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Webmaster Training
 

Web Services and the Technology Consulting Team of the Office of Information and Organizational Systems continue to offer webmaster training for the summer of 2007.
Details

Related: Building a New Site | Improving an Existing Site

Introduction to Web Authoring and Design
Creating web pages for offices and schools
The purpose of this session is to give participants the basic skills and knowledge they need to create and maintain simple web pages. They also learn about webmaster roles and responsibilities at MCPS. Trainers take a hands-on approach to the class. Class uses either FrontPage or Dreamweaver MX as specified in the class title as the HTML editor.

Participants should plan to acquire and bring their FTP login information to the training session. See How to Become a Webmaster
  • Syllabus and Outcomes --- Participants are not expected to have any prior web or HTML experience. Participants will learn basic skills in using FTP and and HTML editor. Session will use either FrontPage or Dreamweaver MX as the HTML editor. During the session, participants will make a simple website from scratch using these basic skills or apply them to enhance their current site. Syllabi produced by Tech Consulting .
    • Introduction to HTML – Creating Web Pages Using FrontPage PDF (92K)
    • Introduction to HTML – Creating Web Pages Using Dreamweaver MX PDF (54K)

Supplemental Resources:

Dreamweaver Intermediate
More topics for maintaining web pages for offices and schools
This classes is now a separate full-day session. It is no longer tied together with Introduction to Fireworks. This session is for the MCPS webmaster who has mastered the introductory material and is ready to take advantage of more advanced topics. This class is fast-paced and not designed for novice Dreamweaver users.

Dreamweaver Intermediate
topics will cover the following topics: review of intro Dreamweaver topics, graphics including creating roll-over buttons, basic HTML editing, text cascading style sheets, SSI (server side includes), MCPS includes, feedback forms, and other useful concepts.
  • Syllabus and Outcomes --- By the end of the training, participants will have:
    • Reviewed Dreamweaver basics
    • Created buttons with multiple behaviors
    • Reviewed the use of text formatting
    • Created a cascading stylesheet
    • Used server side includes
    • Learn about MCPS custom apps utilizing includes
    • Created an email form
    • Explored basic HTML coding
    • Discussed and explored SmartFTP

    Handouts:

    • Agenda PDF
    • Dreamweaver MX 2004 Intermediate Topics PDF
    • Using Cascading Style Sheets in DW MX 2004 PDF
    • Using Server Side Includes PDF
    • Using DW MX to Create a Form Mailer PDF
Introduction to Fireworks
The purpose of this session is to give participants an introduction to the Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 graphics editor. This is a fast-paced instructor-guided class.
  • Syllabus and Outcomes --- By the end of the training, participants will:
    • Create and save a new document
    • Explore the Fireworks work environment
    • Create and edit vector objects
    • Import a bitmap and select pixels
    • Add and edit Live Effects
    • Work with layers and objects
    • Create and edit a mask
    • Create and edit text
    • Export a document

    Handouts:

    • Agenda PDF
    • Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 QuickStart Guide PDF
    • Vector Graphics Exercise (Compass Rose) PDF
    • Fireworks MX 2004 class exercise (School Banner) PDF
    • Making rounded corners on Fireworks images PDF
Webmaster Worksession
Building Your Site
The purpose of this session is to enable webmasters comfortable with HTML to learn time-saving approaches to publishing their pages and to continue to develop their sites.

Topics include Server Side Includes, use of publishing tools, web utilities and other web technologies. Trainers take a hands-on approach to the class. Class participants can work in FrontPage or Dreamweaver as they choose.

The demonstration will be a short feature, usually about one hour's length during the day. In most cases, this will be before the lunch break. The remainder of the session is for the webmaster to work on the school or department site with individual support available.

Participants should plan to bring
their webmaster login information and any materials needed to work on their site. FTP access will be available, but webmasters are welcome to bring zip disks, CD's, or a USB flash disk or keychain storage with needed files.
  • Syllabus and Outcomes - Demonstration or feature topics will be announced in advance of the worksession in the Webmaster Conference in FirstClass so that webmasters may sign up for sessions based on their content. Webmaster will have opportunity to learn and incorporate a new technology into his web site during this all day worksession.
Worksession Notes and Links:

To continue your learning, check out our Recommended Resources page. Also be sure to visit the Webmaster Conference in FirstClass to pick up tips from other webmasters, read postings from Web Services and Staff Development staff, and ask for help with any web site problems you're having.

 

Updated August 17, 2007 | Contact Webmaster

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