A TECHTORIAL

LEARN THE CODE

To create their own "Five Minute Web Page," have students

  • Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Notepad. (Be sure students are working in Notepad and not in a word processing program.)
  • Type < html > and then hit ENTER.
  • Type <head><title>My First Page</title></head> and then hit ENTER.
  • Type <body bgcolor="yellow">This is my first page in HTML.</body> and then hit ENTER.
  • Type </html> and then hit ENTER.
  • Go to File > Save As.
  • Choose All Files in the box next to Save as Type.
  • Type MyFirstHTMLPage.html in the box next to File Name.
  • Save this file to the Desktop or My Documents. Hit OK.
Your students' files should look like this:

Have students close or minimize the Notepad window.

Next: See what you've done!

 
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