingly.

Buttons are not too big.

Animated graphics turn off by themselves.

General Design
Minimal text on pages with plenty of white space.
Pages download quickly (graphics are small)
Every web page in the site looks like it belong to the same site; repetitive elements occur on all pages

Technical Aspects
Links work, pages have been checked to work in different browsers, graphics and multimedia ideas load and run properly.

 

 

Defining

Locating

Selecting

Organizing

Presenting

Evaluating

Please send comments or questions to the 4J Web Team.
Eugene School District 4J
200 North Monroe Street, Eugene, Oregon 97402
Phone: 541.687.3123 [TTD 541.687.3447]

Last modified: October, 2003 by Steinke, Ague, Feuerhelm, Maxwell, and Warburg