Two Ways to make your CCHS1963 Web Page

If you have used a word processor before, you can put up a web page by doing the below steps.
If you haven't used a word processor you can either:
     contact any young person you know ... they can probably do it for you
     or get together what words and (hopefully) pictures you want to use and contact technical support and we will help.

There are 2 fairly easy similar ways to do your own web page and put it up on the web for free:
     The Google way described below 
     The Microsoft way (just go to www.skydrive.com , sign up to get a free account, then use their web tools to make your page.  If you can make a document using Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, this is the way to go since you can then immediately upload your document to skydrive with no problems.  You can do the same with Google, but then there are sometimes peculiar renderings.)

The Google way:

The general idea here is to use Google that provides free web space and free tools to put up web documents.
To do this you need to install Google Drive and Google's Chrome browser on your computer.  It is safe and easy.

First Download and install Google Chrome if it is not already on your computer:   Click here   This provides Google's own browser which may work better with the web page you make using Google Drive and allows you to edit your web page.

Then Download and install Google Drive:      Click here    Google Drive (old Google Docs) provides free storage space, free word processor and presentation software, and an immediate way to publish your document to the web.

If you would like additional guidance, try using Google Help, or go to YouTube   and search for a video on e.g. "using google drive"  etc  or contact technical support .

1.  Once you have installed Google drive, you can create your own documents.  Creating your document from scratch using the Google tools is the best way.
     You can also upload documents you have made in most other programs (such as Microsoft Word, or Power Point) and they should be converted by Google Drive.
      In my experience this does not always come out the way you expect, so ... if you are starting from scratch anyways, you are better off to do it using Google Drive software.
     You can create your own once you are in Google Drive by clicking on "CREATE".  To get into Google Drive you can go to Google in your browser and click on "Drive"
     The easiest document to make is a "Document".  Clicking on that starts a word processor (similar to MS Word).   Then you can type words, format, insert pictures, etc.
     The "Presentation" is a slide-type document that you might be able to make prettier stuff faster.

2. Once you have completed the document, you need to publish it to the web.
    The easiest option is to open the document in Google Drive, click  "File" in the upper left, then click  "Publish to the Web" in the drop-down menu..
            Make sure "Automatically republish when changes are made" is checked.
            Then click "Start publishing" ... your document is then on the web at the address given by "Document link"
            Make sure you copy the document link somewhere (maybe an email to yourself) by "copying and pasting".
                 To Copy and Paste:  highlight the document link with the mouse (left click and hold and swipe the mouse arrow across whatever you want to copy, release),  then
                 right click, click copy, then click where you want to paste the link (e.g. in an email or in the address window of a web browser), then right click, and paste.

3.  Once you are satisfied with your document and published it to the web, send the link in an email to technical support

4.  Technical support will then add your link to the CCHS1963 web page ... and you will have a page with the rest of your classmates.

Note that you are in control of your web page.  You can go in anytime to that file in your google drive and modify or delete it.
     If you modify it, the modifications should almost immediately be available on the web.
     If you delete it (click the box which checks the box next to the document, then click the trashcan above), you also need to empty the trash.
     To do that on your google drive:  click on "More" on the left side of your Google Drive window, click Trash", click "Empty trash"

Of course you can make a web page any other way you want and host it on any server you can ... just send the link to it to:  technical support