Welcome to Web Design

Fall 2025

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Message from Ms. Prater

Hi everyone! I’m excited about our class this semester and can’t wait to get to know you. We have a lot to cover, and how much you gain will depend on the effort you put in. I’ll provide either grades or feedback, depending on what works best for your learning style and motivation. Outside of our two main projects, assignments will be supplemental, helping you prepare for upcoming lessons. To hit the ground running, there are a few things to complete before our first day.

To Be Ready for Our First Day

Pro tip: Put your username/password on a sticky note inside your laptop, or save them in a password manager.

📝 Student Questionnaire

  1. What is your full name?

  2. What name do you prefer people call you?

  3. Write a short introduction about yourself.

    Helpful hint: How would you describe yourself to someone new? What are your hobbies or interests? What’s something unique about you?

  4. Describe your family.

    Helpful hint: Who lives in your household? Do you have pets? What do you enjoy doing together?

  5. List four fun facts about yourself.

    Helpful hint: Do you have a favorite food, book, or movie? Have you ever had a funny or unusual experience? What’s something surprising about you?

  6. What are four goals you are working toward right now?

    Helpful hint: What are some things you’d like to learn or improve this year? They can be school-related goals, personal goals, or even a spiritual goal, or a combination of all of these.

  7. What are three websites or digital tools that inspire or help you?

    Helpful hint: They should motivate you, streamline processes, or serve as a reference of some sort. Bonus points if they spark creativity.

  8. What are three tips you have for your classmates?

    Helpful hint: Share what you have learned that makes life or learning easier? What advice would you give to classmates who have learning styles similar to yours?

  9. When do you usually feel most focused and ready to work?

    Helpful hint: Morning, afternoon, or evening?

  10. Do you have a favorite phrase, motto, or saying you’d like to share?

    Helpful hint: This could be a short quote, a song lyric, or a phrase that’s meaningful to you OR you could even share your favorite verse here. Think of it as your personal brand — a few words that capture who you are and how you want to be remembered.

Instructions for Saving and Completing Your Questionnaire

Windows Users

  1. Plug in your USB drive.
  2. Open the Start Menu and search for Notepad.
  3. Copy and paste the questionnaire above into Notepad.
  4. Answer the questions by typing your responses under each one.
  5. Click File > Save As…
  6. Navigate to your USB drive.
  7. Create a folder named Week 1 (if it doesn’t exist).
  8. Save your file as questionnaire.txt.
  9. Double-check the file is inside your Week 1 folder.

Mac Users

  1. Plug in your USB drive.
  2. Open TextEdit (use Spotlight search).
  3. Click Format > Make Plain Text.
  4. Copy the questionnaire above and paste it into TextEdit.
  5. Answer the questions by typing your responses under each one.
  6. Click File > Save…
  7. Select your USB drive as the location.
  8. Create a folder named Week 1 (if it doesn’t exist).
  9. Save the file as questionnaire.txt.
  10. Make sure the file type is set to Plain Text (.txt).
Note: This questionnaire will be used as part of one of our projects. Don’t worry if you aren’t able to save your file exactly as described — we’ll cover file structure together early in the course. If you run into trouble, just make sure you know where you saved your file, and we’ll take care of it in class.