Preliminaries:  What you need to make Web pages and to transfer them to a host site.  Read this right away and begin working on getting what you need.

If you need a host for your Web site, you can sign up for free Web space at  Tripod or Geocities  Here is a list of many free Web space providers at The Free Site.

Click here for a suggested schedule of assignments for Module One

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Other programs can aid you in writing your own HTML.  If you would like a shareware or freeware HTML editor for Windows 95, The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software (TUCOWS) site is a good place to look. Here is the link to their Web building tools  .

You should get used to looking at the source of Web pages that you encounter on the Web.  Many Web designers learn their craft by imitating what others have done. In Netscape, go to the VIEW pull-down menu and choose "Page Source."

Readings (each opens in a new browser window. Close the window to return to this page.):
Introduction to HTML
by Eric Meyer, Case Western Reserve
read chapters 1-3.5,6,7  (Note that in the chapter on images he says to use the GIF format to ensure compatibility with all browsers.  When he wrote this, it was good advice, but now browsers also support the JPEG format, which is better for photographs.)  The quizzes are for your practice only and are not part of this course.

It is a good idea for you to learn how to use an FTP program, which allows you to transfer your completed Web pages, along with graphics, to your host site.  I recommend getting the WS-FTP LE  program from the ZDNet site.  Then go to the FTP tutorial at the HTML Pit Stop. Read "Getting Started" and "Sending Files."  

Here's a useful HTML quick reference from HotWired:  Webmonkey Teachingtool

#1
Create a text-only Web page with information about yourself and publish it to your Web site (description of assignment)

#2
Create a Web page with graphics and publish it to your Web site (description of assignment)

#3:Create a small informational Web site. (description of assignment)

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