EDU221WebQuestPreparation


 * Find (or make) the graphics that you want for your WebQuest and bring them to class in an electronic format. Do not copy and paste them all into a Word document and do not select Microsoft clipart. (There is a proprietary problem with Microsoft that doesn't allow it to easily be put into an html page.) Each graphic (photo, animated gif, cartoon, etc.) should be its own file ending in .jpg, .tif, .gif, etc.
 * 1) There is a [|video of how to use Google Images] to find an image. The video is made by an Australian teacher, so he speaks with an accent and occasionally makes references to things Australian (A4 is a common paper size in Europe and Australia that's similar to our letter size). However, the information is still accurate and helpful.
 * 2) [|Here's another video on the same topic.]
 * Resources for finding images that are copyright-free, in the public domain, or copyright protected but available for use for educational purposes
 * How to give correct "credit" for images and files that you did not create.
 * Don't forget that the URL for a picture cannot be the search engine results: "http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=e..." or "http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=commde..."

Are you wanting buttons on your page that you click to make things happen? I used this website: [| http://www.coolarchive.com/buttonmaker.php] to make this button:

Do you want fun fonts or to make a logo with the name of your WebQuest at the top. I used this website: http://flamingtext.com/ to make this graphic: (I used the flaming text but they have all kinds of fun fonts.) The MEL title was made at http://cooltext.com/

Do you want simple buttons or horizontal lines? This horizontal divider bar used in the MEL WebQuest is from [|Free Graphic Design.] Plenty of other Internet sites have free graphics like this as well.

To have a faint image in the background to use as wallpaper, try //[|All Free Backgrounds.]// There are plenty of other sites, try doing an Internet search for free background images or free wallpaper.

Chris V., spring 2013 Block 1, wanted a letter as part of his WebQuest and needed an authentic looking signature. [|Check out his WebQuest] and [|the site fontmeme that he used to create the signature].


 * Get these types of graphics ready ahead of time as well. Save them into a folder just for WebQuest graphics. **