Net Wise: Season 1
May 1999
#109 | Yahoo! has a site called "Local." Pick a state and the site will show information about that state's weather, communities, employment, entertainment, etc.
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April 1999
#108 | Once you build a webpage, you conduct an FTP, or upload, of the file to a server to get it online. Fetch, for the Macintosh, will drop the files onto a webserver. Windows programs can be accessed online at Download.com. This site has several FTP clients from which to choose. Most are shareware. The webmaster will give you a directory, or a place to put the webpage. Developing the webpage to the floppy disk to make it easier to upload everything.
An intranet can make the files internally available; for example, to other classes in the school. It's safer to put students' names and pictures on an intranet system, because people from outside can't get access without a password.
Websites created on floppy disks can be shared without having access to a webserver. Put the floppy disk containing the webpage in a computer with Internet access. Go to the browser, then to the floppy disk and open the page. It will show up in the browser and the user can link to the Internet.
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March 1999
#107 | Interactivity on the Web The push now is to make webpages more interactive by sending data via forms, sending E-Mail, and using Java scripts. Tom shows the viewers how to use Claris Homepage and ClarisWorks to create an interactive clickable image map. He shows how to make a mail link by using the link editor in Claris Homepage, and how to make forms. Tom advises checking with the webmaster to find the CGIs that are used on the server. Java applets can turn a form into an email without using a separate CGI. Java applications can be found at the CNET site www.builder.com. This site, part of the CNet web site, provides numerous resources for web page builders.
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February 1999
#106 | Do's and Don'ts of Webpage Design
Do:
- Use a suite of tools to create the webpage. Suggested software includes Photoshop, Kidpix, Claris Works, Simpletext. IconBazaar has graphics.
- Use a white or light background on dark text. This combination is easier for the reader to see.
- Use tables to place the graphic on the page.
Don't:
- Use a lot of animated GIFs.
- Make the front page more than 1 or 11/2 screens long. Be considerate of the viewers, and don't have them scroll through too much.
- Make the front page too wide; some viewers may have narrow monitors.
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January 1999
#105 | Designing web pages has been made easier with the use of electronic publishing on the Internet. The first step is to create a storyboard, draw a picture, of what you want your page to look like. You can then begin building your page using an html editor that puts the tags in for you. Claris Homepage is an example of an html editor you can use to create your web page.
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December 1998
#104 | Portals are sites that allow entry to the Internet. Yahoo! offers e-mail as well as a personal calendar.
Excite is another portal which is found at: www.excite.com. Netscape offers e-mail through a browser. This features address books, inserting pictures directly into e-mail letters, and mailing lists. Some new browsers that include e-mail are:
A handy guide to use for citing resources on the Internet is the Columbia Guide to Online Style.
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November 1998
#103 | When evaluating websites, we need to look at both the technical aspect and the content aspect. Richard Waller's 60 Ticks for a Good Website can help in determining how technically good a website is.
When evaluating a website for content, five main areas need to be looked at. These five areas are accuracy, authority, domain of the site, objectivity, and coverage of web documents and Java applications. A good resource for this aspect of website evaluation is Kathy Schrock's Internet Resource for Educators.
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October 1998
#102 | Tom discusses a variety of Internet search tools including directories, engines, meta-search engines, and specialty search engines.
Search Directory:
- Yahoo! (free e-mail, electronic calendaring)
Search Engines:
- Alta Vista (free e-mail, language translations, media file searches)
- Excite (free e-mail, voice mail)
- Hot Bot (drop down menus that help the user narrow the search)
- Lycos (free e-mail, one of the first search engines)
- Northern Light (categories or types of info searches)
Meta Search Engines:
Speciality Search Engines:
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September 1998
#101 | Tom discusses the most popular Internet tool of all, electronic mail or e-mail as its commonly known, including how addresses are "constructed", free web-based e-mail services, configuring your e-mail client to send and receive mail, "emoticons", and e-mail etiquette.
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