Randy M. Brooks, Ph.D. Millikin University

Prairie Advocates of Gifted Children Super Saturday Workshop

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Hang Ten!
This is XXXXX's Web Surfboard.

November 15, 1997

This is a template for building your own Web Surfboard, a home page for you. With this surfboard you will be able to gather and build links to your favorite places on the Web, so that you can quickly catch that great Wave on the endless summer of the internet. Hang on! Surf's up!

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Plunging Into the Surf

How do you find that great web site? Keep your eye on the swells. Know the tides and go to the search engines:

One of the best "Surf" engines for kids are Yahooligans! and GetNet's Hot Sites for Kids. Let's go!

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Beach Combing for Treasures

As you find interesting sites, don't just look at them and them wash out to sea with the next wave. Pick up sites you may want to come back to, by adding them to your collection of "Bookmarks."

We'll copy your bookmarks into this page later so that you can easily go back to your favorite finds:

Favorite Web Sites From Dr. Brooks

Adventures In Time	The K.I.D.S. Report	Kidz WebRing
Discovery Channel for K-12	Bonus Com A Supersite for Little Kids	Children's Literature Web Guide
The History Channel	Star Wars Triology Official Web Site	Mind Machine Web Museum

My Own Favorite Web Sites

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My Display Case

Choosing a Background for Your Surfboard:

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Getting Graphics and Backgrounds from Other Pages:

   Go to Over the Rainbow for more graphics and backgrounds.

Or how about animated gifs? Try Roger's Animated Gif Collection.

 

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Changing Fonts and Font Colors

How many colors can you use on the web? Millions. Check out the color pickers some time.

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Making Links to Other Addresses

1. Hot links go to sites beyond your page. Find the URL. Type it carefully. Or copy it. Or bookmark it.
2. Anchors or "targets" go to spots on your page. Mark your spot. Drop your anchors.

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Site-Seeing at Museums

Don't miss these great sites include the Library of Congress World Wide Web (LC Web) and the The Smithsonian Institution Home Page.

How about some European museums? Try the Louvre Museum in France or the Museum Net in the United Kingdom.

More Art? Check out the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, or the National Museum of American Art.

How about a museum on paleontology? Try ancient Egypt at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

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Going Home

To find information about your home, check out sites such as Yahoo! Get Local: Decatur, IL 62521 and the city newspaper at Decatur Herald & Review.

Local business information is available from Welcome to the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.

Also information about local tourist attractions is available at Decatur Forsyth Convention and Visitors Bureau Home Page or information about local organizations is online at DecaturNet.

You may be able to link to local organizations such as your own school or church. For example see Central Christian Church's web site. Or for a Decatur public schools check out the District 61 Web site.

Or maybe you want to be able to check the weather and give your folks a weather report in the morning. Go to Get Local Weather Report. Print out the radar version.

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Fun Learning Sites

You and your parents might want to visit these fun, learning sites.

Web Sites Publishing Student Writing:

Three Wishes

Kidstuff - Children's Publishing

Subject Area Guides:

KidSource OnLine for Education On the Web	Science Learning Network	Search the GRADES Educational Link Archive!
History HyperHistory	Math The Math Forum Home Page	multiple subjects index K-12 WWW Links
Environmental Education Network		multiple subjects Sandi Goldman's Classroom Corners

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