Title:
Making a Class Web
Site
Grade Level: 4th grade and up
Curriculum Areas: Writing, Composing, Editing,
Organizational, Interviewing & Revising Skills
Tools: Computer Program: Claris Home Page
Mac/Win
Digital Camera or 35 mm camera, Scanner
Research:
1.Look at some home pages of important
people to get an idea of material
and how it is presented on the internet.
2. Students must write good questions in order to interview a
fellow
classmate.
Goal: To
introduce the organization and development of a web page. The
students will create their backgrounds, import graphics, clip art,
photos, and finally type their biographical page.
Objectives:
1.Students will discuss safety issues putting web
pages on the internet.
2. Students will learn to develop a web page.
3. Students will learn to develop good interviewing techniques.
4. Students will learn to find appropriate graphics/drawings to
coordinate with
text.
5. Students will learn to incorporate other technologies (digital
photos, sound and
recordings (music CDs) and scanning.
6. Students learn to coordinate and organize ideas.
Procedure:
1. Students will use good questioning techniques and prepare to
interview a
classmate.
2.Teacher will introduce the program, Claris Home Page, to
entire class using
projection device, detailing with an example of a well developed
screen.
3. Students will use a rough draft sheet in order to organize
ideas.
4. Students are ready to go to the computers, in pairs to work from
their planning sheets.
5. Students will develop a web page, writing in the text and adding
personal graphics where necessary.
6.As the students continue to design and write, web pages can be
changed, updated, and refined.
7. Students will spell-check and check web design as they open their
page in Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.
8. Students made up a list of criteria in which they followed and
will be evaluated.
Related Activities:
This idea can be applied to designing a web site for any purpose. A
site for the staff at your school, or interesting projects, a science
fair, a series of book reviews, a field trip, even a photo
extravaganza in your class.
Teacher may want to create a directory page by scanning in each
picture of the student into a table and linking each picture with
their page. First names only or use an alias and don't forget
to get parental permission.