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Getting Started -- Questions to think about!?! Send Questions to: clevelande@missouri.edu |
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Why do you need a webpage?
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If you don't know why you might need a web page, who should you ask?
Who Do You Think Your Main Audience Would Be?
(i.e. district staff,
students, parents)
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If you don't know who your primary and/or secondary audience would be, who should you ask?
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If you can't think of something to put on your webpage, who are some content providers?
Another place you can look for ideas is:
2. Decide on a general layout for your webpage. Layout can be a tricky step without proper planning. An easy way to plan how you want to have your information is to do a simple flowchart. The following flowchart is based upon a relatively simple website:
3. After making sure your flowchart has places for all of the information you want to have online, divide your information up to fit into the categories.
4. If you haven't typed up all of the information you would like to have online, now would be a good time to type in your information. There are two options to consider:
4 b. Typing your information in an HTML editor, such as Netscape Composer (Netscape version 4 and higher), Microsoft Front Page, or HTML Express.
5. If you need to download an HTML editor, a good site to go to is
The HTML editors will
be listed together after you choose what
operating system
you are using.
6. If you entered the information into a word processor, you will need to convert the document from regular text to HTML. One method of accomplishing this is to cut and paste from your word processor to your HTML editor. Another method is to insert the HTML codes manually. Finally, it is possible in Microsoft Word 97 to choose "Save as HTML". However, complex page layout (and sometimes simpler layout) will be lost or translated wrong.
7. After you have an HTML document, you should open up your HTML files in either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. When this is done, it is possible to test that your links are working correctly, and that all of your pages are displayed as you want them to be. If they aren't displayed as you want, you can re-edit the HTML files until they suit your preferences.
8. After your pages are done, you must contact someone about file storage for your webpage. The Missouri School Web Project is the recommended place to store your files. When stored on the Missouri School Web Project servers, your page will be stored along with other districts' homepages.
9. At this point, you need to find someone to maintain your web page, which will be covered in the next section.
If you don’t know how to do some of the steps in this basic tutorial, who should you ask for help or ideas?
Maintaining your webpage
After you have completed your webpage, and put it online, you need to maintain the webpage. Maintenance of a webpage is necessary, because it ensures that all of your links are working. When you maintain a webpage, you can also add in new information or links to be viewed, giving people a reason to come back to your webpage.