Title: Technology Education Department

Target Users: Students, Parents, and Teachers

Purpose: The purpose of the website is to promote the Technology Education Department. The website achieves this by sparking interest in new students who see the pictures of student work, pictures of students working, and the tools students utilize to create their projects. The website also allows students to view teacher and class information. This will help students and parents choose which courses to choose for the academic year.

The website also promotes Wilson’s TSA chapter by displaying information about the events, students, and projects involved. The website will help students determine whether they would be interested in joining TSA.

Design Statement: Design, build, and launch a website that will promote both the Technology Education Department and Wilson’s TSA chapter, and illustrate the ability of the Wilson TSA chapter to research technological topics.

Constraints:
Cross Browser-Compatibility, Screen Resolution, and W3C compliant code

Process: The process for creating the website consisted of three main steps: design, build, and launch. The design for the website was done in Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop allows for quick editing, image slicing, and a guide for the CSS coding phase. The design features vibrant colors, a simple yet functional layout, and offers subtle drop shadows and color coordination. The design also prominently displays the work of students in the Technology Education program. The design took about 3 days to complete.

After the design was finished, the CSS and HTML coding began. The basic structure of the website was coded first, and then streamlined to reduce code size and load times. After the main structure of the website was complete, information about teachers, classes, and student work began. The gathering of this information and pictures took about 3 weeks to complete. At the same time, the text and images were add to the website. Overall the text and images took about one week to add to the website.

The competition requires the website to illustrate the TSA chapter’s ability to research a technological topic. A research paper on the history of the internet called “The Internet Then & Now” took one day to write, and one day to proofread. This was added to the site along with accompanying pictures and video. The research can later be used by teachers as an online “web quest” for their students.

The final portion of the build required bug testing and proofreading. The website was tested in all major browsers at different screen resolutions. The final step to launch the website was completed on February 6th, during the school day.