The Easy Way to a Web Site

The instructions below will help you to set up your own Web site, such as an online portfolio for one of my courses.  For additional information about the Internet, please see Be Your Best: Internet (http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/best/internet.htm).

 

Reserve Space on the World Wide Web

You can obtain free space on the Web by registering with Yahoo/Geocities.  Here’s how:

  1. Launch a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and visit www.geocities.com.
  2. Click on "Build Your Web Site!" 
  3. Click on "Sign me up!" 
  4. In the space labeled "Yahoo ID," type your first and last name, underscore, and "uncp."  Example: markcanada_uncp 
  5. Type a password in the spaces provided.  Record this password in your notebook.  Complete the rest of the form and click on "Submit this form."  If you receive a message saying that the Yahoo ID is taken, add your middle name and try again. 
  6. Complete the next form that appears.  Click on "Submit."
  7. Record the information about your user ID and URL in your notebook.

Create Your Index Page

You can create Web pages in the same way you create word-processing documents.  In fact, you can use the same software: Microsoft Word.

1.        Launch Microsoft Word.

2.        In your new document, type the following information on separate lines: your name, your e-mail address, and a paragraph that describes your major, career aspirations, and perhaps other aspects of your professional life.  

3.        Click on “File” in the toolbar at the top, wait for a few seconds, and click on “Save as Web Page…”  In the box that appears, type “index.html” next to “File name:”; if you are in a computer lab, make sure that you are saving your page on a diskette.

4.        Type the names of the other components of your Web site.  If you are creating an online portfolio for one of my courses, consult the syllabus for the names of your individual assignments.  Examples:

·         ENG 106: Proposal: [Title], Evaluation: [Title], Definition: [Title], Presentation: [Title], Causal Analysis: [Title]

·         ENG 221: Essay 1: [Title], Essay 2: [Title], Essay 3: [Title], Essay 4: [Title], Author Project: [Title]

·        ENG 467: Author Headnote: [Title], Creative Project: [Title], Overview: [Title]

5.        To help viewers navigate your Web site, you will want to create a link for each component.  Highlight the title of a component and then click on the globe-and-link icon on the top row of your toolbar.  In the dialog box that appears, type the complete URL of the component.  See No. 2 under “Create Other Pages for Your Web Site” below for the file names of components of online portfolios.  Example: http://www.geocities.com/markcanada_uncp/proposal.html.

6.        To turn your e-mail address into a link, highlight the address and click on the globe-and-link icon on the top row of your toolbar.  In the dialog box that appears, type “mailto:” and your e-mail address.  Example: mailto:mark.canada@uncp.edu

7.        You can dress up this index page however you wish.  For example, you can change colors, create a sidebar, and add pictures.  For help, see Be Your Best: Internet (http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/best/internet.htm).

8.        Continue saving your page as you work on it.  When you are ready to post it on the Internet, follow the directions below under “Post Your Page on the Internet.”

 

Post Your Page on the Internet

Once you have created a Word document and saved it as a Web page, all you have to do is post it on the Internet.  Here’s how:

1.        Launch a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and visit www.geocities.com.

2.        Using the Yahoo ID and password you recorded in your notebook, sign in.

3.        Click on “Upload/FTP” in the box at the right.

4.        On the page that appears, click on “Browse” and use the dialog box to find the page you want to post.  Click “Open.”

5.        Scroll down a little and click on “Submit.”

6.        Your page should now be on the Internet.  To see it, type your URL in the box in the toolbar at the top.  Include the file name at the end of the URL.  Example: http://www.geocities.com/markcanada_uncp/index.html 

Create Other Pages for Your Web Site

Once you have created an index page for your site, you are ready to create other pages.  Here’s how:

1.        Follow the instructions under “Create Your Index Page” above to create each additional page, but input different information and use different file names.  For example, if you are creating your proposal for ENG 106, follow the instructions for the proposal on the syllabus and use the appropriate file name (proposal.html).

2.        If you are creating an online portfolio for one of my courses, use the following file names:

·         ENG 106: index.html, proposal.html, define.html, evaluate.html, present.html, causal.html

·         ENG 221: essay1.html, essay2.html, essay3.html, essay4.html, author.html

·         ENG 467: author.html, creative.html, overview.html

3.        To create a Web page for All American, visit the template on the Internet.  Click on “File” in the toolbar at the top and then click on “Save As…”; in the dialog box that appears, type the appropriate file name and click “Save.”  For example, if you are creating a definition for ENG 106, type define.html; if you are creating an author page for ENG 221 or ENG 467, type author.html.  If you are in a computer lab, make sure that you are saving this page on your diskette.  To complete the page, simply type the appropriate information in the various places on the template, saving periodically.  For additional help, see “Creating a page for All American” (http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/instruct.htm).