Drama in Education: Home

• If you are using Windows right mouse click and select 'open page in a new window.'
• If you are using a Mac hold down the Control button and mouse click then select ‘open page in a new window.’

1. Open a Web Browser

Depending upon previous experience either log on using your passwords or use the generic ones allocated during the session.

• Start Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
• Explore the toolbar and ensure you know how the program works.
• Learn how to make a Bookmark

2. Select how to build your site

Offline

If you do not have specific software to assist you, for example Dreamweaver, GoLive, Hotmetal, then you can use any text editor (so long as you know how to code in HTML. Netscape provides a good free alternative. It is called Netscape Communicator and can be downloaded from <http://www.netscape.com/>.

Online

Alternatively you might try building a site online one of the new online facilities that exist. Remember that when you do this you are online for longer periods of time and thus incur costs.

You can use the Flash enabled Moonfruit site at <http://www.moonfruit.com/>.

Or create your own site with Microsoft Web Communities at <http://communities.msn.co.uk/home>.

Mac Users can build their own web site using iTools at <http://itools.mac.com/itoolsmain.html>.

3. Test your site

Look at your site offline using at least Internet Explorer and Netscape to test that it works. Some browsers affect the way sites appear. There can also differences between sites created on the Mac and the PC. Take care to check that the viewer can see what you want them to.

4. Publish your site

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or School will have some 'free web space' that you can publish your site on. Find out where you are 'allowed' to publish your files and then use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to put them there.If you build online you avoid this problem.

5. Announce your site

• Place the URL in your email signature
• Send an announcement to Drama UK at
• Submit your site URL to search engines
• Produce paper advertising

6. Continue to develop

Building the site is just the start. Once you have the outline you need to constantly develop the content to enable the site to grow.

Homework I am always interested in Drama related sites and will review them in the Feature section of my own site. If you do produce your own site or one for your Department submit the URL to at < >. This is another way to promote your site.