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Ghana Schedule
About the Ghana Workshop
Schedule
Instructional Materials
Meet the Participants
Meet the Team
Daily Pictures
Forum Discussion
9/15: Monday    

8h45-10h15




10h15-10h30

10h30-13h00








13h00-14h30

14h30- 17h30

  About the Program,
Self-introduction of Participants and their NGOs
Formal welcome by David Queen, Public Affairs Officer, U. S. A. Embassy
Response by Joy Palmer and Scott Pennington

Refreshment (coffee break)

What is that the Internet?
Email
Online Interaction—Discussion Forums; Web Logs; Listservs
Best Practices for Researching on the Internet
Link Collections
Document Formats
Database-driven sites vs. Flat HTML
Recognizing legitimate resources

Lunch Break

Introduction to HTML
Creation and management of Files
Introduction to Dreamweaver (make an Online professional Bio)
Introduction to FTP (FTP bio text)
9/16: Tuesday    
9h00-10h15








10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30













13h30-14h30

14h30-17h30
 

REVISION
Working with images
Formats
Image Size/File Size
Saving Images from the Web
Using a Digital Camera
Using a Scanner
Create a Web Bio with text, links, and images

Coffee Break

Web Site Design: Best Practices
What Makes an Effective Site?
Considering Audience a.k.a. Creating a user-profile
Content Needs
Technological Capacity
What do we mean by “usability”?
Site Structure & Primary Navigation
Graphical Elements
Considering Bandwidth Capabilities
Collaborative Planning for Web Projects
Determining Scope and Content
Mapping out a Site
Forum Discussion of Project Goals

Lunch Break

Inserting images
Introduction to Fireworks
Editing Photographic Images
Creating Graphics
Fireworks: Creating a Banner
FTP exercise

9/17: Wednesday    
9h00-10h15



10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30

13h30-14h30

14h30-17h30
  REVISION
FTP Exercise
Site Development: Practical Work with Dreamweaver & Fireworks

Coffee Break

Individual Work on Web Sites

Lunch Break

Visiting Speaker:
Eric Akumiah, National Network Information Coordinator;
Corporate Business Development Unit Manager
Discussion
Individual work on the Web sites
FTP
9/18: Thursday    
9h00-10h15

10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30

13h30-14h30

14h30-15h00

15h00-17h30
  REVISION

Coffee Break

Individual Work on Sites

Lunch Break

Individual work on the Web sites

Group Discussion:
"Issues in Gender and ICTs:
How can Women in Ghana benefit from Internet Technologies?"
9/19: Friday    
9h00-10h15


10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30

13h30-14h30

14h30-15h00

15h00-16h30
 

REVISION
Individual work on the Web sites

Coffee break

Individual Work on Sites

Lunch pauses

Individual Work on Sites

Guest Speakers:
Ark Foundation Ghana
Hamida Harrison: Abantu for Development/Regional Office for West Africa (ROWA)
[http://www.abantu.org/]

9/22: Monday    
9h00-10h15


10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30

13h30-14h30

14h30-17h30


20h00
  REVISION
Individual work on the Web sites

Coffee Break

Work on the Web sites

Lunch Break

Guest Speaker: Sadia Chinery-Hesse, African Women Lawyers Association
Closing Dinner

Presentations of the Web sites (if possible from restaurant)
Presenting of Certificates
9/23: Tuesday    
9h00-10h15

10h15-10h30

10h30-13h30

13h30-14h30

15h00-17h30
  Web Site Presentations (see above)

Coffee pauses

Work on the Web sites

Lunch Break

Completion of Web Sites