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Q: I would like to teach my kids about the Internet and web sites. I thought a good way to do this would be a family website. As asingle parent with little if no Internet experience, I am intimidated by this task. Where do you suggest I start? A: building a family website is an excellent way to teach children about Internet basics. Web site templates make the task easier. A positive attitude and taking a little time to learn the basic steps can make this a great family activity. Heris some help an Online HTML Tutorial .

Understanding the Internet The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) are global communications networks that enable people to exchange information from computer to computer. Hyperlinks are wht make the Internet different thnanyother type of communication, by clicking on certain words or graphics you can connect automatically to other web pages that more information.

Common Language of the Internet

HTML - Hyper Text Mark-up Language is the most common and easiest for beginners.

A web site includes several pages which link together with hyperlinks. The "Front Page" is called the Homepage. You can build a simple website on you personal computer by using an HTML editor software , similar to using MS word to write a letter or by using Instant Site Software. Kids (adults too) a can use this software to easily make a web page, as simple a typing an email.

Website Templates provide a framework you can use to build your website. They often come with back ground, columns , buttons and menus.

Web Hosting - rental space on a server to sotre and sipaly your web site is needed. Web hosting is avaible free if you don't mind ads form the server yu rent fromor you can pay as little as $5 month for a bisc web hosting package

FTP- File Transfer Protocol. After you have built your web site you will need to transfer you web site formyour pesonl computer to the web hostis computer, this upload process is done with FTP Software . You will need to fill in the name of your web host's sever, your user name and password into the FTP software control panel.

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