Introduction:

Does your 4-H club have a Web page? Does every club in your county have a Web page to tell about their activities, share information, and recruit new members? If not, and you'd like to teach others to create such a Web presence - even if they don't know HTML - then you've come to the right place! We can help you help others work together to create a cool Web page using Web page editors. We learned how at a workshop at the National 4-H Technology Conference held at the University of Maryland on July 11, 2000.

We created this collaborative Web page using Netscape Composer rather than HTML. A Web page is a great way to record a 4-H project, publicize club activities, recruit members, or even be a project itself. It can also record a community's heritage, publish a county's 4-H history, and showcase local talent. The possibilities are endless!
 
 

Star Wars Opinions:

Greg: I think the StarWars saga is really entertaining.  But I don't like Jar Jar Binks.  Some say he ruined the whole movie, but I think there was just a little too much of him.  And I hope he's not in the sequel.

Jason: I have never seen the entire Star Wars movie, and the parts I have seen didn't look very interesting.  I guess you've got to be a "Star Wars" freak to like it or have some other genetic disorder.

Tony: I have seen Star Wars and I really hated it. Jar Jar Binks did ruin the whole movie of Episode I.

Kyle: I'm a die-hard Star Wars Fan and have been for at least four years. The original trilogy was very good. However Episode I was a real let down. Even though it was more comical than the original, it has almost nothing to with the original. I'm hoping EP II will link them.
 
 

Create Your Own Collaborative Web Page!

Here is our workshop handout. If you still have questions after reading the handout below, please e-mail us at [email protected].

Purpose:

• To teach participants how to create collaborative web pages and how to teach 4-H'ers to create their own collaborative web pages, without HTML.

Things You'll Need:

• Computer(s)
• Internet access
• Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer and/or Netscape Navigator)
• Web page editor (Netscape Composer, Microsoft Word or Front Page, Adobe PageMill, etc.)
• Web hosting space (through ad-supported free host, your ISP, or your own domain name)
• Scanner and/or digital camera (optional)
• Motivated 4-H'ers
• A web page plan

Planning Components:

• Determine the site's goal - share a project, recruit new members, help 4-H'ers learn about computers, be a project in and of itself, etc.
• Determine your page's audience.
• Decide on the content you'll include.
• Divide responsibilities and decide who'll do what.
• Decide on the site's layout and organization.
• Decide on the materials you'll include (text, photos, graphics, sound, etc.).
• Locate access to the technology you'll need - computer(s), Internet access, software, web hosting space, etc.
• Determine how you'll measure success - a hit counter or guestbook form, or something as simple as a link to send you an e-mail.

Construction Process:

• Plan the web site
• Create the web pages using a web page editor or raw HTML
• Upload the pages to a web host
• Update as needed

Resources:

Online Help for Building a Website - The choices are many, including:

• ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com
• C|Net's Builder.com: http://www.builder.com
• Hotwired's WebMonkey: http://www.webmonkey.com

Online Web Authoring Tools - Find HTML editors at software sites like these:

• C|Net's Download.com: http://www.download.com
• Tucows: http://www.tucows.com
• Strouds Apps: http://cws.internet.com/32menu.html
• ZDNet Software: http://www.zdnet.com/products/htmluser/downloads.html

Free Web Hosting - Check with your Internet Service Provider about free site hosting, and check out ad-supported free hosting sites at:

• GeoCities/Yahoo!: http://www.geocities.com
• Angelfire/Lycos: http://www.angelfire.com
• Xoom: http://www.xoom.com

Copyright and Fair Use - When in doubt, assume a work is copyrighted and get permission for its use:

• "Can I Borrow a Piece of Digital?": http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/MAD/fairuse.htm
• "Copyright and Fair Use" resources: http://fairuse.stanford.edu

Clip Art Related to 4-H

• 4-H Clover: http://www.4h-usa.org/4h/4h_name.htm
• FourH Web: http://www.4-h.org/fourhweb/specialty/clipart.htm

4-H History

• Celebrate a Century: Record Local 4-H History! www.4-h.org/~karli/historyhints
• A Clover is Born: http://www.4h-usa.org/4h/4h_history.htm

Parental Permission/Informed Consent - Seek the advice of your Extension Educator about the use of permission and informed consent forms:

• Samples: Internet Parental Permission Form template; Internet Acceptable Use Policy; Internet Youth Agreement template: http://www.usda-army-asat.org/clom/permis.pdf
• "Walking Through the Maze of Liability Fields": http://www.joe.org/joe/1998august/iw2/html

Books - Check your library's shelves at 004.67 for reference books such as:

• Toyer, Kathryn. Build a Website the Lazy Way. MacMillan Alpha Books, 1999.