British English CC

Think before you link

Computing

In this unit pupils will discover how to create websites for a chosen purpose. They will identify what makes a good webpage and use this information to design and evaluate their own website. Pupils will consider copyright and fair use of media, the aesthetics of the site, and clear navigation.

Web page creation

The internet browser’s {{ }} bar shows the web address.

External links may stop working as intended if linked pages change or disappear.

It can be hard to get back to your own site.

External links are against copyright law.

Which of the following are reasons you may want to avoid external links?

{{ }} content means directly integrating content from another source into your web page.

helps users track where they are on a site

clickable text or an image that links to another page

a tool to find words or phrases on a website

a website that helps you find other websites on the internet

{{ }} allow users to keep track of where they have been on a website and how the website is structured.

A website’s design usually starts with the ...

It helps you figure out where you are on the website and how to go back.

What is the main reason to use a navigation path on a website?

If a web page has too much text and no pictures, it might be {{ }} to read.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Think before you link

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.