2. Professionally important
• Distinguish personal use from professional
use.
• Maintaining a simple website for professional
purposes should be thought of as a norm.
• It’s a kind of CV or portfolio.
• It’s a resource to support your teaching.
• It will help you get a job.
• Managing your ‘digital footprint’ (wish lists,
Facebook, RateMyTeacher etc.)
3. ICT is Core, Key, Fundamental …
• A website will enhance your ICT Capability
• You can be in a better, stronger position to to
educate your pupils
• You can work with your pupils, show them a
lead, instead of keeping up
4. Some information
• To view your website in a browser use:
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk/10000001
• HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• To manage your website in a web editor use:
ftp://teach2.newport.ac.uk
• FTP = File Transfer Protocol
• To login always use NET10000001
5. Key model
My Computer
Web files stored and edited
locally.
When browsing the web My
Computer is a CLIENT
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk
Web files copied here and
stored remotely.
Files are SERVED to a
CLIENT.
LOCAL REMOTE
SERVERCLIENT
6. Important detail
• The first web page in your website should be
named ‘index.htm’ or ‘index.html’
• This means you only have to type the web
address to get started. The server
automatically looks for a page called
‘index.htm’
7. Tasks
• Decide on a folder location in My Document
where you will store and edit your web files.
• Open Expression Web and make sure you can
set up a publishing link (see worksheet)
• Create a simple two page website(see
worksheet)
