Journal #4: Final Project Plan

Site Title
AP Biology with Mrs. Clelland

Developer
Lissa Clelland

Rationale or Focus
My goal is to design a website for my AP Biology students where they can find information about the course, download class documents, and connect to videos and tutorials for each chapter.

Main Features
The website will contain the following six pages all interconnected by a common navigation bar:

1. Home Page (index.html) – this page will contain my contact information, a welcome paragraph, and a course overview. 
2. Course Outline – this page will contain a table divided into the 8 units we cover throughout the year.  For each unit, the chapters will be listed as well as labs and activities.  A tentative timeline will also be provided. I may want to make this a calendar but it may be too difficult to update all the time. 
3. Important Documents – this page will allow students to download any important documents they may need throughout the course such as the syllabus, and other handouts they receive and continue to use.  If a student loses a paper it can be downloaded from this page.
4. Guided Readings – the students can visit this page to download guided reading packets.  These are the main assignments I require my students to complete as they read through the textbook.  If a student loses theirs or wants to work ahead they can download them here.
5. AP Bio Exam – this page will contain important information about the Exam.  I will also provide links to download study guides.
6. Videos & Tutorials – this page will contain links to helpful videos and tutorials for each chapter.  This page will be continually updated as new sites/videos are found not only by me, but by the students as well.

Audience 
High school students

Design considerations 
I would like to keep the same vertical navigation bar along the left side of each page so all pages can be accessed anywhere from within the site. I also want to keep a consistent color scheme throughout;

Limiting Factors
I don’t foresee any limiting factors unless a student can’t download and view a pdf file.  Old browsers shouldn’t be a factor.

Site Map

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