Thursday, July 13, 2023

Notes 7/13/23

It may make sense to not separate out the courses and build both at the same time.

The format that we are focused on will be building a news/magazine type web site where web pages integrate the videos made by the students/members.

The concepts that we want to focus on the site are web site links, images and you tube videos


Sample site (want students to focus on one page instead of entire site)



With content based on questions?

Who you are? Name/age/school
What you are reviewing?
Did you like it?
What was good?
What was bad?
Favorite part?

Sample video (from last class want to make these shorter and topic focused)


In the past we have had issue building content that is why I want to shift to reviews and questions so content can be built from questions.

Team needs to develop questions that will generate answers which in turn will build content for both the site and the video.

Format of site will be main page bgstamford.org(if approved)
what the program is about
Sub pages for Movies, music, sports, games, etc,(topics that they are interested in)

Video will be the same questions but will be like interview format?
Goal is to get students speaking clearly, (reading from cue cards)

Will detail out concepts that we need 

  • branding(B&G)
  • fonts
  • colors
  • google sites
  • searching
  • images
  • etc

Everything including detailed steps will be on the blog.


Sunday, July 9, 2023

Notes 7/9/23

 Video class:

  • Structured like a cable news program

    • One big youtube channel hosting all of the videos for the B&G club

  • Kids choose topics from different categories

    • Sports, movies, games, music, art, social topics, etc.

    • Kids do research on given topic and use it to create a video 

      • Videos can be like segments on a news show

  • Encourage creativity and experimentation 

  • Equipment:

    • Ipads for filming and editing

    • Tripods

    • Cue cards

    • Green screen

Website class: 

  • One big website with subpages created by the kids 

  • Similar to video class, kids choose a topic and write the subpage based on that

    • Incorporate images, links, different formats, etc. 

    • Cover multiple facets of the topic 

  • Could have crossover with the youtube page 

  • Using google sites

  • Goal is to get the basic idea of web development across, nothing too technical 

  • Equipment: 

    • B&G club PCs

Mayor's office team

Michael and Laniyai will be focusing on the video class.
  • Build example videos on Music/Movies
  • Introductions from person speaking Hi my name is ​____ I go to ____
  • Topic of what they will talk about e.g. today I will be reviewing the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie
  • Come up with list of questions to help with building content for video why you like or dislike, favorite scenes, etc.
  • Cue card writing
  • filming 
  • Clarity of speech
  • editing
  • uploading to youtube
David and Jayden will be focusing on the web class

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

 Welcome to the Boys and Girls club Web Design class for students from 4th grade to 8th grade