Student Multimedia Studio 

Web Page Construction Tutorials:

On this page:
Word Websites, PDF Portfolios, Publisher Websites, Powerpoint Websites, Google Sites and Wikis, Dreamweaver and How to Upload a Website or Document to the Kent Personal Server.

Microsoft Word Web Sites

Another easy way to create a website using a familiar tool.   Only a few minor considerations have to be made concerning how a word document that is saved as a web page handles text wrapping and pictures.  But all that is covered in the following tutorials.

Create a Website using Microsoft Word 2007 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file
General Tutorial
Note: This tutorial has been revised to handle problems with the way Word documents saved as web pages handle images. The tutorial also provides instructions for Word 2003.

Microsoft Word Website Dos and Don'ts
 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file6 Important Dos and don'ts for creating successful websites using MS Word.  Anyone using Word to create a website should review this list. 

PE Content & Methods Tutorial This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file
This tutorial is specifically for students creating e-Porfolios for PE Content & Methods.

PDF Portfolios

Create a PDF portfolio This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file of "everything", all the documents, photographs, graphics, video, audio, etc. that you want people to view and package them into a single PDF document. Then upload the PDF Portfolio to your space on the Kent Personal Server (see instructions for uploading and viewing files to the Kent Personal Server at the bottom of this page) to share it with the world.

Publisher Websites

IMPORTANT UPDATE:   Internet Explorer 8 won't display navigation menus created in Publisher. There are "work arounds" but none of them good.  IE 6 & 7 and Firefox still display the navigation menus but because many users are updating to IE8, and until Microsoft resolves this problem, Publisher is no longer recommended as a tool for creating websites.  However, if you don't care... here's some tutorials.

Creating a Website using Publisher This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file
This tutorial describes how to create just a basic website WITHOUT LINKS TO DOCUMENTS!  See the tutorial below if you want to create links to documents.

Creating links to documents on a Publisher website This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file
Links to documents won't work in Publisher unless you follow this tutorial.

Microsoft Power Point Websites

Convert a Powerpoint Presentation to a Flash Web Page This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file
VERY EASY AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

General Powerpoint Tutorial with information about converting to a Web Site or just uploading it as a PPT presentation This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

General instructions from Microsoft at: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101983511033.aspx This is a link to another web site 

See the Tutorial at the bottom of this page for instructions on how to upload your PPT Website to KSU's Personal Server

Google Sites and Docs

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Information Systems folks have now resolved the problem with KSU Google Sites and Docs not being available to the "public". You can now choose to just share the sites and documents with Kent faculty and students or make them viewable and or shareable by invitation by "Anyone in the World". IS has posted information, instructions and tips for creating Google Sites at: https://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8210/ This is a link to another web site

After this page opens, choose Software and Applications > Google Apps > Google Sites or Google Docs from the menu on the left

Wikis

Here are some links to 2 great Wiki "websites" about using Wikis for teaching and learning. Check them out!

Getting Tricky with Wikis and Cool Tools for School This is a link to another web site

Create Templates for your Wikis This is a link to another web site

Dreamweaver

Because of the complexity of this software, SMS staff will not be able to devote the extended time needed to teach students how to use this software from the ground up.   However there are many on-line tutorials and books that students can use to learn Dreamweaver.  Here are two:

Dreamweaver Developer Center This is a link to another web site - Check out the "Creating your first website in Dreamweaver" section first.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book:  This textbook can be purchased on-line from creationengine.com This is a link to another web sitefor about $40, academic pricing.

Uploading Web Pages or Documents to the Kent Personal Server

Use "My Computer" to upload web pages, documents or media to the Kent Personal Server (PC Only)

Uploading i-Web websites created on a MAC to the Kent Personal Server (MAC Only) This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

Trouble Shooting Web Problems

Basic trouble shooting for a web page that isn't working

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