In addition to the assignments below, each student is required to lead one 5-minute discussions on a technology news issue. The discussions will occur during the first 5 minutes of each class period. Go to the course outline for your assigned dates.
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| Assignment | Description | Skills |
| News Articles | Post a link to a relevant news article so that classmates can see and discuss the article before the next class. | social media, personal brand |
| Project 01 | Student bio – Set up a site with at least four pages with biography information links and one image (photo). One page will be an assignment page that will hold links to other projects. | intermediate HTML, images |
| Project 02 | Student bio redesign – Use HTML/CSS and Photoshop, to redesign the personal site you made with HTML. | HTML, CSS, Photoshop |
| Troubleshooting | Fix problems on an existing page to demonstrate code knowledge. | Troubleshooting |
| Project 03 | Hobby or organization site – Set up a Web site for a hobby or organization that you are affiliated (4 pages total). Must be a new site, not a redesign of an existing site. Use responsive design CSS. | Advanced HTML, CSS; Photoshop; responsive design |
| jQuery Exercise | Use jQuery/JavaScript to create a photo slideshow. | jQuery |
| iMovie Exercise | Apply basic video editing concepts like cropping, splitting clips, adding audio, transitions, so you can use them in your final project. | iMovie |
| Final Multimedia Project | Use WordPress for your final project, a multimedia reporting site; use all or any of the HTML/CSS, design, multimedia, or animation skills that best fit the nature of the project. | HTML, CSS, jQuery, iMovie, design, CMS |
| Bonus Project | Redesign a restaurant’s site; use all or any of the HTML/CSS, and design skills that best fit the nature of the project. | HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, forms |