Journal 4: Project Plan

·       Site title - Ms. Schonder’s First Grade Leaders

·       Developer – Amber Schonder

·       Rational or focus – I would like to create a website to increase parent communication. I want parents to have digital access to weekly newsletters, homework, weekly lesson overviews, additional resources, basic classroom information, and also a quick link to email me. The intention is to create a website where parents can go to access anything pertaining to our classroom.

·       Main features outline - List the main features of the site. 

• Welcome
• Class information
• Communication
• Resources

·       Content - Number of individual Web pages. Brainstorm subtopics for your site. Have a concise outline of the information your site will contain.

1.     Welcome

2.     Class Information

• Basic Information – Class Supplies, Wish list
• Weekly Newsletter
• Homework
• Monthly Overview

3.     Communication – all contact information, embedded email box

4.     Resources

§  Leader in Me

§  Language Arts – Wonders, Starfall

§  Math – Think Central, First in Math

• Target audience – The audience for my site will be the parents of my students. They come from a low-income area and many of them work or have younger children that are not in school yet.
• Design considerations. List the design goals for the site.
• Easy navigation
• Accessibility from mobile and desktop
• Inviting, but not overwhelming
• Incorporate classroom theme – Pete the Cat – blue, yellow, red, green background colors, black & white text
• Limiting factors - List the technical or audience factors that could limit the design goals of the site.
• Accessibility from home, other than a smart phone
• Many of my parents are only Spanish speaking

A Site Map is a visual representation of the various pages in your website and how they are linked together.  This will be the site map I am going to use but the home page will have four submenus to choose from.

A wire frame is a visual representation of the look and layout of the website: header, footers, columns, etc.

Pete the Cat Background Picture Header- Ms. Schonder’s First Grade Leaders
Home/Welcome	Class Information	Communication/Contact	Resources
Monthly Overview	Welcome Message
Footer - Copyright