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February 25, 2006
Winter Hill Web Club, Feb 27th
Hello Class!
Finally, we're back in the computer lab! Welcome back and hope everyone had a great vacation! As you can see, I am not able to be with you today. Since it's been so long since we were in the lab, spend today doing three things.
Thing One: Review the Club Rules and Web Safety tips.
Thing Two: Take a look at aYour Animations (there may be a few I still need to add, let me know if you don't see yours). Each one of your animations has its own web address (URL) so you can create a link to it from your web page if you want. If you'd like to explore Animation more today, try out the Flipbook site. These animations are stored at the Flipbook site. Use somerville21@gmail.com as an email address when you save your animation. You can also explore making animations with KidPix. If you make something you'd like to put on your webpage, you can export it.
To Export art from KidPix to use on a website:
- Move your mouse so the cursor is at the top-right of the screen.
- See the little triangle? Click on that and the top menu bar will appear.
- Go to File > Export
- If it is an animation, save as Flash(fla). If it is a still image, save as a jpg.
Remember to save everything to your folder on the server!
(my computer > shared > save work here > 12st century web club > Winter Hill > your folder (if you don't have one, make one!)
Thing Three: To prepare for next week, find images, and create some original title art and buttons. Use the cooltext website, Word Art, KidPix or any art making site to make something original for your website. Save everything to your folder on the server, and remember to write down where any images you are using came from!
Use the Website Map to plan out what will be at your site.
Next week we'll get back into HTML coding and using Publisher.
Don't forget, there are lots of great resources here at the web club site!
Posted by Eleanor Ramsay at 03:01 PM
February 16, 2006
Using Publisher
Publisher is a Microsoft program that is already installed on all the computers at school. You can use it to create flyers, brochures and websites.
Open Publisher (Start > Programs > Publisher) select Blank Publications and then choose the web page blank. Publisher is a WYSIWYG editor. Instead of writing codes to create your pages, you select formatting icons (like in Word) to import and modify your text, images and links. You can add to and change your site, or save different versions.
Important Notes:
Unlike the pages we created by hand with HTML, Publisher stores all of your site information in a format that only it can read. When you are ready to publish to the web, you will save your site as webpages (export as HTML). Publisher will create a folder and put pages and art in it. To make changes, you will either have to open the Publisher document and re-export or make your changes to the code itself.
It is usually easier to work on your home page first. When you have the all the elements on it that you want, you can duplicate it so all the pages at your site have a similar design.
Use the planning forms (see Planning Your Pages) to organize your ideas before you start.
Basic Instructions for getting started:
Using the Quick Publication Wizard with a blank publication
1.On the File menu, click New
2. In the Catalog, click Blank Publications
3. Click the publication type you want (Web Page) and then click Create
4. In the Quick Publication Wizard pane, click the option you want
5. In the bottom pane, follow the instructions provided
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each option
7. On the File menu, click Save
8. In the Save In box, save to your folder on the shared server.
9. In the File name box, type a name for your publication
10. Click Save
Posted by Eleanor Ramsay at 02:10 PM
February 03, 2006
Some of Your Animations
updated
Winter Hill
(hand drawn GIFanimations)
5 4 3 2 1
Devin
Volleyball
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Booby Trap
Grow
Basketball
Soccer
Cat Chase
A Cheeseburger
High School Musical
Crime Doesn't Pay
Hippo
Shapes
Chaulkboard Animation (group project Winter Hill)
WSNS
Fight
(these animations are hosted at the Flipbook site and may take a while to download)
LOL
Death by Daisy
Day of Doom
Evading
Fight 3690
Healey
(these animations are hosted at the Flipbook site and may take a while to download)
Tom + Jerry
The Worm... and the Mouse
Hat Guy
Matt Was Here
Cookies
Fish Animation
Dot
Faces
Dude Falling Down Stairz
Posted by Eleanor Ramsay at 01:39 PM
February 02, 2006
Organizing Your Pages
Before you try to make a multipage website, you should plan it out. Sketch out how the pages will fit together, what links you'll have. Think about what you are going to say and begin organizing your art, navigation elements, sounds, links, etc.
How will your page be a reflection of you?
Will you...
Tell a story?
Post your art?
Write about your hobbies and interests?
Create your own links page to your favorite sites?
Promote a sport or team?
Storyboards and Idea Mapping charts can be very helpful to organize your ideas
(print out any of these that help you)
Storyboard (pdf)
Website Map (pdf)
Story Map (pdf)
Cluster Word/Web Map (pdf)
Describing Wheel (pdf)
Spend today continuing to format your pages and planning. How can we work together on a club page?
Also, try playing with the Flipbook website if you haven't already. (Remember to save the link to your animation!
Posted by Eleanor Ramsay at 03:12 PM