Writing to the WWW ENGL 444

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Writing to the WWWENGL 444

• Dr. Christine Tracy
• January 24, 2007

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Plan for todays meeting

• 1. Work in class to create and install portfolio
  page on people emich using Fetch.
• 2. Discussion of first writing assignment--due
  1.31.07
• 3. Break
• 4. Content chunking and inventory exercise for
  client--continuing work p.11
• 5. Card sorting exercise.

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HTML Basics

• Open this W3 Schools page, which explains and
  shows all the basic HTML tags.
• Walk-through the basics.
• http//www.w3schools.com/default.asp
• Next you will work with your partner to create a
  basic portfolio page. Write down the steps you
  take the names of the files you create.

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Using Fetch to publish Web pages

• Fetch is a FTP program--file transfer
  protocol--it sends your file to the emich server,
  the Internet host of your pages.
• EMICH requires a secure FTP program know as SFTP.
  (other systems may not)
• Heres some FETCH help http//www.fetchsoftworks.c
  om/FetchWebHelp/Contents/Tutorial/MakingSecureConn
  ections.html

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Steps to install portfolio page.

• 1. First create an emich account.
• http//people.emich.edu/
• 2. Then write html code to create a basic
  portfolio page (name it index.html) Use Bbedit or
  hand-code using basic text editor.
• 3. Use Fetch to publish it on the emich server.
• http//people.emich.edu/gettingstarted.php

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Work on This I Believe Assignment

• 1. Read your essay to a partner.
• Listen to your partners essay.
• Read grading matrix--is anything missing?
• Tell your partner the following
• 1. I believe your main point is.

• 2. What is very clear to me about your essay is
• 3. What is not so clear about your essay is
• 4. If this were a Web page, I would also like to
  see XXXXX on the page.
• Well discuss this as a class next.

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Course Clientcontinued p.11

• http//livonia.lib.mi.us/teen/index.html
• Identify sites with similar topics--what
  conventions and genre forms can you adopt?
• (Think about building a beta version).

• Create a content inventory listing all available
  content.
• Do content-chunking exercise p. 10
• Well work to turn the results of this exercise
  into an information structure.

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The trilogy list

• Rhetorical objectives--what is the goal of the
  communication? Who is the audience? How do we
  best meet the needs of the audience?
• Technical objectives--which tool will work best?
• Aesthetics--does it look good?

• You will create one and post it on your portfolio
  page.
• A flexible framework to design digital content.
• Consists of three parts

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Upcoming work

• Next Wednesday more work in Batschelet (chapters
  56 ). Review of HTML and intro of CSS.
• Final draft of This I Believe story due in
  class 1.31.07. Review grading matrix.
• Continue work on construction of your portfolio
  page. Can start on a style sheet (CSS) for your
  portfolio page if youre ready.