• Demonstrate knowledge about the role of the computer in information design.
• Understand the synthesis of design and technology in the publishing of information electronically in a Web environment.
• Incorporate visual, information, and programming design into the creation of a Web site.
• Demonstrate the ability to design the Web site, pages, and graphics using good layout, clean design, and smart choice of color.
• Understand the technology required to implement a well-designed system of text and graphics that allows the user to navigate with ease.
• Demonstrate the ability to create and work with editable text and graphics to be used on the World Wide Web.
• Develop an understanding of copyright and its importance in protecting original creative work.
• Analyze information design for its effectiveness.

Students will:

• through the lens of environment, students will research different countries and investigate natural resources within that country's environment to determine the product line they will represent.
• through the lens of homo faber and approaches to learning, read and follow
  online directions which will result in a completed Website on their personal
  international business that will contain the home page and six external documents.
• through the lens of approaches to learning, create hypertext links to the six
  external page.
• through the lens of approaches to learning, copy and paste pictures of their products in Fireworks and modify the image size.
• through the lens of approaches to learning, create tables that will house their
  company products.
• through the lens of homo faber, create a background for their web page in
  Fireworks and export the background image to their student folder.
• through the lens of approaches to learning, insert the background on all their
  web pages.
• through the lens of homo faber, create buttons in Fireworks with rollover, text on status bar, and navigation behaviors that when clicked on will return to the home page.
• through the lens of homo faber, create a company logo that reflects the culture of their chosen country.
• through the lens of homo faber, create a decorative title in Flash that displays several effects.
• through the lens of approaches to learning, create a Javascript that will calculate the number of days until Christmas that includes an alternative message when December 25th is displayed (if/else statement).
• through the lens of environment, contribute to the aesthetics of their classroom environment by creating a poster depicting their business that includes the country's theme. Students will follow the design cycle in creating the poster.
• through the lens of homo faber, students will evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their website as compared to their peers website with a student evaluation rubric.

• What are the steps to making a web page?
• How can I use what I learn to impact society?
• How do I organize my thoughts into a logical and clear presentation?
• How do I plan the layout and color theme of my web product?
• How do I effectively communicate my international business products online to
  society?
• How can I effectively provide feedback on my peers products?

Students will:

• investigate international businesses and the products they sell in order to determine the country and product they want to represent.
• plan the look of their web pages, giving it the international theme of the country they chose.
• create web pages that will house their products, formatted with the international theme of their country.
• evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their website as compared to their peers products with a student evaluation rubric.