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A Teen's Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs
Product Code: 459 ISBN: 978-1-59363-345-5 Pages: 160 Availability: In stock.
Whether using a social networking site like MySpace or Facebook, or
building a web page from scratch, millions of teens are actively
creating a vibrant part of the Internet. This is the definitive
teen’s guide to publishing exciting web pages and blogs. This easy-to-follow guide shows teenagers how to:
Written in a conversational style with contributions by a teenage website designer, this book leads readers step-by-step through the basics of HTML and web design, with an inquisitive approach that encourages experimentation and fun. Easy-to-follow instructions are supplemented by screen shots. By following the tips in this teen-friendly book, students will learn to go beyond clicking through websites to learning strategies for web design, including placing and editing images, linking to other sites, creating multipage sites, incorporating various font styles, and using JavaScript to create advanced homepages. Teens will love learning more about the fascinating world of website creation! Grades 7–12 Named one of the Pennsylvania State Librarians Assoication's Young Adult Top Forty nonfiction books of 2009. Reviews Review By: Laura Woodruff, Voice of Youth Advocates - June 1, 2009 Designed for implementing while reading, this guide begins with basic step-by-step information about HTML, fonts, images, lists, and tables so that the reader is soon ready to publish her Web page for the world to see. The book's last half introduces more advanced techniques, such as JavaScript, functions, loops, and applications like Flash and Instant Messenger. Perhaps the best chapters are "Meeting and Greeting on the Web" and "Watching Your Back: Cybersafety," which include detailed descriptions and comparisons of MySpace and Facebook, as well as other less popular sites, and practical advice about appropriate posting, identity protection and working with parents. Written by young people, this manual uses the slang and upbeat tone of its intended audience. Readers are often reminded how much fun it is to create a Web page and how exciting it is to see the results. The authors "wanted to provide information for those of you who have grown up with computers, computer games, and the Internet but may never have really explored computer technology." Fundamental principles of creation and design are useful for anyone, however technology competent. Illustrated, with references and a glossary, this attractive paperback has lots of practical content. Review By: James A Cox, Midwest Book Review - May 18, 2009 The internet has become a new center for expressing oneself. A Teen's Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs is a guide for teenagers and parents of teens who want to embrace the internet as their link to the whole world. Focusing on social websites like MySpace and Facebook, the authors seek to give teens advice on creating solid web pages as well as protecting them against the threats one finds on the internet. Written in a style designed to easily be understood by any teenager, A Teen's Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs is a good pick for any with teenage children who want to embrace the web. View Sample Pages From This BookEach page below is approximately 50k in size and will take a few seconds to load.
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