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Lesson 6 - Layout and Design

Objective - Today you will learn about web design and layout.

Keywords -
Tag line - Short description of the site in the header.
Navigation - A set of buttons or graphic images typically in a row or column used as a central point that link you to major topic sections on a Web site.
Passive white space - Blank areas on a web page around incomplete shapes.
Active white space - Blank area on a web page that was put there on purpose.
Alignment - Location of contents on a page (left is best)
Consistency (uniformity) - The web site looks similar from page to page.
Grid - Design tool for laying out a web page.
Proximity - How close items are to each other on a page.
Repetition - Repeating elements from page to page as in a logo or tag line.

Activity 1
1. What do I need to know about design to build a web page? First let's look at the what not to include at the usit.com site

2. What are some examples of sites I can look at? Open the Questions window and then look at the web pages here and answer the questions about each.
Design links
niketown.com, US Army, America's Library, JC Penney, Polar Design, Mama Media,

Activity 2
When creating a web site for anyone you will need to answer some questions before you get started. Click here to view the questions.

Safe Schools Activity
List some important facts on youth suicide. http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/youthfacts.htm

What are some warning signs of suicide? http://www.yspp.org/warningSigns/warningSigns.htm

What can you do if you see the warning signs? http://www.yspp.org/warningSigns/whatToDo.htm

Can someone who is depressed make you feel unsafe in your school? Why?

Who is the person at your school someone could talk to if they are being thinking about suicide?

Is there anyone in your community that can help someone thinking about suicide?

Can you find some other links (Google Search) on the Internet that would be helpful to others?

Experess your feelings on this topic by writing a poem, rap, drawing a picture or some other creative way.

What have you learned? Click on the assessment document. Click Open in the window that comes up. Answer the questions and Save the document into your web portfolio after you're done.