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Workflow for Making an e-Lab . . . or i-Lab:


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Handout: (PDF file with more detail) - Presentation: ppt

Work on your own computer and follow these steps to an e-Lab. After you are finished creating your pages, you MUST upload them to the Tomcat server at Argonne to make your e-Lab fully functional.

For now, 9/6/06, please contact Liz for help.

Section I: Detailed Instructions - Folder with Files
Step 1: Acquire graphics folder and page templates.

Step 2: Replace project page images in the graphics folder USING THE SAME FILE NAMES AND FORMATS as those in the graphics folder.

Step 3. Create project and teacher pages USING THE SAME PAGE NAMES as sample pages. Place any additional images in the graphics folder.

Section II:
Step 4: Develop milestones, references and glossary

Section III:
Step 5. Create student pages header. Replace any images and buttons (optional, you may use cosmic ray e-lab buttons) in the graphics folder and select colors for bands just under header.

Step 6. Replace two nav bar images for teacher pages in the graphics folder.

Step 7. Create student pages.