Listed above are the lesson objectives. Refer to the CD for video demonstrations that will help you master these objectives.

Overview
Finally, you get to take the big step and put your stuff "out there" to be shared with others!! Don't be frightened - it's okay to feel insecure about your pages. A Web site is never "ready" or "finished"; if you wait until it is perfect, you will never launch your site.

Up until now, you have not had a "Web site"; you have had a "disk site" or a "hard-drive site." Once your HTML files are on an Internet server, they can be accessed by the millions of Internet users (or by your mother). We develop Web sites on disks or on hard drives, but we publish them on a server. Our primary goal this week is to put your pages on the Internet.

We will also be discussing how to register your pages with various search engines. In addition, there is information about adding meta tags to your site to increase your ranking within a search engine. For some of you, this information may seem premature; you may want to return to this subject later, when your project is more polished.

This week's assignment requires you to load all your files onto the campus server "student". Next, you'll test and debug the code by viewing the pages in a Web browser.

Important facts when using FTP software

host name: student.santarosa.edu
username: first initial and last name for a total of 8 letters
password: ask your instructor
directory: public_html
your url on a Web browser: http://student.santarosa.edu/~username

After reading the step-by-step instructions and watching the video demonstrations on the CD, we recommend you read the text, review your notes, and view examples of the code. Then begin creating the Web pages required for your homework.

If you are still confused, send your instructor an email.

instructor contact information
robert caruso [707] 527-4999 X1142
dave harden [707] 527-4282
linda hemenway [707] 527-4855


This course is a core requirement for several Web Development Certificates. Learn more at the Web Certification site.

The CIS Department offers courses in the following areas: computer basics, applications, graphics, web development, productivity, networking and programming. Visit the CIS Web site.

copyright 2004 linda hemenway