Home	Steps for creating web pages with Word: Open Word. Choose File/Save as a web page & be sure to save your page as .htm or .html. Remember to save frequently as you work. To start your web page from scratch, first choose Table/Insert Table. When asked the number of columns and rows, use 3 columns and 5 rows to start (you can add or delete rows as needed.) Highlight the whole table. Then click Format/Borders and Shading. On the Borders tab, choose “None.” Highlight the whole first row – just the 3 cells on that first row. Then click Table/Merge Cells. Now you can type in the name of your web page in the one long cell across the top of your table. Click in the middle cell in the second row. Then choose Insert/Picture/From File and navigate to any picture you’ve saved in your folder. Resize the picture to fit the cell into which you inserted it. To resize a picture, choose Format/Picture and click on the Size tab. Next, always check the box that reads, “lock aspect ratio;” this helps to keep the proportions of the picture correct. (You can choose to insert a picture anywhere you wish.) Use one or more of the other cells to type text about a lesson or an activity in which your class is involved. Use one or more cells to add links to websites related to the lesson or activities your students are doing. Remember that you can use the Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V key combinations to copy and paste the website addresses. If you want to make “clickable” text, just highlight the text; choose Insert/Hyperlink and Ctrl+V the address into that window. When everything is on your web page, choose Format/Background and choose a texture or color combination.
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	Important considerations:
	Before creating a web page, there are important considerations. The first is content. Who will be the audience? Is the purpose promotion, outreach, homework, information, student sharing, or parental involvement? How often will it be updated? What will motivate visitors to return? Additionally, the content should be interesting and informative. Will including contact and background information, policies, procedures, class schedules, accomplishments, news, and announcements, draw visitors back to the site? If including homework, lesson plans, and test schedules, be realistic about when the page will be updated. Out-of-date information serves no useful purpose. Next, consider appearance. What constitutes good web design? What is the role of navigation? What factors may affect readability? What types of materials are appropriate? Viewing other teacher-web pages can be helpful. After the above considerations, it is time for a storyboard. A storyboard is an excellent planning tool. It is a flowchart that diagrams the flow of pages within a web site. Each box describes a specific web page with a summary of its content, layout, graphics, and objectives, giving each page a specific function. With a storyboard, the structure of the site can be changed on paper without having to start over. It can be sketched by hand or created using Word’s Organizational Chart. Now, open Word, choose Table… top
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