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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Websites made simple, 7 Jan 2006
The first thing I noticed upon opening the book, 'Look Mom! I built my own website', is the colour. Pages are presented in visually interesting format, which is important for the age group particularly targeted, but also useful for adults who are following along as children are doing things (and, of course, sometimes a how-to book for children can be right at the level that a technologically-challenge adult might need). Zohar Amihud encourages the younger website builders by offering them a review of their websites, too. On the very first page, the reader is invited to submit websites to be reviewed and linked to the book's own website. One of the primary pieces of information offered here is that there are ways of building websites free of charge - this is particularly important for younger people who want a presence on the web but cannot afford to pay for space, or who most likely don't have credit card accounts and paypal access. Another great advantage of the book is that it is practical - it doesn't spend a lot of time on theory, but rather gives short, easy to understand instructions for how to do basic things - working with text and fonts, placing graphics and images, dealing with colours, menus, tables, and more. The information on finding webhosting for free and getting domain names and other services (which sometimes do have a cost attached, but are not required for a website) is fairly generic, but useful in that internet sites and offerings change at a rapid pace, but the ways to find out about them are generally fairly stable. There is also a chapter on promoting and advertising your website. You'll certainly want people to visit - that is the point of the website. One thing that this chapter is lacking is more of a concern for internet presence of minors in a world that can sometimes be unsafe - a bit more discussion about safety and privacy concerns on the internet would be a useful improvement. This is a very useful book, one that middle school and high school students should have no problem following, and even the advanced elementary student might find some of the basic lessons instructive.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!, 5 Aug 2005
***** This is an EXCELLENT guide for beginners! I had my niece come over for a weekend to try it out. Following the step-by-step directions, we created a simple, free web site. Nothing fancy, but plain either. This book begins the creating of a site OFF the internet. In simple words and terms the first few chapters get the "newbie" (for lack of a better term) used to the computer, its files/folders, and inner workings. My niece is around ten-years-old and had only a few problems. I believe that kids around third grade could successfully use this guide. But if you are an adult who is new to computers, this book is perfect for you as well. The newbie will learn to create a folder on the hard drive at first. Do not worry, there are clear illustrations throughout the book to show you EXACTLY what should be on your monitor. (Added tip for newbies: Put a Notepad short cut on your desk top for easy access.) Next you will learn about open and closed "tabs". You must understand this part. One error and the page will not work or look correctly. Again, the book CLEARLY shows what you should see. From here on, things get easier. If you do not understand something, go back. If everything is clear to you, then the rest will be a cinch. By now you are in chapter three or four. You will learn about formatting, viewing sources, adding images, links, color and different font types. Next comes cells, tables, how to embed an HTML page within another HTML page. Illustrations show you the way through it all. From here the book will explain things that you should NOT publish on your web site for all the world to view. This is followed by how to register with free web hosting sites. (Added tip for newbies: Consider using Geocities for your first site. It is easy, free, and gives a good amount of space.) All-in-all, we found this book to be very easy to understand and follow. I highly recommend it for all beginners. ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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