Filamentality Focused Instructional Page Guides

Use the mouse to click on the Start a New Topic choice on the left side of the screen.

Type in the necessary information to complete the form and then use the mouse to click on the Spin the Thing hyperlink near the bottom of the page.

Verify that the information in the form is correct and then use the mouse to click on the Add Links hyperlink at the bottom of the screen.

Scroll down the Web page and complete the information in the blank form (URL and Title only for now) for your first three Web sites. When you finish those three, use the mouse to click on the Add Links hyperlink at the bottom of the screen a second time.

Scroll down the Web page and enter data into the blank form (again, URL and Title) for the next three sites. When you finish, use the mouse to click on the Add Links hyperlink at the bottom of the screen again. Continue this process until you have added all of your sites, then use the mouse to click on the Hunt hyperlink at the bottom of the screen.

When you see the Let’s Spin a Hunt page, scroll down to the Add Your Questions portion of the page to add questions that correspond to your links.

Scroll down the Web page and enter your questions into the blank text boxes beneath each link. Continue this process until you have added questions for all of your sites, then use the mouse to scroll down to the Customize Your Treasure Hunt part of the page.

First, highlight and change the suggested title in the Add Your Title section to a simple title of your own choosing. Next, highlight and change the suggested introduction in the Add Your Introduction section to your own instructions. When you finish your introduction, scroll down to the Add Your Big Question part of the page.

Highlight and change the suggested Big Question to one (or more) questions of your own choosing. When you finish, use the mouse to click on the Hunt hyperlink at the bottom of the screen.

That's it. Your Focused Instructional Web Page is now posted on the Web! The URL of your Web page is listed at the top of the screen and you can see a sample of what your Web page looks like below the line, "A Quick Look at Your Treasure Hunt." Note Well: this is not your Web page; it can be viewed by clicking on the URL at the top of the page

Click on the URL that is listed at the top of the screen and your actual Web page will appear.

Use the mouse to highlight the URL of your Web site, copy it, then paste it into your word processed document, so you will have a record of how to access your Hunt if you want to edit hyperlinks. Next, save your Web page on a disk (using Netscape Communicator's SaveAs command). Once it is stored on your disk, open it in Netscape Composer (see below), enhance it, then post it on your Web server (and send it to me).

Requested changes include:

  1. Remove the subtitle from the top of page.
  2. Remove the Filamentality identifier from the bottom of page.
  3. Change the color of the title.
  4. Change the background color (gently).

Suggested changes include:

  1. Remove the links near the top of page (i.e., Introduction, Questions, Resources).
  2. Move your hyperlinks to a position above or below the corresponding question.
  3. Remove all of the separating lines.
  4. Remove unnecessary blank lines.

Possible additional changes include:

  1. Add a graphic to the page.
  2. Add a hyperlink to your class home page (or ISB’s Home page).

John F. BeaverPage 1Filamentality