Web page link activity
This activity will give you some experience in using Web links. You should navigate through the page by following the instructions. As you move through this activity, take the opportunity to review the four concepts of web navigation; orientation, purpose, direction, and expectation.
Where are you on the page? How will you get to a known location on the page? What are the known locations?
Answers to the previous questions: When entering a new Web page, you do not really know your orientation. Known locations are either the top or bottom of the page. Once orientating yourself to a known location, you are ready to address your purpose for being at the Web page.
What are you doing on this page? What do you want to accomplish? Answer these questions specifically, not in general. Remember, you have to navigate quickly, making decisions in 20 seconds or less.
Your movement relates to your purpose.
If you want to explore or read what is on the Web page, you will start at the top and move down, one line at a time.
If you want to quickly explore the Web page, you might want to skip much of the details and move downward, jumping to consecutive headings.
Other directions are possible, but these will be brought up within other activities.
A link will move you to a new location. Before executing the link, or movement, think about what your expectation will be when your arive at the new location.
What should happen? What information should you find? How should the page be oriented? Will you still be on the same page?
If you are reading this than you have gone too far. Back up to the previous link.