| Español | Creating a
Web page for student research Adapted by Patti Lyon from Linda MacCleave |
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a Web page for Windows. by Linda MacCleave Creating a Web page for MacIntosh. by Linda MacCleave  f
you are concerned about controlling the areas your students visit on
the Web as they do research then you might consider creating your own
Web page for student research. Plus, you will save your students a lot
of time, which is always popular. Ready to get started? Great! Let's
go! You will need the following software: Netscape Composer and SimpleText. Before you begin, decide on the topic of the page for research. You will be creating a Web page that has links to Web addresses for your students. |
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Directions: 1. Create a new folder for your Web page on your desktop. (Use your first or last name for the name of the folder.)  |
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This folder icon will appear on your desktop. Type your name in the highlighted area under the new folder icon.  |
2. Open SimpleText. ( While in your Finder Use Find under File to find it.) |
This window will appear. Type in SimpleText and click on Find. |
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Then click twice on SimpleText in the generated list. This will open the SimpleText program for you.  |
3. Go back to Finder (top right). |
4. Open Netscape from the Finder window. If the application is not open already you can either find it on your hard drive,
or click on the Netscape alias icon on your desktop. Netscape alias icon on desktop. |
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5. Open Netscape Composer (bottom right corner of composer window--paper and pen icon).  paper and pen icon |
You will now see the Composer window. What you see here is just the top portion of the window which includes the toolbar. |
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6. Click on Format on menu bar and scroll down to Page Properties.  |
7. Click on General tab to name your page. I have chosen Ms. Lyon's
Psychology Class. I would suggest you choose a name that is descriptive of
what your students will be researching. |
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8. Click on Colors and Background tab. 9. Click on Use Custom Colors. Try some of the Netscape Default Colors if you would like. I have chosen to use black text on a light yellow background.  |
10. Click on Background button to choose a color for the background.Use Crayon Picker to choose your color. Now use HLS Picker to further adjust color. You can change Link colors later. Be sure to click on Apply this setting to all new blank pages once you have made all your selections. This will save you a lot of time and effort if you choose to add new pages to your site. |
HLS Picker
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Crayon Picker
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11. Choose Heading 1 left side of Composer toolbar, second row of buttons . |
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12. Type a title for your page in the Composer window. 13. Highlight your title. Boldface your title (the first A in bottom row of buttons). Center using alignment choices (far right side of third line of buttons). 14. Hit return (notice Heading 1 changes back to Normal). Type an introductory paragraph, which includes information about the topic and purpose of the research. 15. Create a table using table icon. This icon looks like a small window on the right side of the second row of buttons.  |
16. Use the following settings for your table. Be sure to set center alignment, this option is located on the right hand side of the window.
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18. Save As ... Give your Composer document a name other than Untitled. |
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Click on your folder on your desktop and open the document you created for
your Web page. Click Save. 19. Click on ship's wheel (in center row of buttons) to preview the page and return to Netscape (rather than Netscape Composer).  |
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Searching for sites to include on your page. n this section we will cover using a search engine and creating links for your Web page. This section will not have as many images because by now you probably are becoming more familiar with Netscape and Netscape Composer.We will begin with searching for a topic on the Internet using a search engine. There are many to choose from. You will find four listed below. Pick one and click on it. The link will take you to the search engine. |
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1. Search engines:
2. Type in one or two words to start your search. For example if you are having your class research some aspect of the Civil War, then just type in Civil War. 3. Peruse site to see if it is a good one for your students. 4. Once you have found a good site, copy and paste the address to SimpleText:
Creating Links. 1. Return to your page in Composer by clicking on the word Communicator on menu bar. (Your page will be on the bottom of list.). 2. Return to SimpleText to see the names of the pages you have found. |
3. Type the names and URL's of the pages you will be creating links to in the cells of your table. Press Tab to get from cell to cell or to create new cells. |
10. Click on link button (in center row of buttons). |
11. Press Apple-V to paste the address in link window. |
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12. Press OK. 13. Repeat these directions for your other sites. 14. Save. 15. Click on ship's wheel (in center row of buttons) to preview the page and return to Netscape (rather than Netscape Composer). |
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Searching for Graphics to include on your page.  ur last
section will cover adding graphics to your Web page. You will find four graphic
sites below. Simply click on the links. However, if you do not find what you want
at one of these sites, simply use one of the search engines and enter Clip Art to
find more graphic sites.You might consider using a simple graphic. Remember a graphic is there to enhance the look of the page not to distract the viewer from the true purpose of the page. |
1. Suggested sites:
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2. When you find a graphic you like, hold mouse button down on graphic. |
3. Go to Save Image As... Go to the desktop and open the folder you created for your Web page. |
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4. Click Save. 5. Return to your page in Composer by clicking on the word Communicator on menu bar. 6. Place your cursor where you would like a graphic to be. (Use alignment if you want the graphic in center.) 7. Click on image button (in center row of buttons). 8. Click on Choose file. 9. Find the graphic you just saved in your folder. Click on it twice until the name appears in the window. 10. Click on OK. 11. Save 12. Click on ship's wheel to preview your page. 13. Quit Netscape. 14. Drag your folder to your floppy disk. If you are at school, you can leave it on the desktop or drag it to your personal folder on the network. You could put it in the Share folder or put it on every desktop of a lab in order for your students to use it.) 15. Drag your folder to trash can. Make sure you have a copy of it on the floppy disk before putting it in the trash! |
Success!
 ood JOB! Give yourself a pat on the back you have just created your first Web page for research. Your students will never know how much time and effort you put into making this page but you will. But more importantly you have made a valuable tool for your students. |
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