The Web Development class is based on the IT Federal Career Cluster and the Michigan BMMT Pathway for Digital Design. Students will:

• Gather and analyze interactive media customer requirements.
• Define scope of interactive media work in written form.
• Create interactive media product specifications.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of Project Management.
• Demonstrate the effective use of tools for interactive media production, development and project management.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of web programming and hosting.
• Create/implement interactive media product.
• Test interactive media product.
• Deliver a quality interactive media product.
• Perform maintenance and customer support functions for interactive media products.

Students will utilize Macromedia applications to create web-ready communications for business and personal use. The curriculum being used was developed by Macromedia and contains the following key pedagogical elements:

• Problem solving that helps support multiple perspectives
• Refelection about the design process and effective communication
• Peer teaching and evaluation in a collaborative environment
• Authentic assessment that ties back to standards
• "Soft" skills such as interviewing and responding to feedback
• Web site design for clients
• Redesign according to client specifications
• Design solutions, including effective navigation systems and digital narrative
• Technical web publishing