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Laura<br>
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The assessment guide and various supporting documentation from the
VCAA web site gives you a list of skills that the students need to
demonstrate as far as web development goes. <b><u><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html</a></u></b><br>
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Web Authoring Software Tools (<u><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_study.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_study.html</a></b></u>)
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<p> <strong>Web authoring software</strong> </p>
<ul>
<li>cascading style sheet</li>
<li>edit and format content</li>
<li>links (relative and absolute links, internal and external
links)</li>
<li>navigation</li>
<li>buttons</li>
<li>screen layout</li>
<li>tagging (metadata tags, alt tags)</li>
<li>forms</li>
<li>incorporate images/sound</li>
</ul>
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The students need to provide a <b>prototype web site</b> that shows
the <b>possible function</b> of the web site, but you do not have
to create a wiki, blog, forum from scratch. We don't have TIME! But
the kids need to have a thorough understanding of what each of the
tools are listed on the VCAA web site:<br>
<ul>
<li>blogs</li>
<li>chat rooms</li>
<li>forums</li>
<li>social networking</li>
<li>wikis.</li>
</ul>
Part of the understanding would be the strengths and weaknesses of
each online community tool AND where each could be appropriately
used within a web site. ie. you wouldn't use a blog to broadcast
sensitive information to a community, you might use a closed chat
forum.<br>
<br>
For example; page 64 and 66 of the study design gives a good example
of what the students need to do.<br>
"<b>web site should demonstrate navigation options, the user
interface and the overall functionality. All included features
(eg. wiki, blog, forum)do not have to be fully functional.</b>"
(pg 65 of ITA Study Design)<br>
<br>
If I was teaching this (currently on leave), I would use the "World
Platypus Society" Case Study provided on page 65 of study design and
work it into a Practice SAC for the kids (copy and paste from
electronic copy and develop it into something the kids could work
through). You would have to provide the students with some images
and text that they could use for the practice SAC.<br>
<br>
The students would produce a web site of upto 5-6 functioning pages
(what do others think?) that would clearly show how navigation
would work (of course using features of the software, CSS, templates
or whatever to show efficient use of software), user interface (use
of layout) and show (as a prototype would) WHERE a wiki, blog or
forum might be used. Part of the knowledge skills is that students
need to show their understanding of these tools, so the prototype
site wouldn't have EVERY tool that online communities use, but maybe
one or two that would SUIT THEIR NEEDS. How would the kids show that
they have a wiki on the site? Perhaps a link to a screen dump of a
wiki site and an explanation of how a wiki would suit the needs of
the World Platapus Society. But I wouldn't expect that they develop
a wiki, or register one in PBworks. Class activities might have the
kids using one, but this would be a task to increase their
understanding of the online community tool.<br>
<br>
The purpose of a prototype is to demonstrate what the solution <b>could
be</b> given TIME and RESOURCES. There shouldn't be any "under
construction" but rather an explanation of why this page in the web
site isn't functional. ie. This is where the blog would go, I would
recommend something similar to what is on the World Llama Society
web site as it would meet the needs of the organisation in the
following way ....<br>
<br>
When you are marking the protoype web site you should be able to
move through the web site without error even though there are areas
that clearly would be developed if it was a real web site. Often web
designers use this technique of a prototype web site to secure a job
contract. Showing just enough to whet the appetite of the company
they are presenting to, but not too much that they are using all of
their resources to produce something that doesn't generate cash
flow.<br>
<br>
As a VCE teacher, you really need to nut through the Study Design,
Assessment Guide and ALL of the various literature on the VCAA web
site. Writing a practice SAC is hard, but as you and the kids work
through it, it will increase your understanding of the study design
and your understanding of both the knowledge and skills that the
students need to demonstrate.<br>
<br>
Good luck, I hope that this blether has been helpful (waiting on
baby arriving and I am bored).<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Margaret Lawson<br>
<br>
Currently on leave in 2011 from<br>
St. Michael's Grammar School<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mlawson@stmichaels.vic.edu.au">mlawson@stmichaels.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>
ITA list goes to my home address so that I can control my school
inbox ....<br>
<br>
<br>
On 9/02/2011 12:39 PM, Laura Fihelly wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi there, I am completely new to IT
Applications and have moved
from Brisbane, so I don’t have much knowledge about the
subject. I know
that for the first outcome in unit 3 students have to create a
prototype
website based around an online community. My question is, do
students use (in
my case Dreamweaver) to actually create the website and
actually create a type
of online community like a forum. If so does anyone have any
resources as to
how students actually do this? Or do they find an image of a
forum, wiki etc
and use a program like photoshop to edit it and insert it as
an image in their
site? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My students have a good understanding of
creating websites
but to create the forum they (and myself) are a little unsure
of how to do it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your help <span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
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Fihelly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
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of Business Management & Information Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73,
125);">Catholic
Regional College Sydenham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
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125);">380
Sydenham Road <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
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3037<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
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125);">email:
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"Arial","sans-serif"; color: blue;">www.crcsydenham.net</span></a><span
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Konstant Kaos Designs
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