I Understand:

Web Page Checklist

Contents:

Understanding
Phase One Completion
Phase Two Completion
Summary Points
Copyright Note
Scanning Note

I. Understanding.

I Understand:

How to access my CLAWS drive folder
How to open Sea Monkey (the browser)
Given the URL (address), how to open a web page in the browser (File, Edit page -- OR, paste the address into the location field and strike Enter)
The difference between a bookmark and a link
How to add (and edit) your bookmarks (and bookmarks folder)
How to open additional Netscape/Sea Monkey Navigator browser windows (File, New, Navigator Window)
How to open Netscape/Sea Monkey Composer (small button, lower far right)
How to click back and forth between open programs using the MS Windows task bar (bottom of screen) [this is your operating system’s "multi-tasking" ability]
How to perform basic editing in Composer

How to format text font (including font size, bold, italic, color, indent & ‘outdent,’ making bulleted lists, numbered lists, and use of alignment tools)
Note: Holding down ‘Shift’ while hitting ‘Enter’ gives a tighter line spacing than just using ‘Enter.’

How to "File, Save-As" using Composer
HTML files may be ‘case sensitive,’ i.e., file names must match exactly
How to create new, blank pages in Composer (File, New, Blank Page)
That I should not drag a folder directly from my online folder
The difference between Netscape/Sea Monkey "Browser Mode" and "Edit Mode" (Composer)
How to switch back and forth between browser and edit modes

(The Browser button to browser; File, Edit Page to go back to edit)

That I need to Save my work done in Composer to CLAWS before editing changes take effect
That I need to click on the ‘Preview’ button to see the results of my work in the browser
That when in the browser mode it might sometimes be necessary to click on the "Reload" button to see editing changes take effect
How to download an image, including a background image, from the Web to my local drive (right-click image, save as)
That (for our purposes) every single file or image I use to construct my web pages should be located on my CLAWS drive [This does not include what you link to, but rather those images and files you actually use in your page creation]
That I should Save my work to a backup drive on the local computer once in a while, just in case…
The Student Help Desk

Phase One Completion [some of the following has changed; consult course web site and syllabus for current info]

I have established:

A Personal home page
A ‘Primary Industry Aspect’ page, specific to my industry aspect, separate from my home page (~x000/mc_tv_soceth, for example)
Two-to-five ‘Subsidiary Industry Aspect’ pages (of categorized links, bibliographic references) to various other facets of my industry aspect (as well as to the text of my Mass Comm class paper) [Use the established file-naming conventions]
My industry group has a Media Industry Cover Page (e.g., ~000/mc_mag)

A link to the table of links provided by Prof. Jones. See: Knowledge & Usage:

I know how to use the Link Dialog Box (including the ‘Choose File’ option)
I know about and have used the right-click-on-a-link trick (shortcut)
I know how to drag a link to a Composer page (while on desired page, left click & hold to the left of the word "Location" on the Browser location bar, drag to the Composer icon on the task bar, pause and release)
I know how to link to other web pages ("Horizontal Links") = the Link button

A. Internal (on your own Z:-drive—just the file name, or subfolder and file name, is necessary)
B. External (to other web pages—the entire URL [http] address is necessary)

I know how to link to points within a single web page ("Vertical Links") = the Target button, then Link.
I (we) have (and understand how to create) text links from:

Group media industry cover page to Prof. Jones’ Mass Comm page
Group cover page to the industry aspect pages in group
My primary industry aspect page back to industry group cover page
My personal home page to industry aspect page links (both ways)
My primary industry page to subsidiary industry pages (both ways)

An e-mail link to my e-mail address on my personal home page

Phase Two Completion [some of the following has changed; consult course web site and syllabus for current info]

Further, I have tried the following, and know how to do each:

Talking to my group members. I know who they are; I know where they are on this project; I help them learn and progress on their respective pages when I can…
Insert Horizontal Rule
Insert Table (note that you can de-select the border line width, making the table itself invisible)
Insert Graphic Image (Insert Image button). You can adjust image properties now, or after insertion.
Adjust/Control various image properties after insertion (right-click on image)
Use the image as a link (yes, images can work as a link) – right click, select the Link tab, complete the dialog box appropriately.
Appropriate (take) as my own other web sites’ lists of links (go to the link list, go into Edit Page, copy groups of links at will, paste into your own link-page file, save)
Bookmark Note. Since it is possible (regrettably) that you could lose your bookmarks in the lab – it is recommended that you save all your desired bookmarks to a link page on your Z-drive. Save as ‘all_links’ perhaps. Remember the drag & drop technique. Then you can sort the links out later – and there is no danger of losing them.
Altering the background – you can change the color of your background (just as you can change the color of text). Format, Page Colors and Properties [or right-click on page background]. Note that is it easy to "borrow" somebody else’s background, from anywhere on the web (right click, save as). Use a favorite image (or background) as your web page background by clicking the Use Image box under Background Image, and selecting the image you want to use in the dialog box.
Re: Truman State University Home Page Icon – appropriate this icon from any one of the Language and Literature Division pages (right click, save as), and then insert it on to your Personal Home Page (size to your preference). This icon should also be on your group’s Media Industry Cover Page. Insure that the icon does in fact actively link to Truman’s Home Page.

In Summary:

Your Personal Home Page (optional)

Formatting: Can be basic, but should be pleasing to the eye. Try various text formatting tools--as appropriate--for effect (font size, bold, italic, color, indent & outdent, bulleted lists, numbered lists, alignment)

Design: Again, basic, but pleasing to the eye. Avoid harsh contrasts. Consider using Horizontal Rules, and a Table if appropriate. It is advisable to note date of last revision somewhere near the bottom of your page.

Links: Truman Home Page (image link); your Industry Group Cover Page; your resume (optional); a page or two summarizing your hobbies/activities/interests (optional). Include an e-mail link.

Images and Background: Pleasing to the eye. The page should contain colors that complement, fonts that are readable, contrasts that do not ‘vibrate,’ and should not contain a degree of complexity that significantly degrades load time. Incorporate an image or two—perhaps of yourself and your family and/or friends (see scanning an image, below). You can simply use a color as a background, but it is more interesting to use an appropriate image.

Industry Group Cover Page

All members of the group should contribute ideas and actual URL suggestions for links, images, layout & design. Minimum recommended links are described above.

Primary Industry Aspect Page

See "Personal Home Page" description, above. Regarding links, see Roman Numeral II above. Ultimately, I would expect 20-50 quality links on your area, listed by several subcategories on two-to-five additional pages (of links). In effect, your Primary Industry Aspect Page (e.g., Books, Industry / Economy) will serve as a cover page for several Subsidiary Industry Aspect web pages (including your term paper). This is where the clarity of organization and classification comes into play. Copyright Note: Many of the images found on the Internet are copyrighted. If the image is copyrighted, then it is the property of someone else (or a corporation) and you cannot legally use it on your page. Some companies, like Disney, are extremely protective of their intellectual property. No Mickey Mouse! Generic, non-distinctive graphic images are likely to be okay to use; and any image found in the public domain (such as those found in collections of computer ‘clip art’) are okay.

Link Page – as described in class...

Scanning: Talk to professor or student computer lab assistant.