Day 1 -Creating a web of friends - 

• Setup Rules and Regulations
• Follow the Internet Safety Rules
  
• Sign Permission to be on the Internet
• Sign Permission for pictures to be used on the Internet
• Be Positive 
• Be Considerate to others 
• Listening to others when speaking
• No food or Drink in the Computer Room
• Help others when needed 
• Ask for help if needed 

Get to know each other

• Tell us your name 
• School Grade 
• Favorite way to spend your free time

Course requirements 

• What will I need for this course? 
• Creative Ideas 
• HTML editor - We will use "Microsoft Word version 8" but you can use anyone you have -we will discuss other choices later
• Keeping a journal of time and ideas 
• Create an individual web page ----You will be sharing your Web page on the last day of class 
• Bring a snack everyday 

Getting to Know All About You-  

Using Paint Shop Pro and Kidpix to create a picture about you.......and test your technology skills.......  

• Open Paint Shop Pro----go to Start/Programs/Paint Shop Pro and open it.
• Using your drawing skills and typing skills create a page that will tell us about you...
• Think About.....
 
• Your family- Are they unique in some way? Any pets? Special Members?
• Your interests - sports, hobbies, special subjects, pet peeves,
• Your career goals- What do you want to be as an adult? How will you get there? Why do you want to be that?
• What do you want others to know about you?
• Include your name on the page -- it can be a fun page, or it can be a formal one that you might use someday as a resume..... We will use this page as the "All about the Author" for the web site.... so think carefully.

You may also use KidPix----(go to Start/Programs/Student Use/KidPix )and its stamps in your picture... to transfer them from KidPix: 
• Draw a picture that you want, or use the stamps to create your drawing...then
• Click on the moving truck on the side of the page then ..
• Click on the magnet at the bottom of the page
• Click on Edit/Copy (or use the shortcut keys of "ctrl" and "c" together)
• Close KidPix and open/find your Paint Shop Pro picture 
• Click in Paint Shop Pro where you want the picture 
• Click on Edit/Paste(or use the shortcut keys of "ctrl" and "v" together).
• Use any extra time to think about what you are going to tell us about your creation.
• Be sure to save the file to your floppy disk:
• Go to  File / Save as/ and 
• Choose your floppy disk A:// project/icons
• Choose the file type as ". gif "
• Give it a name you will remember with less than 8 letters.
• Click on" Save".
• Be ready to share your work with the class: 
• Why did you use the things you put into it?
• Do they have any significance to you?

How does it connect to you?