Week+8

As you complete your classroom web site final project it is time to evaluate it against your initial planning and what you have learned in this course. Assess how well you met your goals and intended communication. Reflect on your growth in Wordpress use that includes graphics, color, typography, accessibility and web development software. Examine where your skills were when you began the course. Present what you have learned and set goals that will ensure your future growth in website development. Email the URL of your final website to the instructor.
 * Learning Topic 8: Website Evaluation **
 * Background/Rationale : **

**creative choices obvious** ||
 * Final Project Classroom website evaluation rubric: **
 * || **1 = low quality ••••••••••••••10 = high quality,**
 * Clear navigation ||  ||
 * Use of color ||  ||
 * Use of and quality of images ||  ||
 * Accessibility features ||  ||
 * FTP and technical ||  ||
 * Overall usability ||  ||
 * Content quality ||  ||

The student will:
 * Learner Outcomes **
 * Identify future goals in the field of web site development. (evaluation - chart examining pre and post learning and setting goals)
 * Explore resources to keep current on trends in website development. (evaluation - How to stay current discussion)
 * Evaluate peer websites and determine areas for improvement. Develop personal plans for changes and future work based on learning from peers’ site. (evaluation peer website evaluation project)
 * Assess personal learning throughout the class and its application to personal practice. (evaluation- Ah ha moments discussion)


 * Learning Activities **

After completing this first level web development course, what areas do you identify as next learning goals? As you move forward to the advanced web class set and share your priorities for learning.
 * Project 1 - Evaluation of learning, setting goals **

Create a chart with the following content:


 * || Knew Before || Learned in class || Next step for this topic ||
 * Web tools, desktop and online ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Graphic creation and tools ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Creative Commons and repositories ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Layout, CSS and typography ||  ||   ||   ||
 * FTP, backup, technical ||  ||   ||   ||

Proficient: Chart identifies where student began, learning and future learning goals.
 * Assessment - Project 1 **

Find a web creation or web business blog or website and share it with peers, identifying what you find beneficial from this site. Describe how you will stay up-to-date in web development trends.
 * Discussion 1 - How will you stay current? **

Proficient: Regis general discussion rubric. Student actively and thoughtfully participated in the discussion – sharing his/her resource for staying current in future web trends. Student was respectful of classmates’ points of view.
 * Assessment - Discussion 1**

Evaluate a peer’s web site project (your instructor will assign a site to you), give suggestions for improvements and identify areas of excellence. What did you learn from looking at a peer’s web site? What will you do differently on your own site or future sites based on what you learned from your classmate’s sites? Send feedback to the student who created the site and your instructor.
 * Project 2 - Final project peer evaluation **

**Assessment - Project 2** Proficient: Student uses website rubric to evaluate peers website. Student identifies what they have learned by evaluating the site and how they will use what they learned into their own practice.

Share your ah-ha moments from each unit, 1-7 in this class with your classmates. Discuss revelations, new ideas and interesting tools that you have incorporated into your own teaching and the benefits you have found.
 * Discussion 2 - Ah Ha moments - What have you learned? **

Proficient: Regis general discussion rubric. Student actively and thoughtfully participated in the discussion – sharing his/her learning and uses of tools and theory presented. Student was respectful of classmates’ points of view.
 * Assessment - Discussion 2 **