Introduction to Web Design

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Web Design

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Purpose:

The resources available on the Introduction to Web Design site will help enhance your research and study skills. Use this activity to learn more about essential features of this book’s Web site, as well as how to use the Internet safely and ethically.

Directions:

Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site 1: Introduction to Web Design Site

Destination Site 2: Disney

Destination Site 3: Discovery Education

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
terms of use, online copyright laws

1

If you are using Windows, right-click on Web Design Resource Links on the left. Choose Open Link in New Window. (If using a Macintosh, press Control and click on the link.) A new page will open, containing links to useful sites related to Web design. Name three Web sites that appear on the Web Design Resource Link page.

These sites can help you answer questions and complete activities in your textbook. Read the statement keyed in red at the top of the page. Note that the sites on this page are not part of your textbook Web site, so carefully evaluate the information to be safe.

2

Click on one of the resource links that you see in blue and underlined. Which site link did you click?

To use the Internet safely, always be careful if you find a Web site that asks you for personal information. The organization that runs the site could sell or share your information with other companies without your knowledge.

Does the page you selected ask you to register or enter any personal information about yourself? If yes, skip that part of the site and browse other areas that are “free” to use.

What “free” information is available on the site you chose?

Close the Web Design Resource Links browser window.

3

Right-click on Destination Site 2 above. Choose Open in New Window. Scroll to the bottom of the page and right-click on the Terms of Use link. A new page will appear. Downloaded material is subject to certain conditions listed in this Terms of Use. To ethically download and use an image from this Web site, what notices should be included with the image?

4

Right-click on Destination Site 3 above. Choose Open in New Window. Scroll to the bottom of the page and right-click on the Copyright & Use Information link. A new page will appear. Online material such as the clip art may have restricted use. According to this Copyright & Use Information policy, what restrictions must be followed when permission is given to use the clip art from this site?

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