Be not afraid... HTML is lot's of fun!!!

I love this class.

        Before we begin let's explore some background information on the Web (WWW) and the Internet.

        The NCSA's Beginner's Guide to HTML will be one of the most useful sites that you will find for this course. This site could be described as a linked HTML tag list. Instead of dragging around a huge tome on HTML, try visiting this site as you compose. You will find wonderful ideas on how to use HTML tags as well as pointers to other valuable resources.

        If you would like to delve a little deeper into HTML and try some more technical coding, visit The Bare Bones Guide To HTML. It is not as sparce as you might think.

        Please have a look at Multimedia Design for the World Wide Web for information on proper structure, design and layout of documents distributed in a networked environment.

I would like each of you to make sure that your page has the following characteristics:

1. Meaningful content related to the curriculum that you teach
   
   
2. Headings and subheadings to introduce your content appropriately
   
   
3. Text formatting (within the limitations of basic HTML) that tends to make the page aesthetically pleasing to a variety of users. Use of the "break" tag in pairs to control white space.
   
   
4. Graphics integrated in the page that communicate meaning
   
   
5. Links that integrate with your content to amplify the experience that visitors will enjoy
   
   
6. Either a background image or a background color that complements, but does not overwhelm the page and it's various elements (graphics, text, links, etc.)
   
   
7. Reasonalbe page lengths, or a "table of contents or index" with internal links to major sections of your content (alternatively, you may also choose to build multiple pages and link them.)
   
   
8. A simple table to organize any information that would be aesthetically improved by this treatment
   
   
9. A "mailto" link that will allow your users to contact you. If you do not have an e-mail account, you may make up a dummy address.
   
   
10. Credit given to any source for images, content, fonts, or any other element on your page which is not soley created by you.

        When you complete your page visit Richard Waller's - Sixty Ticks for a Good Website to check the technical design aspects of the Web page that you have created.

        If you need to refresh your knowledge after class is over visit Dave's Site, an interactive HTML authoring tutorial.

Thanks to IconBAZAAR for the images on this page.

If this page does not answer all of you existential questions, please feel free to e-mail me!

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