Cybercat's Web Tip:

It's always a good idea to look at your web pages in different browsers. Ask a friend who uses Netscape or AOL if you can check your pages.

Tips and Tricks For Building Your Website

HTML Sites:

1. Lissa's HTML Help for Kids - explains how to create your own web page including help with html, dhtml, frames, java, and more. 
2. HTML for Kids - learn how to create your own website using HTML.
3. HTML Color Code Chart - this chart shows all the color codes to change the background of your website to any solid color.
4. A Beginner's Guide to HTML

Webtools

1. Learn programming! - here's a site that makes it easy.
2. Banner Generator - automatically creates a colorful banner for your homepage.
3. Create Your Own - Learn how to make your own web page by following 8 easy steps. 
4. FrontPage in the Classroom - Blip and Pixel have traveled from the year 2300 to teach you how to build a webpage.
5. Photoshop Professional Tips and Tricks - for those who want to make more with this graphics application.
6. Pixel Foundry - tutorials on making basic graphics for Web designers.
7. Rose's Animated GIFs - Learn how to make your own animations. 
8. Webmonkey For Kids - read lessons on building webpages, try cool projects like self portraits and slide shows, or get tools for putting you stuff online.
9. Awesome Clip Art for Kids - great site with tons of free images.
10. Jelly Bean - cool site with animations for you to use; send a card or a joke to a friend.
11. Kids Domain - more free art.
12. Free Foto - beautiful photos to use on your web page.

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Building Web Sites

Have you been dying to build a website but don't even know what HTML is? It's okay! Many places give tons of help for building a website: *www.gurlpages.com helps a lot with colour and pictures. *www.homestead.com can help you put tons of features on you site.
If you want to learn how to do it yourself, here are some helpful tips:
LINKS= if you want to link to another site all you have to do is (type)click here or something like that with no spaces and no brackets for the URL. (Don't forget to close the link with a </ahref>.
COOL SITES:
**http://www.geocities.com/neogif/index.html has hundreds of images you can copy and paste to your website. **www.hollywoodintoronto.homestead.com/homepage.html is a fantastic celebrity website.
I hope this has made your internet life a lot easier.
Jane 12, Canada

I made my web site, which is really cool by the way without using HTML! Go to http://geocities.yahoo.com/
First you have to sign in then you can pick a really neat background, they even have Hello Kitty! Follow the instructions and your web page will be finished in 5 min.! Then once you finish all the steps and view your web page so far, go back to the geocities yahoo web site and go to the Yahoo Page builder. Click launch page builder and wait for a long time. If you can't see your page, click on the open button and select your site. Then click on the add-on button to add really neat stuff to your page like: counters, games, music, links, images that bounce over the screen, words that follow your mouse and so much more; all without using one single piece of html. (Cybercat Note: All web pages use HTML code, this site just allows you to select the things you want and they do the coding for you.)
You can see my page I made with this wonderful site at: www.geocities.com/soccershack I'm sure you will have loads of fun because I sure did and it's very quick, easy and cool!!! If you have any problems you can contact me through my pen-pal number that should be listed above.
Beth, 13, New Mexico

Want to learn how to make killer web graphics for your webpages? Get the latest version of paint shop pro! Goto http://www.jasc.com and select to download the 30 day trail version if you don't feel like paying for a program. There is also an animation trial program to help you make animations too!
Don't know where to start in making web graphics? Goto http://www.psptips.com. They give awsome design tips in helping you make web graphics including directions! You can also go to http://www.pspro.aphid.net for more design tips and other links to other paint shop pro design tips pages! Enjoy the fun!
Also if you wanna get gossip about MTV's ex-New Orleans' Real Worlder, Julie, go to her site http://www.planethulie.com. It has interesting stuff that girls would seem to like including her online journal. Great graphics there!
Taryn, 16, Louisiana

I think a great experience is to learn how to make a webpage. I know how and I'm really glad. I've even got my own up on the web, the address is: http://www.mwprojects.com/natureclub/. Check it out! I've also got more coming. To learn how to make a website, there are many books & articles you can check out. Including some that me & my dad have written. I think you really should try it. It's a lot of fun!!!
Stacy, Ohio

Hi!! I have a lot of webpages and I like making them so I want to help you make them!! My favorite site to make webpages on is www.expage.com because you can create every single part of your webpage. You go to expage.com and then hit create/update webpage. You have to think up really weird passwords and pagenames.
When you get in you can pick your background, an animated picture for the bottom of your page, a picture for the top of your page, and a design you want between each section. The title and slogan are one line things you type. The middle is one or two paragraphs that tell about yourself or something else you want to talk about. The bottom is another one line thing. Then you can hit "features" and pick if you want jokes, comics, a guest book, background music, and pictures. Then tell all your friends about you webpage!!!
Caitlin 9,Ohio

Cool Games

There is this really great site called neopets.com. The pets are real. You not only have to get what they call neopoints but, you have to feed,play and wash him/her and they have many species to choose from. You can play games, build a shop or a guild. I have been a member for a long time and love it. Your pet can date, get married and have kids. Remember this site www.neopets.com
Katina, 10, Georgia

Hi everyone!
I just have a site for you guys to go to! Go to www.bignetwork.com! Its a great site! You can play games there and chat and so many people there are nice. Also, there are guides that come there. I have lots of friends there. My screen name at bignetwork.com is TennisGirl12. Some of my friends` screen names at bignetwork are SportzGurl, Heather, greendaygirl, ss4goku, CHRIS and lots of others! You could go as a guest or go in as a username.
There are also single player games. And also for emotional things you can make the text blue by putting a / line before your sentence. You could also make lobbies (only if your a member) and invite people and maybe even have an online party! This site is lots of fun and its not that popular so there are not that many people there! Thats what I like about it. Most of the day 10-30 players come on! Please check out this site!
Alyssa, 11

Have you ever tried finding a site with the most or the best games? If you have then have I got a site for you!! It's called nick.com(www.nick.com). It has games for all occasions! The games always change (Maybe once every couple of weeks).
If you don't like games, there are also fun polls on each page,music and cool reviews on T.V. shows! Check it out!!!!!!
Sarah, 11, Canada

I have been playing a game by MICROPROSE called "Roller Coaster Tycoon". The game is really cool because you get to build your own Amusement Park in different environments. Examples would be like a forest, desert, or lake. Also you get to build roller coasters.
The game has a tutorial in the beginning if you want to learn the game better. But when I got the game I just loaded it and stated to play. The game is really easy if you have some computer skills. I would give this game 4 stars .
You can find this game at any computer store or buy it online at www.rollercoastertycoon.com There you can get tips and see cool screenshots. Go to the web page and check it out!
Jenella, 12, California PP#178671
Edited by: Becky, 13, Minnesota

THE SIMS RULES! Warning! This game will cause you to be addicted the moment you start playing! Given the option to control your person's personality and life, when they eat, sleep, shower, go to work, watch tv, and much more, you won't be able to stop playing. It's a game that allows you every option available, and with it's new expansion, the game has risen to unheard of fun!
Michelle, 15, Washington

Review for the Sims Expansion pack:
(Cybercat Note: There are two expansion packs for the Sims: House Party and Livin' Large.) I love this expansion pack. You can do all sorts of new and cool things! In this game, you can get abducted by aliens (haven't had that happen yet), have roaches all over, and new furniture! For all of the Sims lovers, get this awesome expansion pack!
Sonia, 11, California