PROJECT
NAME: “GOOGLE THE WAY IT OUGHT TO BE”
a.k.a. “GOOGLE,
MY WAY”
Learning
Goals: 1) To
gain an intimate knowledge of Google
2) To
personalize Google
3) To hone web
publishing skills
Step 0
Visit
Archive.org’s Way Back Machine and study how google.com has changed over
time.
Make sure
you have understood all of Google’s Services.
Log into gmail.com before visiting these sites.
You must
visit-
I will be
prowling around the class like a jaguar on java. Raise your hand if you want me to change your life yet again (or if you have a question or
comment).
Step 1
Go to http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep/g/Google10.htm
Save that
file as Google99.htm to your desktop (File-Save on your browser)
Step 2
Open Google99.htm
using Microsoft Word.
Go to www.google.com and insert the Google logo
(right-click on the logo, choose copy and go to Word and paste it). If you want to choose another logo, you
could. Google has many holiday logos,
for instance. Google
to find other logos. You can make
your own, too.
Re-save
that file as Google99.htm on your desktop using “save as web page”. Make sure there is a new folder called
Google99_files on your desktop.
Step 3
From your
understanding of Google’s Services, choose what you want to appear on your
page.
Rather than
the usual-
Web Images
Groups News Froogle Local more>>
You can add
links to new things.
For
instance, if you want Gmail to replace Images, enter the word Gmail, select it and insert a hyperlink to http://gmail.google.com. If you want Google Maps to replace Froogle,
enter the word Froogle and insert a hyperlink to http://froogle.google.com.
Save all
changes to Google99.htm.
Upload
Google99.htm to your web page.
Using
SSH-Secure FTP create a sub-folder under public_html called Google99_files.
Upload the
contents of Google99_files on your desktop to the Google99_files under public_html.
The file
should be available at- http://students.washington.edu/janedoe/Google99.htm
Step 4
You will be randomly paired with another person.
Describe to
this person why you chose this design.
Let this other person test it out.
Tweak your
design based on the comments of this person.
Step 5
Make a 7 minute presentation to the class introducing your design.
No .ppt
needed. Just show us your design and
tell us why it makes sense.
I will cut
you off at the 7 minute mark.