Look Locally, Think Globally
Look Locally, Think Globally
CREATING A CONTENT-RICH
CREATING A CONTENT-RICH
HOMEPAGE FOR YOUR
HOMEPAGE FOR YOUR
Overview
Overview
Description
Description
Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks
Examples
Examples
What are the qualities of
What are the qualities of
a content-rich homepage?
a content-rich homepage?
Contains information useful to others
Contains information useful to others
Contains pictures
Contains pictures
Contains links to other places
Tips and Tricks : Choosing a Topic
Tips and Tricks : Choosing a Topic
Call your local historical society.Call your local historical society.
Call your local VFW.Call your local VFW.
Call any museum in your area.Call any museum in your area.
Thing to do next
Thing to do next
Search the Internet by
Search the Internet by
topic to see if someone
topic to see if someone
already has had your
already has had your
idea.
idea.
Search the major
Search the major
directories (i.e.Yahoo)
directories (i.e.Yahoo)
and search engines
and search engines
Tips and Tricks : HTML
Tips and Tricks : HTML
Look at the source code on pages you like.Look at the source code on pages you like.
Learn how to write simple HTML.Learn how to write simple HTML.
Make templates to use as masters.Make templates to use as masters.
Buy a book:Buy a book:
Laura Lemay.
Laura Lemay. Teach Yourself Web Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 3.2 in a
Publishing with HTML 3.2 in a
Week.
Week. IN : sams.net, 1996. IN : sams.net, 1996.
HTML : Points to remember
HTML : Points to remember
Remember, not all browsers support
Remember, not all browsers support
tables, center, and backgrounds.
tables, center, and backgrounds.
Remember your audience. Schools
Remember your audience. Schools
might have a slow Internet connection.
might have a slow Internet connection.
Design accordingly.
Design accordingly.
Test, test, test your code with a
Test, test, test your code with a
Tips and Tricks : Pictures
Tips and Tricks : Pictures
Take photographs and have them
Take photographs and have them
developed on diskette or Photo-CD.
developed on diskette or Photo-CD.
Get some image-editing software.
Get some image-editing software.
Load your photos, enhance them, crop,
Load your photos, enhance them, crop,
and save as .gif and/or .jpeg.
and save as .gif and/or .jpeg.
If you have a scanner or digital camera,
If you have a scanner or digital camera,
Examples
Examples
FDR Cartoon CollectionFDR Cartoon Collection
(http://www.wizvax.net/nisk_hs/departments/
(http://www.wizvax.net/nisk_hs/departments/
social/fdr_html/FDRmain.html )
social/fdr_html/FDRmain.html )
Castles on the WebCastles on the Web
(http://fox.nstn.ca/~tmonk/castle/castle.html )
(http://fox.nstn.ca/~tmonk/castle/castle.html )
Summary
Summary
Think of a unique topic.Think of a unique topic.
Make sure it hasn’t been done already.Make sure it hasn’t been done already.
Look at formats of sites that you like.Look at formats of sites that you like.
Learn how to write basic HTML.Learn how to write basic HTML.
Take photos or scan them to digitize.Take photos or scan them to digitize.
Edit the images.Edit the images.
ADVERTISE !!!
ADVERTISE !!!
Let everyone know about the site.
