STEM Fuse Website Design Online Curriculum

Grades 9-12. An entirely web-based, introductory website design and development course that teaches students basic website concepts and gives them hands-on experience building websites with Drupal. Drupal is a content management framework used to build high-quality and professional websites.

• Lesson plans help students develop the following website design and development skills:
• Knowledge of the fundamental components that make a website function
• Ability to design multiple websites of varying difficulty levels using a project-based approach
• How to build a website from beginning to end by working on an individual website project
• Teamwork and collaboration skills by working in project teams to launch a more complex website
• How to launch and promote a fully functional website
• Educational tools that will allow students to continue learning and building websites outside the classroom
• Covers standard website design technologies and skills such as HTML, CSS, content management systems (CMS), the software development cycle, and more
• Looks at careers and future education opportunities for students interested in website design, website development, and project management
• Each unit comes with a teacher’s guide, presentations, documents, worksheets, quizzes, answer keys, and step-by-step instructions
• Entirely web-based course allows you to project materials, print and hand them out, or email them to your students
• Meets CTE, ISTE-NETS, and 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills standards

Specifications

• Grades 9-12

Technical Requirements

• Requires an Internet connection to access Drupal, additional information, images, and software downloads
• Computes must be able to operate and run the most recent versions of either Chrome™ or Firefox
• Allow extra delivery time