Univ of MD, College of Arts and Humaniites: Digital Technology in the Arts and Humanities

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WebSite Creation Overview
http://www.arhu.umd.edu/technology/workshops/websitecreation/overview.html

Overview
Key Terms
Composer Notes
Course Materials on the Web with WebSpinner Notes
Dreamweaver Notes

1. Project Planning
   goals, audience, storyboarding organizational structure...

2. Gather Content:
    word processor, video digitizer, scanner...

3. Mark-up for Browser
    word processor, Composer, html editor
    (Pagemill, Dreamweaver...)
(Testing)
4. Upload to Server on the Internet
    FTP program, WebSpinner, WebCT...
5. Testing, Revisions, Maintenance

What tool works best for what stage of the whole process? Here are some possible scenarios.

You want to upload text material for students in your class.

Option 1: from WORD to Inform (or WebCT)

1. Create Document in Word, Save as Word for archival purposes, Save as HTML (or Web file) to be read by web browsers)

2. Upload to Inform using WebSpinner (or upload into WebCT space)

You want to upload text, and/or images for students in your class.

Option 2: from WORD to Composer to Inform (or WebCT) via WebSpinner

1. Create Document in Word, Save as Word for archival purposes.

2. Copy and Paste content into a blank Netscape Composer Document

3. Insert Image.

4. Save as HTML

5. Upload to HTML document and image file to inform using WebSpinner (or upload to WebCT space)

Option 3: from Composer to Inform (or WebCT) via WebSpinner

1. Create HTML document from Netscape using Composer.

2. Insert image.

5. Upload HTML doc and image file to inform using WebSpinner (or upload to WebCT space)

You are maintaining a Web Site for your class, your department, or a special project.

Options 1 to 3 from above

Option 4: from Dreamweaver to Inform via WebSpinner

1. Design Web site using Dreamweaver

2. Upload to inform using WebSpinner

3. Maintain in WebSpinner

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Contact Information:

Catherine Hays Zabriskie
chays@deans.umd.edu
301-405-2886

You want to upload text material for students in your class.
Option 1: from WORD to Inform (or WebCT)
	1. Create Document in Word, Save as Word for archival purposes, Save as HTML (or Web file) to be read by web browsers)
	2. Upload to Inform using WebSpinner (or upload into WebCT space)

You want to upload text, and/or images for students in your class.
Option 2: from WORD to Composer to Inform (or WebCT) via WebSpinner
	1. Create Document in Word, Save as Word for archival purposes.
	2. Copy and Paste content into a blank Netscape Composer Document
	3. Insert Image.
	4. Save as HTML
	5. Upload to HTML document and image file to inform using WebSpinner (or upload to WebCT space)
Option 3: from Composer to Inform (or WebCT) via WebSpinner
	1. Create HTML document from Netscape using Composer.
	2. Insert image.
	5. Upload HTML doc and image file to inform using WebSpinner (or upload to WebCT space)

You are maintaining a Web Site for your class, your department, or a special project.
Options 1 to 3 from above
Option 4: from Dreamweaver to Inform via WebSpinner
	1. Design Web site using Dreamweaver
	2. Upload to inform using WebSpinner
	3. Maintain in WebSpinner