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Web pages: Pageflakes |
Strange to think that you can just make a web page without lots of specialied training or expensive software? Well, follow these instructions and you'll be surprised . . . Start at the Pageflakes web site and create an account. Because your site address on the web will feature your login name it is a good idea to keep that simple, ideally a single word and with some relevance to its content. Don't be too specific, though, because you will find that you can use the same login for lots of pages and others may relate to different units or topics perhaps. You will then have a blank start page to which you need to add what they call flakes (but which I refer to as panels). There are literally hundreds of panels available but initially you will find that these ones will do all you need. |
Note Use this panel for simple text - a bit like this section. It can be as long as you like and you can copy and paste text into it. Ideal for an introduction or short notes. Web note This is better for text that you'd like a little larger and is more suitable for longer notes. The font size, style and colours can be changed. The main thing about this panel is that you can have a collection of notes here. Write the first one and Save it with a sensible name. Then Create new notes and save them and you will see that each name then gets added to a list accessible under Open note. The Timetable and Calendar panels provide options to set out a weekly schedule, for instance, and future important dates. The timetable is editable so you can change the spread of times and enter details in each box. In the Calendar you can display basic titles but further detail will appear when users hover over a date. The TopLinks panel is ideal for a selection of recommended links to other resources. Edit the panel and replace the four default links with your choices. Add Feed (not Flake) to bring onto the page a panel of your Web log headings or choose from a selection of general interest or subject-related ones available. |
