AALL Who Am I? : Making a Web Page
Overview
You will use the Internet to find and copy 3-10 graphics that relate to your life. These pictures will be saved to a diskette. The names of these pictures will then be put into an HTML format that is provided on the diskette. You will then write about yourself and this too will be put into the HTML format. Saving the HTML with the picture names and the written text will create a Web page that may be brought up on a Web browser just like a Web page on the Internet!
Warm up
Think about your life. Your life is made up of: country of origin, family, education, occupation, hobbies, travel, goals, pets, projects, religion, recreation, responsibilities, etc. Think about 10 pictures that would tell about yourself.
a. List 10 pictures on the Who Am I Worksheet.
b. Using the Internet go to one of the provided two Web sites to find a picture of a school. Steps for Copying a Picture from the Internet to a Diskette.
c. For more practice, find a picture of a cheshire cat on the Internet. Follow the procedures on this worksheet- Steps for Finding an Image of a Cheshire Cat and Saving It.
d. Now find and save 3-10 graphics from the Internet to a diskette. Keep a list of the names of the graphics as you save them. Follow each step on this worksheet- Steps for Going to a Graphics Search engine, Finding Images that Relate and Copying Them.
e. Using a text editor like Notepad, type the names of the pictures over a list of pictures in an HTML file on the diskette and save it both as an HTML file and a text file. Using the desktops "My Computer" or other directory system, locate the saved "WHO AM I" HTML file. If you are connected to the Internet, the simulated Web page should appear after double clicking on it. Steps for Using a Text Editor like Notepad.
f. Using a word processor like Microsoft Word, l type 1-3 paragraphs about your pictures and personal life. Save this file. Steps for Writing Activity and Saving It.
g. Open the previously saved Microsoft Word writing exercise. Copy the writing. Using Notepad open the previously saved text file, "Who Am I" and PASTE it into the text file "Who Am I" in place of the text line, "replace text here." Again, save the file as an HTML file. Using the desktops "My Computer" or other directory system, locate the saved "WHO AM I" HTML file. If you are connected to the Internet, the simulated Web page with both pictures and writing assignment should appear after double clicking on it. Steps for Putting It All Together.
4. Reflective Exercise/Wrap up: Share your page with other class members, and share theirs.
5. Branching out/supplementary suggestions: Find other examples of student web pages in your community.