Term 2 Week 5

Today we looked at a programme called Xara3D, which can be used for creating 3D animated logos for websites. We also learnt about the animated .gif file type, like that created by Xara3D. I made an animated version of The BRIT School logo for my website, and I also experimented with some other logos.

Then we learnt about Java Applets and how to put them onto our website. I then used a pre-downloaded applet to put the date and time on my website.

Term 2 Week 4

Today we used Dreamweaver to make a simple 6 page website about the different strands at The BRIT School. We made a page each for Media, Music, Art, Dance and Theatre, and a homepage to link them all together. We made interactive rollover image links to each of the pages.

We also learned how to use a table with a zero value border to make an invisible structure for web pages.

Term 2 Week 3

This week we looked at the programme Macromedia Dreamweaver, and how we could use it to create web pages. We learned how to define our W: Drive as a site for the website, so that all of the files on our W: Drive could be uploaded on to Dreamweaver and used to make web pages.

We learned how to upload content to web pages and also used Dreamweaver itself to make things like tables, templates and interactive images for our web pages.

Term 2 Week 2

In this lesson we were taught how to use sources in our essays. We learned how to reference sources properly so as not to plagiarize other people's material. We then used the software Animation Shop to create animated GIF files, for use on websites.