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Want to make your own Web Pages but don't know where to start?

Web Tutorials (How to learn about making Web Pages)

Lisa Explains It All is a great site for learning HTML, created by a twelve year old made for kids, written in simple terms.

Web Monkey (Known as the Web Developers Resource) has a HTML tutorial for kids.

For more advanced learning try A guide to HTML and CGI scripts by Mike Smith or Coffeecup.

Free Web Hosting

As far as web hosting goes, you may want to check your own ISP like (AOL, Earthlink, Verizon, etc.) to see if your account includes existing web space, if it does you may want to use that, or there are many free webhosting places out there for your WebPages if you do not already have a place.

Some suggestions of sites for free web hosting:

Free Email

Free email can be obtained at many places. Below are a few suggestions.

Hotmail
Juno

Free ISP

And for those who wish to explore the internet for free and have a modem but no ISP try:

(you can download the program and set it up on any machine that has a modem).

Or check out a directory of free ISPs.

After you have set up your website, email the URL to the GSCNC Webboard for approval and we will be happy to link it to our site. You can do this by emailing webmstr@gscnc.org or aparsons@gscnc.org.

Safety and the Internet

Below is a few links that you may want to check out to help you with safety on the Internet.

GSCNC is happy and eager to have your pages linked to us! So please submit them!

GSCNC does not host Troop Web Pages, however we do link them to our Troop Pages section. Troops are encourage to build WebPages on their own perhaps as a project.

Basic Guidelinesfor GSCNC WebPages

Basic Guidelines for GSCNC WebPages that are linked to our site are as follows:

Please review our Graphic Guidelines section for troop or group webpages by clicking here
Troop pages that are more than one year old without any updates are out of date and will be taken out of the troop page section. In order for us to keep better track of this information, Troop pages must have either a "Last updated (date shown here)" or a working email address to the person responsible for the troop page on their troop homepage.
When using photographs of girls, use photos that the Girl has signed yes to on the photo release question on the activity (parent permission form).
Avoid attaching names of Girls to the photos.
Scanning Photos, suggestion for web use, try scanning photos in somewhere between 72 DPI and 100 DPI so that the download time is short. Each page should download at a maximum of 30 seconds for the best quality page.
Avoid giving directions to events that the Girls will be at, especially on overnights, such as camping events.
Avoid usage of links that go to adult websites.
When using the Girl Scout logo, following the guidelines given by GSUSA.
View information about the GIRL SCOUT Service Mark copyrights and trademarks.

Is your troop page up-to-date or out of date? Please email the webmaster at webmstr@gscnc.org about the page in question.

If you have a new troop page at another location, please email the webmstr@gscnc.org the new URL. Thanks for your cooperation.

Adult Sites

GSCNC can not be responsible for other search engines and the results given. Be aware that there are sites that have contents of a mature nature that a parent or guardian may not feel is suitable for their children. There are tools on the web and in stores to help censor such Internet activity (links) from being displayed on Personal Computers.

Sites such as the following will give information on how to access these tools:

GSCNC does not endorse any product that may be advertised on the above outside links.

Questions or comments concerning any unsafe issues at www.gscnc.org can be directed to webmstr@gscnc.org.

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