In this workshop we will investigate software resources and steps necessary to develop web pages, and methods for posting your finished pages on the Internet. Hands-on instruction and exploration will address both Macintosh and PC environments.
Planning your website is like building a home.
How to Create Great School Web Pages
http://www2.d125.org/instructional_technology/staffdev/yourpage.html
Resources
Planning a Web Page? Visiit Tammy Payton's online tutorial for
teachers who want to develop their own webpage. http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/index.html
Geeky stuff:
Do you need to know HTML (HyperText Markup Language) to develop a web
page? With the availability of powerful web editors (Adobe Pagemill,
Microsoft Front Page, Netscape Composer, and so on), probably not.
However, a basic knowledge of HTML will allow you to make simple
changes in your pages when you don't have access to a web page
editor. The "language" of HTML is simply a series of "on" and "off"
commands that are surrounded by brackets like this: <html>
begins the page, and </html> ends the page. Examine
the Basic elements on every HTML page.
A "WYSIWYG" html editor, such as Front Page, Netscape Composer, Adobe Pagemill and Claris Home Page,
(Front Page tutorial -- Netscape Composer tutorial, -- Adobe Pagemill tutorial -- Claris HomePage tutorial)
Also link to a very comprehesive online course/tutorial from UIUC:
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/ci235/tutorial/composer/index.htmlMany word processing programs will convert your pages for you!
(Converting AppleWorks documents to web pages tutorial)Photo or graphic editing software to prepare and size your pictures before adding them to your web pages
Getting it together:
CoolText Online Graphics Generator
Filamentality
-- no ads, sponsored by SBC (Pacific Bell)
A fill-in-the-blank interactive web site to help you create online learning
activities or resources for your teachers and/or students. http://www.filamentality.com/wired/fil/
Sample page: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listmathematja1.html
HPR*Tec (High
Plains Regional Technology in Educaton Consortium)
Among the many free tools provided for teachers is the Web Worksheet Wizard.
Create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the web.. Also provides the "Poster
Project" for your students to create web pages. http://wizard.hprtec.org/
Sample page: http://wizard.hprtec.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=26595
SchoolNotes.com
-- minimal ads -- free
From the Copernicus Education Gateway (Edgate.com) a free community service
for teachers offering "fill-in-the-blank " ease of use, and searchable by zip
code! http://www.schoolnotes.com
Sample page: http://schoolnotes.com/60069/cchausis.html
The Learning
Network: My SchoolOnline -- $29.95 annual fee
MySchoolOnline's WebCreate service provides the tools and features needed to
help you build a professional-looking website in minutes and with no programming
experience http://myschoolonline.com/golocal/
Sample page: http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,16809-109636-21-4033,00.html
Eboard -- $39
annual fee
eBoard is a simple to use online service that allows educators to very quickly
and easily post information online for parents and students. In just seconds
any educator (regardless of technical know how) can easily post messages, photos,
files and links online for parents, students or other educators.
Sample page: http://cchausis.eboard.com
(the password is password)
Teachers.net
Teachers.net provides a "Homepage Maker" to help you generate a web page using
"fill in the blank" template. There are also resources for adding "bells and
whistles" such as web counters and scrolling text banners at http://www.teachers.net/development/
100 free Web Servers - Rates and list the top 100 places to post your pages for FREE or for a modest fee. http://www.100best-free-web-space.com/
AOL Hometown
You don't need to be an AOL member, but requires an AIM sign on. The
1-2-3 Page builders makes it easy to create your web page..
http://hometown.aol.com/
Sample page:
http://hometown.aol.com/cchausis
Geocities.com (now partnered with
Yahoo)
15 MB free space, page builder or FTP. Free version contains ads on
your page.
http://geocities.yahoo.com/home/
Sample page:
http://www.geocities.com/cchausis
FreeWebs
100MB free space! No annoying banner or pop-up ads! Online editor and
templates for easy creation
http://members.freewebs.com/
Sample page:
http://www.freewebs.com/cchausis/
Tripod (now partnered with Lycos)
50 MB storage. Site builder and file manager.
http://www.tripod.lycos.com/
Presented at the October 2003 ICTM Pre-Conference,
Chicago, IL