Lab 2 - WYSIWYG Web Page
Goals: Introduce the students to making Web pages with images using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) tool like Microsoft Word.
Introduction
Web pages are constructed using a markup language called HTML (a.k.a. XHTML). This language tells a Web browser how to display the content of the page. We will look at how to write pure XHTML2 code next week, but in this lab we will have a WYSIWYG program generate our code for us.
WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, meaning that you can build your Web page using the tool, and it will look more or less the same inside a Web browser to a Web surfer as inside the WYSIWYG tool itself. The WYSIWYG tool we will be using is Microsoft Word, which is typically used as a Word Processor for making .doc files, but can also be used to make Web pages (.html files).
Instructions
It is a good practice for each student (and faculty member) to have an active, updated, academic Web page to share with the world. Such a Web page typically presents ones academic experience and accomplishments as well as something about ones pastimes and personality. Many modern employers wish to see work done during school, and so such a site provides a place to post projects and papers.
Your Instructor's Web Page provides a sample of what one might include on such a page. Other Computer Science Faculty have their own sites as well.
Open Microsoft Word and create a new file. Use word to build an academic site to your own liking. It should list information about your academic experiences (courses taken, projects, etc.) and your major (or lack thereof). It should also include a picture of yourself. Format your page such that it is nice and professional looking (not too gawdy).
For today's Lab: Create the general sections of your Academic Web page, which you may fill in further at home. Include the Stony Brook University logo somewhere on the site. Create a new directory inside your Sparky Web account and name it "AcademicHomePage". Before you leave, save your file to your PC as an .html file and upload the file as well as the image directory associated with the file. On the Web site you created last time (index.html in your home directory), place a link to today's work and call it "Lab 2: Academic Web Site". The TA will help you with this if you have any problems.
For Home: - Complete your Web page such that it provides a neat, professional view of your academic career.
Web page created and maintained
by Richard McKenna