mdp Folio
What is WebSchool?
WebSchool is a three-stage internet-based education program. It's aim is to teach web-design to High School students with material suitable for all students from year 7 through to year 12.
There are sixty pages in the Webschool site, and another thirty in the Folio which describes the WebSchool site design process.
The 'Teacher Zone' section has not been implemented due to time constraints. A section on Flash ActionScript is also still pending, but should be online soon. If you have any questions, you can contact me using the WebSchool Contact page.
Getting around the folio:
There are three levels of navigation to the folio. The first level is represented by the navbar just below the main graphic. The options on the navbar represent the main sections of the folio.
Mousing over a navbar menu item will cause a sub menu to appear underneath with the subsections for each main section. Selecting one of these will cause the corresponding page to open.
If the subsection needs to be divided further, the links for each division will appear in the menubar on the left. If there are no further subdivisions the menu bar on the left will reflect the options on the sub menu.
Clicking on the header graphic will return you to this page.
Requirements for using WebSchool:
This site has certain requirements that must be met by the user to gain full value from the site.
First, the user must have a browser that displays properly. Many earlier versions of IE and Netscape and Safari on the Mac display CSS incorrectly. This site needs IE6, Netscape7, or Firefox or Opera to display correctly.
I recommend to students that they use Firefox as it is open-source software, and has one of the best CSS implementations around. As it is open-source any problems are fixed and an update released, usually within days of the problem being found. Firefox also has developer tools which allow users to examine web pages they visit to see how they are made, or to check for errors in their own pages.
Whichever browser is used, it is essential that an up to date browser is used. You cannot design using a program that does not display correctly. As upgrades are free there is no excuse for someone interested in web development to use out of date software.
The second requirement is monitor size; I have specified a minimum size of 1024x768, which the standard resolution for a modern computer. Users with the older 800x600 resolution will still be able to use the site, but they will need to use horizontal scroll bars. All the main content for each lesson is contained within a central column that will display without any clipping on an 800x600 monitor.