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CONTENT
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What type of information or content do you want to put on the Web? What are the goals for your presentation? |
- Sharing information about your classroom.
- Providing access to other resources.
- Online Activity for your students
Brainstorm and list a few of your ideas |
Put the important stuff
first. Web pages should grab the reader's attention with important
content (and a bit of flash on the side). |
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Use bullets or tables for
lists whenever you can. If you choose to use lots of links on your Web
pages, be sure to organize them by topic or category for easy reference. |
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Organize your content into main topics. |
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Try to keep the topic and
content of each page focused, and make each page one complete thought or
idea. Pages should be modular and be able to stand alone. |
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How will readers get from one page to another? |
Color can ruin some web sites. You want to be sure to use color but don't over do it. |
Background images and patterns are nice but often make the text hard to read. |
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Be sure that any background
image compliments your text and graphics. |
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Consider the download time. |
Just because you have 20 fonts doesn't mean you have to use all 20. |
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Format the text to that it can be seen by people without their bifocals.
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Resist the urge to overuse any type of emphasis (Boldface, italics, Special Formatting) or else you ultimately lose the effect. |
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Do not discredit your content; Use Spell Check & Proofread. |
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Always have someone else read the pages and check for errors. |
Do not overuse graphic elements, images, and animations.
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Use images only when necessary to support content. |
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If you use pictures, keep images small in size. |
Create a storyboard - a sketch that shows the appearance of your web pages. |
Create your outline by featuring major headings and sub headings and indicating whether pictures or other resources are present. |
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Share your storyboard with others to solicit input regarding its structure and organization. |
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Use a flowchart or graphical organizer |
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