Teaching

I have many years of experience teaching people from beginners to more advanced folks how to make their own web sites. I enjoy it and have lots of patience, and I make sure that it's fun for you. If you have little experience with computers you can create at least a basic website, and if you're more technically comfortable you can create something pretty impressive.

I can teach you how to do the whole thing yourself, or work collaboratively with you so that we each do some of the work -- it's entirely up to you.

Experience
For the past couple of years, I have been teaching classes in "How to make a website using Dreamweaver" at Longmont Free University in Longmont, Colorado, as well as at Boulder Digital Arts. Prior to that, I taught workshops in website-building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. I also have a number of clients who prefer to work with me one-on-one; whatever works best for you works for me!

My background includes an M.A. in Education, and a Colorado teaching certificate. I've taught in the public schools as well as at the university level, and have also provided computer training in the corporate world.

What you need
I can recommend web-site building software from quite inexpensive to sophisticated.  Dreamweaver is user-friendly and provides all the tools you need for a great website; it's also what I use. The demo version of this can be downloaded for a free trial from the Adobe website.

Before you start, think about what content you want on your website, and also what kind of a design you want. I suggest surfing the web for sites that have design elements and content that's similar to what you want for your site. Bookmark these websites and we'll use these as a starting point for discussion. Also, think about gathering some images ahead of time - if they're not already in digital format they can be scanned and put onto your web site.