Thursday, February 18, 2010

Prototypes

Mission that you are working on
Mission 1

Header-Student ISS Mission Control Training
Title-Student ISS Mission Control Training
Filename-index.html
  • Overview of what the ground teams that support the ISS do
Header-Basic ISS and NASA Training
Title-Track 1-Basic ISS and NASA Training
Filename-track1.html
  • What exactly is ISS and what is it used for
  • Why would you want to know about ISS
Header-THOR Flight Controller Training
Title-Track 2-Mission Control Center “THOR” Flight Controller Training
Filename-track2.html
  • What is THOR
  • Employees

Header-ASTRO Subsystem Specialist
Title-Track 3-Mission Evaluation Room “ASTRO” Subsystem Specialist
Filename-track3.html
  • What is ASTRO
  • What is it used for

Header-PRO Subsystem Specialist
Title-Track 4-Payload Operations Integration “PRO” Subsystem Specialist
Filename-track4.html
  • What is PRO
  • What is it used for

Header-Media
Title-Media
Filename-media.html
  • Pictures
  • Videos
Header-Credits
Title-Credits
Filename-credits.html
  • Created by
  • Email

Why would anyone be interested in viewing the Web site that your team is developing?
Because they might be interested in being a certified flight controller.

Who are the possible customers for the site?
Teenagers and college students, or anyone interested in a career as a certified flight controller.

How many pages are going to be necessary to complete the Web site your client wants?
6 pages.

Based on the number of pages, what sort of navigational structure would work well for the site?
A simple, but creative navigational structure.

How can this design be shown using a site map and storyboard?
By illustrating in great detail what to expect on the storyboard.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

NASA Space Exploration



There are two missions that are required for the Microsoft Bliink Contest.

Mission 1: Design a Web Site for NASA!
Design introductory Web pages for the Student International Space Station Mission Control Training program. Inspire other students to reach for the stars by becoming certified flight controllers! (Detailed technical knowledge is not required to participate in this design contest.)
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large, inhabited satellite that more than 15 nations are building in space; it will function as an observatory, laboratory, and workshop. The ISS orbits earth at an altitude of about 250 miles

Mission 2: Communicate How the International Space Station (ISS) Benefits all People!Select one of the following 3 topics to research and create a Web site about. 1) How has the ISS contributed to innovation and advancements for the human race? 2) How has the ISS strengthened international relations? 3) What role or career on the ISS sounds exciting and rewarding to you? The ISS is a pioneering international venture between the United States and sixteen other nations; it has already produced amazing results in space travel, robotics, power systems, computer science, and dramatically expanded our knowledge of the universe we live in.

Our team is doing Misson 1.
Our responsibilties as a team are:
Marlena- Photoshop, Design
Terrance- Content
Erik- Content, Sketch Artist

Monday, February 8, 2010

Heavy Metal

The goals of this tutorial are to teach you the basics of using Microsoft Expression Web and to guide you in building creative, dynamic Web sites from scratch with the design tools that IT professionals use.

Exercise 1: Creating a New Web site
xTask 1 is complete. (pg. 6) time 9:00 date 2/8
xTask 2 is complete. ((pg. 9) time 9:05 date 2/8

Exercise 2: Creating Page Layouts with Layers
xTask 1 is complete. (pg. 12) time 9:10 date 2/8
xTask 2 is complete. (pg. 14) time 9:15 date 2/8
xTask 3 is complete. (pg.17) time 9:20 date 2/8
xTask 4 is complete. (pg. 22) time 9:25 date 2/8

Exercise 3: Styling Your Web site Using CSS
xTask 1 is complete. (pg. 24) time 9:30 date 2/8
xTask 2 is complete. (pg. 25) time 9:35 date 2/8
xTask 3 is complete. (pg. 30) time 9:35 date 2/10
xTask 4 is complete. ((pg. 32) time 9:40 date 2/10

Exercise 4: Creating More Pages
xTask 1 is complete. (pg. 36) time 9:45 date 2/10
xTask 2 is complete. (pg. 44) time 9:50 date 2/10
xTask 3 is complete. (pg. 45) time 9:55 date 2/10
xTask 4 is complete. (pg. 49) time 10:00 date 2/10

Exercise 5: Adding Navigation Controls to your Site
xTask 1 is complete. (pg. 51) time 10:05 date 2/10
xTask 2 is complete. (pg. 54) time 10:10 date 2/10
xTask 3 is complete. (pg. 60) time 10:15 date 2/10