Using a Classroom Website to Improve Communication

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Using a Classroom Website to Improve Communication

• Lisa Connor
• Session 2

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Session 2 Agenda

• Review editing web pages and saving files
• Types of links
• Creating hyperlinks
• Horizontal lines
• Date and time
• Hit Counter
• Marquee
• Work time

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Opening Existing Web pages for editing

• Once FrontPage is open so should your folder list
• Double click to open and edit your pages
• If folder list does not appear- click view and
  then folder list
• Folder list will appear to the left side

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Review Proper File saving

• Remember when saving a page for the first time to
  do the page title and give a name to the file you
  will understand
• All images should be saved in the images folder
• Rename clipart/images so they make sense to you

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Important reminders

• Dont have too many pages open in FrontPage- it
  can cause you problems
• Remember to save often when working on a page(s)

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Creating Links

• Links are that magical thing that happens that
  takes you from place to place
• We are going to look at 4 common kinds
• Links to new pages
• Links to the internet
• Email Links

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Hyperlinking

• Last week you worked to create an index page with
  the important items you will link
• Example Homework- Highlight the word
• Click the icon that looks like a globe with a
  link from a chain- thats the hyperlink icon
• Other option- you can right click on highlighted
  word and select hyperlink

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Link a New Page

• Click create new document to the left of window
• Type homework in name of new document
• Click edit new document later
• Click OK
• Notice that there is now a tab that says
  Homework next to index page

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Links to the Internet

• Highlight word, click hyperlink icon
• Select Existing page or document and then browsed
  page button OR you can type in the address at the
  bottom of the window
• Click OK

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Email Links

• Highlight word, click hyperlink icon
• Select email address on left of window
• Type in email address
• Click OK

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Advice about Links

• Be sure to check your links using PREVIEW
• Try testing from home too

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Possibilities for Web Pages

• Tables
• Clipart and photos
• Horizontal lines
• Date and Time
• Hit Counter
• Marquee
• And more to come

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Horizontal Line

• Insert, Horizontal line.
• Right click on the line, go to horizontal line
  properties
• Select color line width, etc

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Date and Time

• Insert, date and time
• Date this page was lasted edited- will
  automatically show the last time you saved and
  published.

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Hit Counters

• INSERT, Web Component, hit counter
• Choose options
• Click OK
• Note- you can only view when web is published.

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Marquee

• INSERT, web component, Marquee
• Type in some text, Click OK
• You are welcome to change options to change
  effects.
• You can see it in action only in preview mode

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New Link for you

• I have started a link for you with pages to find
  images/art
• Let me know if you come up with other sites
• www.kyrene.org/staff/lconno

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Reminder

• To Save  right click and save image as and put
  the image in your images file Now insert the
  image
• From Format select Background
• Check Background Picture
• Select Browse, find your background graphic in
  your image folder.
• Click OK.  

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Work Time