Moving Beyond the Basics: 
Web Page Development II for K-12 Educators

In this self-directed course, you will apply the skills gained from the previous course and explore the more advance features available in Microsoft FrontPage.  You will develop multimedia applications specifically relevant to your site.  You will learn how to optimize graphics, compress video for streaming applications, and/or work with audio files.  You will also develop and publish additional Internet-based educational materials for use in your classroom.

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Part 2 Web Graphics Text:  Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 2003, Part 2, p87 - 226 Creating Basic Web pages - focus on images gif vs. jpg Optimizing Backgrounds Word Art Video/Audio   Part 4:  Web Page Development I, Web Graphics WebQuest Tutorial

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Part 3 Video Text:  Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 2003, Part 3, p227 - 357 Creating Advanced Pages Windows media vs. Real media vs. QuickTime media True streaming vs. psuedo-streaming HTML for embedding media into Webpages for Internet Explorer and Netscape

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Part 4 Form and Function Text:  Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 2003, Part 4, p357 - 419 Managing and Publishing Websites Web Usability and Navigation http://www.useit.com Accessibility:      W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI      Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act http://www.section 508.gov Now is the time to fine tune the work that you have done in class.  Apply the principles of accessibility and usability as you complete the final touches on your Web pages.  (At the very least, make sure that all of your images use alt text).

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