Project Includes

  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Workbook
  • Customizable Resources
  • Assessment Tools
  • Extension Activities
  • Sample Files
  • Templates
  • Parent Letters
  • Certificates

TechnoDesign

Item Number: SNR-DESIGN
Technology Integration: Browsing, Language Arts.
Technology Skill: Desktop publishing, Graphics
Program: Microsoft Expression Web
Includes: Definition of Web standards, community standards, validating HTML pages, checking compatibility, versions of HTML, characteristics of html code, user experience (UX), site maps, creating frictional sites, mock-ups, basics of every page, inline style sheets, internal vs external style sheets, working with elements, modifying styles, managing styles in External web, working with images, styling hyperlinks, column- layout, working with templates, multimedia integration in web pages, cross browser testing.

Session 1: Understanding the Web standards
Introducing Web standards, versions of Html
Session 2: Formulate a Plan
Details about User Experience, creating a Site Map, Introducing Mock-ups, using of photoshop in Mock-ups process.
Session 3: Concept of HTML and CSS Markup
Structure of an HTML document, Exploration in codes, the role of CSS, element selector, Class selector, Id selector.
Session 4: Managing External Style Sheets
Details on styles in expression web, creating style sheets.
Session 5: It’s All About Images
Details on inline images v/s background images, styling in the images.
Session 6: Designing the Navigation Bar
Styling an unordered list, hyperlinks, Pseudo-Classes.
Session 7: Creating a Colum Layout
HTML structures of two-column layout, CSS float property
Session 8: Capitalizing the Template
Creating dynamic web template, creating new page, detaching a page.
Session 9: Integrating Multimedia Element
Introducing Silverlight content, interactivity with java script.
Session 10: Cross Browser Testing
Details and comparing browsers, isolation of browsers.

Optional Design Lesson Plans

  • Introduction: Web standards, different versions of HTML
  • HTML and CSS Markup: Structure, hierarchy of HTML document, codes, CSS, style sheets
  • Images: Working with images explain completely, background, style inline images.
  • Column layout: HTML structure for two-column layout, understanding CSS float property.
  • Multimedia: Integration of Multimedia in the web pages explained in detail.

Step by Step PowerPoint Lesson Plans

Integrate technology into a social studies, geography, or travel and tourism unit. Middle school students become travel agents who promote a getaway using PowerPoint and travel lesson plans.

  • Identify topic, purpose, advertisement audience
  • Research a geographic location using technology
  • Plan and organize ideas for a weekend getaway
  • Edit a slide master to create a unique design
  • Organize information using graphics, lists, and tables
  • Format text and graphics to communicate a message
  • Promote a trip using convincing words and pictures
  • Proofread and revise slides for improvement
  • Publish an advertisement in a variety of formats
  • Efficiently use multimedia effects in a presentation

I like the way the curriculum assumes you know nothing; it’s very user friendly for both the teacher and the students. Thanks again for your help. I’m really sold on the TechnoKids curriculum. You have done a great job!

R. Waldschmidt,
Cornerstone Coop,
PA, USA

Customer Reviews

Middle school students become travel agents. They research a destination and then use the information to create a travel advertisement for a weekend getaway using Microsoft PowerPoint. Engage students and integrate technology with travel lesson plans.

I like the way the curriculum assumes you know nothing; it’s very user friendly for both the teacher and the students. Thanks again for your help. I’m really sold on the TechnoKids curriculum. You have done a great job!

R. Waldschmidt,
Cornerstone Coop,
PA, USA