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EASY WEB SITES
101
  • Building a Basic
  • Web Site
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EASY WEB SITES 101
Goals
  • What you need to do to get on the Web
  • Key concepts
  • Solutions
  • This presentation
    • Is not a coding class
    • Is a “Get Started” guide
    • Information “fire hose”
    • Not a lab
  • Included Disk
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Who Am I?
  • Bill Hudson
    • Retired USAF Colonel
      • Intelligence – Soviet Specialist
      • Data/computer experience
    • Education
      • International Relations
      • Computer Business Degree (SAC/UTSA)
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What We Will Talk About
  • What
    • Preparation
    • A Basic Site
    • Content & Functions
  • How
    • Plan
    • Build
  • Where
    • On Your PC
      • “Publish” to a Host
    • Online Alternatives
      • Google Sites
      • Wikis
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Web Site Time and Effort
  • Preparation
  • Times = “guesstimate”
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Web Site Time and Effort
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Web Site Time and Effort
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Content & Functions
  • “About Us” or “Who We Are”
    • “Mission” – “Goals”
    • “History”
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Content & Functions
  • “Contact Us”
    • Phone, Mail & Email
    • “Location” (map/directions)
    • POCs
      • “Staff”
      • “Board”
      • “Sponsors”
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More Content & Functions
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More Content & Functions
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Build Your Own
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Build Your Own
  • Alternative On-line Services
    • Blackbaud-Kintera
    • With hosting plan
      • GoDaddy & Yahoo
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Build Your Own “What”?
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Supporting Files
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Supporting Files
  • Supporting Code Files
    • JavaScript
    • Database languages for “Dynamic Sites”
    • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
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What is a Web Page - Example
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What is a Web Page - HTML
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What is a Web Page - HTML
  • “doctype”
  • Open “html”
  • “head”
    • “title”
    • “meta” information
  • “body”
  • Close “html”
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CoffeeCup - Begin
  • Open CoffeeCup
    • Start your “Project”
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CoffeeCup - Step 1
  • “File/New Blank Page”
  • Click “Code Editor” Tab
    • See HTML code
    • “doctype” declaration
    • “head” and “body” tags
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CoffeeCup – Menu Options
  • Format Menu
  • Changes the look of the text
    • Size & color
    • Bold, Italic
    • Position
    • Breaks
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CoffeeCup – “Home” Page 1
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CoffeeCup – “Home” Page 2
  • Type “Header” text
    • <h1>Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas</h1>
  • Type a “block” of text in the cell under the header text.
    • <p>text block</p>
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CoffeeCup – Lists
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CoffeeCup – Lists
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CoffeeCup – Create a List
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CoffeeCup – Links & Menus
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CoffeeCup – Links & Menus
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CoffeeCup Unleashed
  • Many choices
  • CSS based single page
    • Includes CSS code on the page
  • Modify, save, modify, re-save with new name
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CoffeeCup Unleashed
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CoffeeCup – The Final Step
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CoffeeCup – The Final Step
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CoffeeCup – The Final Step
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CoffeeCup – The Final Step
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Alternative - Google Sites
Begin
  • A free Google service
    • WSIWYG online Editor
    • Templates
    • Sign up required
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Google Sites – Page Setup
  • Step 1
    • “Edit Sidebar” & “Change Site Layout”
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Google Sites – Edit Pages
  • Calendar
    • “Insert” – “Calendar”
    • Chose options
    • Use “+Google Calendar” to add events
    • Save twice
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Alternative - Wikis
  • What is a "Wiki”
    • Communication tool
    • Easy online editing & link creation
    • Collaborative = visitor  editing
    • Change tracking
    • Can restrict access and change permissions
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Free Wikis
  • Free Wikis
    • Cospire
    • Wkia
    • PBWorks
    • Wikispaces
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Free Wikis
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Build Your Wiki - Overview
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Wikispaces I
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Wikispaces II
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Wikispaces III
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Wikispaces IV
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Wikispaces V
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Wikispaces VI
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EASY WEB SITES
101
Goals
  • What you need to do to get on the Web
  • Key concepts
  • Solutions
  • This presentation
  • Included Disk


  • Questions?