Understanding Understanding Web SitesWeb Sites

By Ann and BethBy Ann and Beth

Who writes them for who and why?

What do sites and pages have?

What makes a good web site?

What do sites and pages have?

Ways to get around the site

Content

menutext

Author & contact details

graphics

downloads

homepage

Links to other sites

address

title

Content of web sites what people visit forwhat people visit for

text animation

graphics

videosound

The basketball scores were 58 to 128

Ways to get around the site

You can’t turn the pageYou can’t turn the pageSo websites have ….So websites have ….

Hyperlinks on text or

objects

The arrow changes to a

little hand and when you click you go to that place. Text is underlined.

Search

Often up at the top of a site. You

type in a key word and click

go.

Menu

Often at the top, side or bottom of each page. The menu words are hyper linked to the right page.

Site map

These show what is on the site how everything in the site is linked.

Who writes them for who and why?

Every website has an author who is a person or a group of people. They make the website for a

particular purpose or purposes and audience in mind.

PURPOSESOME EXAMPLES

Site Author Audience

Inform http://www.dvbasketball.com.au/Diamond Valley Basketball Association

People who play basketball with DVBA

Teach http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c313535/index.html

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Primary and secondary school teachers and students

Sell and persuade

http://bigpondmusic.com/Default.aspx Bigpond (telstra) People who want to buy music on line

Provide a service

www.yprl.vic.gov.auYarra Plenty Regional Library

Members of the library

Entertain http://www.primarygames.comSusan Shuey Beasley(teacher in USA)

Students

What makes a good website?

An example is http://www.rebelsport.com.au/ecom/rebel/default.aspx