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Creating an Instructional Website

Moving learning activities to the web will improve students' access to your course materials. With just a small investment of time on your part, students will be able to find course info, handouts, practice quizzes, announcements, discussion board topics and benefit from peer support 24/7!

Steps to Creating an Instructional Website
1	Preparation	2	Developing Your WebSite Options
	Converting Your Course to Online	A	WebAccess - web-based; learning management system
	Creating a Blue Print		Discussion, Quizzes, Surveys, Chat, Grade book and more!
	Good Practices
	Learning Theories Related to Distance Ed	B	Web Editor - Dreamweaver or Front Page
			Instructional Web SiteTemplates
	Checking Site Accessibility	*	Images / Media
		*	Adding Sounds to Your Page
		*	Linking Resources and/Handouts
		*	Uploading
		*	Web Page Forms
		*	PowerPoint on the Web - Impatica for Mac   |  PC

OPTIONS

1.  WebAccess (Moodle) 
     web-based, learning management system which includes: chat, discusssion, grades, quizzes, etc.
    Note each feature can "stand alone". You can link to the Grades or  a forum from another web page.
    Login / About / Podcasts / Help Desk

2.  Use an HTML Editor  (requires installing software)

Front Page -  (purchasing: CORP)
Dreamweaver MX  (purchasing:  CORP)  

Where can you find Dreamweaver on campus?
Available on computers at your local CTL . (You can also get assistance from the CTL Coordinator while working there.) If you plan to do a lot of work on your web site from your office or home, request funds from your division dean to purchase Dreamweaver.

Workshops

Please check the Centers for Teaching and Learning Workshops page to find out when the next one will be held. . Special sessions can be created for groups of 6 or more.

• WebAccess "One-Shot" workshops
• Creating an Instructional Web site with Dreamweaver
• Developing a Web site With Microsoft FrontPage 2003  

Assistance is also available in the CTL staff rooms by appointment. Contact your local CTL Coordinator by phone or come in for a visit. We offer a couple classes each semester. Your college multimedia department may also offer semester long classes.

HTML Templates

After you have decided on an HTML editor to use, you can begin by downloading a template. Then follow instructions.  Ask for CTL help as needed.

Creating an Instructional Web site with Dreamweaver  Demo site

Dreamweaver  Windows  instructorname.zip 176KB   |  Macintosh instructorname.sit 188KB      Instructions    

login required:  emailname@smccd.edu  & SMCCD email password (You will need a decompression program to open the files above.) Stuffit Expander download

Developing a Web site With Microsoft FrontPage 2003

         Instructional Web Site.zip   | Instructions.doc  
        

Upload Your Web site 

Uploading Files to the Server

Request a College Link

If you would like your web site to be listed (with a link) on your school's web site contact:

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