Learn the Net
If you are new to using the internet - there are a range of tutorials
available online to help you out.
Check out this site which has "everything you wanted to know about
learning the the net"!
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html
and click the article on the left hand menu 'Surf the web"
Creating your page
If you want to create your own web page for your assignment you
can. Web pages are created by using a simple page mark-up language
called HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language). An HTML Document is a plain
text document or a document with nothing but regular keyboard characters.
When viewing a Web page, the browser reads the plain text and also
reads the HTML tags that are embedded inside the plain text. These
tags are codes for a collection of styles (such as type size, colour
etc).
The easiest way to create your own web page is to use web design software (like Dreamweaver or Frontpage). Many of these work in the same way as a Word Processor. In fact, probably the easiest and most simple - for you (but perhaps not the best way if you want neat and tidy code) is to use a word processor like Microsoft Word. Write up your document how ever you waqnt it to look and then instead of saving as a word document (ie .doc or .docx), save it as a .html document - the option always exists in the drop down menu on the 'Save As' dialog box.
Here are two sites which will help you learn about coding for the
web:
- HTML: an
Interactive Tutorial for beginners
This site provides an interactive tutorial for beginners which
is easy to follow.
- Build
a website
This site has a series of pages for beginners which helps
you consider various issues when developing your pages including:
- Under Construction
- Identifying Content For Your Site
- Understanding Copyrights
- Getting Help
- HTML Overview
- Designing for Different Audiences
- Working With Graphics
- Design Tips
Writing for the web
Just like writing for a news paper has certain conventions and
required styles, you can improve your communication on web pages
by observing some simple rules.
Use of text
Use good readable font size.
Generally keep them at 14 - 16 point.
Don't use any more than 3 fonts per site.
Refrain from using caps - these are very hard to read.
Use clean san serif fonts where possible.
Paragraph style
Keep sentences 11 - 14 words long.
Keep paragraphs to 4 - 6 lines.
Here are a couple of sites which you may find useful:
Be succinct: writing
for the web
An article by Jacob Nielsen - one of the foremost experts on web
usability. This article practices what it preaches.
How users read
on the web
Understanding how people read on the web also provides a good key
to understand how to write effectively. This short article provides
some key pointer for this.
Web design
Web design is another key aspect of making your site acessible
by a range of readers. Here are two sites which give you some tips
on creating a user friendly site.
Fine
points: little things that can make a difference
This site provides 14 points on how to improve the overall design
of your site design.
Optimal web design
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