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Web pages should be designed so that they are easy to use and understand and
relevant to the intended audience.
Determine the goal and the audience when you are creating your web page.
Students, Parents, Community ???
Keep in mind the frequency of updates that will be required for the content on
your page. It's better to start out with less content that you update regularly,
than a lot of outdated content.
Choose color selections carefully. You want the pages to be easy to read. (Black
text on a red background is hard to read).
Add a "date last updated" on your web pages so your audience will have an idea
if there is anything new since they last visited.
Use consistent navigation and be sure to include a "back" option if opening links
in the same window.
Advertise - Let students and parents KNOW about your website. Let me know
when your site is ready and I will add a link to your Campus Staff page.
Please follow the guidelines in the Cuero ISD Acceptable Use Policy and
copyright laws for education when designing and creating your web pages.
Items to consider adding to your classroom website:
x Welcome Message
x Class Schedule
x Hall of Fame
x Current Events
x Calendar
x Educational Resources
x Learning Opportunities
x Learning Aids
x Recognitions
About the Web Publishing folder
The Web Publishing folder on your Desktop is the place to put material (web pages)
that you want others to view using their web browsers. FirstClass publishes the
contents of Web Publishing on the web.
In addition to regular web pages, you can publish lists of uploaded files, blogs,
podcasts, links, and calendars. You can organize this material into folders, and you
determine the order in which pages appear.
The left pane lists the contents of your Web Publishing folder in a tree view. To open
a web page, select it in the tree view. The right pane displays the opened web page.
To check your web page on the web, click View in Browser with the web page
selected.
How to Create Tables (every page should start with a table)
1 To create a table click on "Insert..." and select table from the list.
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2 A New Table window will be displayed. You can set the number of rows and the number
. of columns for your table. You can determine the alignment (left, center, or right). In
addition, you can decide on a fixed width (pixels) or a width based on a percentage of
the page.
Fixed Width is
preferred. 790 is
recommended.
To change the attributes of a table you can click on the table to select it and then you can
either select "Format Table" from the "Table..." list or from the menu at the top of the
page.
3
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4 In the Format Table window there are options to change the table layout, cell layout and
. borders of the table.
How to Add Text to a Web Page
3. You can also copy and paste text from a word processing
document into your web page.
How to Add Graphics to a Web Page
1. You will need to locate the graphics that you will display on your web page. You can copy an
image you have created using another program.
One suggestion is to create an image page where you can store the images you
find and may wish to use in the future.
2. There are many free clip art sites where you can locate images from the internet.
1. You can copy and paste them into your FirstClass web page.
2. You can drag and drop an image into your FirstClass web page.
3. If the images are stored in a file then you can select Image/File from the "Insert..." drop down
list and then choose the file that contains the images.
4. There are some basic formatting options for graphics available in FirstClass. Double click on
the image to open the Format Image window or select "Format Image " from the Format menu
at the top of the page.
In the Format Image window there are options to change alignment and padding. You can also
add a comment that will display when you roll the mouse over the image and adjust the size of
the image here.
In addition, if you select the "Open..." button the image will display in a new window and there
are some basic image editing tools available.
In First Class, images do not always behave the way that we want. Sometimes it is better to
create a table inside of a table to manipulate your graphics. More on this later.
6. Also, the image selected can be resized by selecting a different option in the "Original Size" list.
Note: Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Educational Clipart Websites
http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/
http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/copyright.html
http://www.school-clip-art.com/
http://www.pics4learning.com/
http://cooltext.com/
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/image_editor.html
http://www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html
http://www.tigerdirectart.com/
How to Add Links to a Web Page
1. Internal links - when you link to another FirstClass web page that you have
created.
External links - when you link to a URL that is located outside of your web
page, like the NASA website.
1. Select the Make Link symbol on the toolbar or select Link in the
"Insert..." drop down list.
3.
2. For an external link copy the URL in the Target URL location. It is usually
best if you can copy and paste the URL as that will avoid typing errors.
For an internal link type the name of the web page as it appears in the
Web Publishing folder.
Internal
Link
External
Link
3. Once all the information has been entered, click on the "Test" button to
verify that the link is working properly. If not, recheck the spelling of the
Target URL.
4. LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT STEP – After you click OK on the Link box
above you will press the right arrow key once and type the name of the link
as you want it to appear on your webpage. This is what your audience will
see on your webpage. This is the link they will click on.
Web Calendars
You can create a FirstClass-type calendar for your web site. You add calendar items
just as you do to your personal calendar.
Note:
You must add calendar items using the calendar in Web Publishing. The version
on your web site is read only.