Web Browser: The Toolbar

The most useful buttons on your browser toolbar include:

Back -- Returns you to the previous page
Forward -- Returns you to a page you have backed up from
Recent Pages -- Shows you a list of the most recemnt pages you have viewed
Home -- Takes you to a home page specified in the browser preferences
Reload or Refresh -- Downloads the web page from the server again
Stop -- Stops the browser from loading the current page

Acronyms

Domain Types

.edu = educational site (http://www.tas.edu.tw/)
.com = commercial business site (http://www.amazon.com/)
.gov = U.S. government/non-military site (http://www.whitehouse.gov/)
.mil = U.S. military sites or agencies (http://www.army.mil/)
.net = networks, Internet service providers, organizations (www.comcast.net)
.org = non-profit organizations and others (http://www.netsmartzkids.org/)
.us = United States
.tw = Taiwan

Endings

.html = web page on Macintosh
.htm = web page on PC
.gif = graphics interchange format
.jpeg=  joint photographic expert group
.pdf = portable document format
.asp = active server pages

The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation

WHO
Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
Is a biography of the author included?
How can I find out more about the author?

WHAT
What does the author say is the purpose of the site?
What else might the author have in mind for the site?
What makes the site easy to use?
What information is included and does this information differ from other sites?

WHEN
When was the site created?
When was the site last updated?

WHERE
Where does the information come from?
Where can I look to find out more about the sponsor of the site?

WHY
Why is this information useful for my purpose?
Why should I use this information?
Why is this page better than another

©2001-2009. Kathy Schrock. All rights reserved. Page may be reproduced for classroom use.

Change Background

1. Click on Apperance in the sidebar


2. Background


3. Select a Color


4. Click the color you want


5. Save Changes

How Insert a Link

1. Click on Links in the sidebar


2. Add New


3. Title the Link in the Name text box


4. Paste the URL from the web address into the Web Adress text box


5. Check the correct Link Category


6. Add Link

How to Insert Image Gallery (as thumbnails) with Captions

Within a Post

1. Insert a picture


2. Select Files or Browse
   
   
   
   1. Navigate to where they are saved
   
   
   2. Choose Thumbnails, right corner, to see the images
   
   
   3. Open each image
   
   
   4. Select Upload in needed
   
   
   5. Save All Changes
   
   
   6. This opens the Gallery
   
   
   7. Make sure you leave it as attachment page so you can later add captions.
   
   
   8. You can reorder the images if you prefer
   
   
   9. Insert Gallery
   
   
   
   

When you are done Publish

To Add Captions

1. View the actual blog


2. Click once on the picture you want to add the caption to


3. Click Edit


4. Type in the Caption


5. Update Media

[gallery orderby="title"]

Wordle

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like.

1. Open a Word document and type in your word selections OR type directly into Wordle and remember to copy after each edit.


2. Open Wordle from the Internet


3. Select Create


4. Paste your words, check the ~ mark for extra spacing


5. Select GO


6. Adjust the Font, Color, Layout


7. Print Screen Hot Key (upper right, next to F12)


8. Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager (icon in Taskbar)


9. Paste, make sure you are on the desktop folder in the list on the left


10. Crop the image:
    
    
    
    1. Edit Pictures
    
    
    2. Crop- Drag in to crop
    
    
    
    


11. Select OK and it will crop


12. Save it --> File, Export ..  Select Location, Name it, Select JPEG format


13. OK


14. Insert it into your Post!

HINTS:

• Make sure you always copy your text before you hit GO. You CANNOT edit it later.


• Word document will let you spell check


• Word allows you to not worry about copying


• The more times you type in the same word the BIGGER it gets


• Use the tilde character ~ between words that go together. Nancy~Gorneau the tilde will be replaced with a space. You will need to check when you paste that there is no extra space


• Commas, semicolons; and paragraph marks  are all seen as a space 

What File Types are Supported in the Word Press Blog?

Images
.jpg
.jpeg
.png
.gif

Documents
.pdf (Portable Document Format; Adobe Acrobat)
.doc, .docx (Microsoft Word Document)
.ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation)
.odt (OpenDocument Text Document)

Audio
.mp3
.m4a

Video
.mp4, .m4v (MPEG-4)
.mov (QuickTime)
.wmv (Windows Media Video)
.avi
.mpg

Graphs

You need:

1. a title


2. X axis labeled


3. Y axis labeled


4. Change the color of the objects

Save the Graph

1. Right click in the upper left corner of the Column Graph when in Excel


2. Copy


3. Open Paint, from Desktop OR--Start, All Programs, Accessories, Paint


4. Paste


5. Drag the corners in to reduce the white space


6. Save


7. File Name: Title the bar graph


8. Save as type: .JPEG

Make a Booklet in Word

Dear Mrs. Fox's Students,

You are going to print your story as a booklet.

1. Open your story


2. Save As PersonalNarrativeBooklet


3. Click on Page Layout
   
   
   
   1. Change Orientation to Landscape
   
   
   2. Click on Margins
      
      
      
      1. Click on Custom Margins (bottom choice)
      
      
      2. Change the Multiple Pages to: Book fold
      
      
      3. Change the Sheets per booklet: Auto
      
      
      4. OK
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
   

1. Insert a Page Break when you want to go to the next page
   
   
   
   1. Insert -> Page Break
   
   
   
   


2. Save


3. Print
   
   
   
   1. Properties
   
   
   2. Finishing
   
   
   3. Check Print on Both Sides
   
   
   4. OK
   
   
   5. Once it has printed correctly close Word
   
   
   
   

Good Reads Widget on Your Blog

Open a Good Reads account

Type first name (don't need last name)

Use school email address: username@tas.tw

Use password you use for school accounts

You can uncheck the box that says send me reviews from friends or keep it checked. Your choice

Create an account >>

Skip the next question

You can now add your books

Add a widget to your blog
Click on My Books, Scroll down to Widget and click it once



Copy the first widget code



Open Blog
Appearance-> Widget
Drag the TEXT widget to the sidebar
Paste the code
Title the Text box
Save
View your  blog

Add YouTube Video

Embed a YouTube video into your blog and explain the message.

1. Click on the TV icon


2. Paste the Video ID for your particular video


3. It is the letters and numbers between the equal sides


4. Insert

Add Your Survey to the Blog

1. Login to your GApps email


2. Within Mail select the email from Google Docs: Here's your form


3. Once the email is opened select the link: Need to send the form to more people? Go to:


4. Cancel the message to send to more people


5. In the upper right corner select More Actions, Embed


6. 


7. Copy the URL (Universal Resource Locator) the web address


8. 


9. Login to your blog


10. Create a New Post


11. Title the Post: Human Impact Survey


12. Select the HTML tab from the toolbar


13. Paste the URL into the HTML tab


14. Publish


15. This will insert your survey directly into your blog

Saving an Image from the Web

• Move your mouse over the graphic/image

Windows users: Click the right mouse button. A pop-up box appears.
Macintosh users: Hold the Control key and click. A pop-up box appears.

• Select Save Picture As...


• Select the location you wish to save the image to


• You can accept the current file name or rename the file. (Graphic files are usually in .gif or .jpg format