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Introduction to Web Design: Understanding Good and Bad Design for Specific Audiences

This lesson offers an essential foundation in web design, focusing on the characteristics of effective websites and the importance of audience. Students will explore existing designs through interactive activities, evaluate good and bad websites, and engage in discussions to identify structural elements and features that cater to specific audiences. They will learn to create a website with suitable content while considering internet safety and publishing implications. By the end of the lesson, students will apply their knowledge to review web design elements.

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Introduction to Web Design: Understanding Good and Bad Design for Specific Audiences

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  1. Web Design Lesson 1 - Intro

  2. Starter – checking existing knowledge • IWB Activity (Interactive): • http://www.teach-ict.com/xml/finished/2245/spot.htm • IWB Activity (No Interactivity Required): • http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3/unit8_2/starters/dunkin1.html

  3. The Unit • What we look at: • Good / bad website design. • Websites created for specific audiences. • Website planning and design. • Using web authoring tools to create a website. • Including advanced features, such as animations, hyperlinks, menus or search boxes / java script. • The dangers of using the internet and publishing information. • Creating a website for a specific audience and purpose.

  4. Objectives • WALT (We Are Learning To): • Understand the basics of good web design. • Know how websites are structured • Understand the importance of audience upon web design. • WILF (What I’m Looking For): • You can identify the good and bad points of specific websites. • You can identify elements on websites which are directed to specific audiences. • You know how a basic website can be structured.

  5. 2 minute discussion… What makes this site suitable for children?

  6. Web Design • This is crucial for a website to succeed. • This is your first task. Let’s look at some good and bad sites. • Your task… • Create a folder in your ICT folder called ‘Web Design’ • Open the Web Design Workbook RM Shared  BITE  ICT KS3  Year 8  Y8 Web Design • Read the level link (so you know what you’re aiming for) • Complete the first page, Begin task 1. Review in 12 minutes (finished? Go on to Task 2) Good Site: BBC Bad Site: Angel Fire

  7. Audience • Why is audience important? • www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies • Who is the audience? • What is the purpose? • What special features does it have to make it suitable? • What would attract the audience to this site? • Let’s compare two sites…

  8. Your Turn • Have a go at task 2 which involves comparing sites for different audiences. • Level 4: Here are two websites… • http://news.sky.com/skynews/home (Adult) • http://www.trouble.co.uk/ (Teenagers) • Level 5+:Try and find two separate sites yourself! • Review in 10 minutes.

  9. Objectives Review • WALT (We Are Learning To): • Understand the basics of good web design. • Know how websites are structured • Understand the importance of audience upon web design. • WILF (What I’m Looking For): • You can identify the good and bad points of specific websites. • You can identify elements on websites which are directed to specific audiences. • You know how a basic website can be structured.

  10. Plenary • What do you think makes a good website? • Why is the audience important? • What features do some of the websites you have seen today have?

  11. Homework: Definitions 1 • There are lots of words used in web design. It is important you know them. • Complete the sheet provided by finding definitions (meanings) of the words stated. • Due in: Next lesson.

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