WEB DESIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA - #00112 20 WEEKS GRADES: 9-12 PREREQUISITE: None This course may be counted toward a Visual and Performing Applied Arts credit Designed for students with an interest in the web, graphic editing, animation, and social media, this class allows students to learn how to create and manage the elements of a full functioning web site. Graphic design principles, web site development, design strategies and animation techniques will be used. Students will create graphical images, edit photos, develop websites and make animations using Adobe software such as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, etc. Students will also examine the impact of social media and how businesses utilize social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.
Websites Before and After
Students were tasked with creating a new website based on an existing company. They used what they had learned about marketing and advertising to revamp the company's current website.