What options do I have for creating a classroom website if I... Want to create a webpage from scratch? You can create your webpage(s) in any HTML editor you would like. Free ones are available on the Internet. You can also purchase a program like DreamWeaver or FrontPage, but these programs will not be provided for you. Create a folder in your G:drive called public_html (no quotes). Place ALL files (.html,.htm,.jpg,.png,.gif, etc.) related to the website in this folder. We recommend creating an images file within the public_html folder and keeping all of your images and/or documents in this folder(photos, Clip Art, Word processing, Presentation, Spreadsheet etc. anything that is not an HTML file) We recommend that photos be in.jpg format and should be less than 25k. We recommend ClipArt be in.gif format and should be less than 10k each. Want to create a webpage using a webpage creator from a source outside our district? Currently, we suggest using Google sites. It is relatively easy to create a classroom webpage and it offers some customization. You can also find instructions for creating a Google Site here. Many of these sites contain advertising that may be distracting to or inappropriate for students. The teacher must monitor the advertising that appears on the page. Many of these sites also contain links to other web locations. The teacher is responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of each link at any given time. With any webpage, the classroom teacher is solely responsible for maintaining and monitoring all information on the website. After you create a webpage, please fill out a help desk ticket requesting that your webpage be linked to your name on the BCSC staff directory. Include the address to the webpage in your ticket. If you are creating a page from scratch and you have it saved in your G:drive, include that information in the ticket as well. Want to create a classroom blog? Currently, we suggest using Blogger. It is a Google tool that is user-friendly.
Instructions for using Google Sites Go to Google Sites, http://sites.google.com/. Create a Google account if you do not already have one. Then log in to Google Sites, and click the blue "Create a Site" button. On the "Create New Site" page, enter a name and description of your website as shown in the screenshot below. Select a template and a theme. Then click the blue "Create site" button. Google Sites automatically creates a first page called the Home page. On the new site page, click the "Edit page" button. A page editing field will appear to enter text, links and images for the new page. Enter whatever text you like to welcome visitors to your website.
Experiment with any of the editing functions in the editing bar above the field, which you may use to: 1. format text 2. create bulleted or numbered lists 3. add a link to another website 4. "insert" an image or a table, etc. You May Want to Know. How do I upload an image? In edit mode, click Insert and select Image. Then either browse for the image on your machine or upload it from a specific web address. The image is automatically linked to itself, allowing users to render it full screen by clicking it. You may manually resize the image on the page within the HTML source view by including attributes for width, height or both within the img src tag, such as: width="800px". You can also double-click on the image where it appears on the site. Use the options that appear to align and resize the image.
How do I insert links on a page? In Edit mode, select the text to be linked and click Link. Then select either an existing page or a Web address, providing a URL for the latter. How do I attach a file? In Edit mode, click on the word Attachments located under your webpage. Then, browse to the location of your file. Select your file and it will be attached to the current webpage. Add a link to your email address on your Home page: Type a phrase such as "Email me" or however you want the link to appear. Select the text phrase, then lick the "Link" button. In the resulting dialog box, choose "Web address" for type of link, and then enter mailto:youremail@ou.edu youremail@ou.edu should be your actual email address) in the url field. When you are finished, click the Save button. Create a New Page 1.On your new site page, click the "Create new page" button. 2.On the "create new page" page, enter a Page Name. Choose the "Web Page" template. Put the page under the Home. Then click the "Create page" button.
As before, a page editing field will appear to enter text, links and images for the new page. Click on "Site Map" in the left margin to view the developing structure of your website. From this map, you can click on any page to view it, edit it (as explained above), or to perform "More Actions" such as deleting a page. Your new page must have a link to your Home page, and your Home page must have a link to the new page. To satisfy these requirements, the next step is to make sure links between the two pages appear in the navigation sidebar at the left. From your home page, click the "Edit Sidebar" link beneath the left sidebar. You will see the following screen: Under Appearance, click the "Site Elements" tab to reveal sidebar navigation settings. After "Sidebar," click the "Edit" link to the right of "Navigation... delete... edit." In the resulting "Configure Navigation" pane, click the link to "Add page to sidebar navigation." Select your "About Me" page, and click OK.
Click OK again, then Save Changes. Click the link to "Return to Site." You will now see the new page added to the sidebar. The sidebar appears the same from every page in the website, so the navigation requirements are now met. To learn how to enhance your site and your web pages, go to Google Sites tutorials anytime using the link at the top right of any course web page.