Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (WAEOPP)
Annual Spring Conference (May 18, 1999)--Madison, WI
Presentation: Technology for the TRIO Professional
Presenter: Raymond Perry Jr, PhD

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Designing Web Sites (Using HTML)

 

 

 

Preparation Phase (Transfer of Word Processing Knowledge and Skills)

Course Handouts (University Technology Services, University of Denver)
The public, and university students and personnel may access handouts for university-sponsored courses (e.g., Windows 98 and the Internet, the 2000 version of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access--also, Outlook 2000 and Web publishing). These handouts provide basic, intermediate, and advance notes about the applications within Office and Windows’ clients.

Your Campus Resources (Examples)

College/University Information Technology Guidelines: UW-Whitewater

Internet Services & Web Development (Instructional Technology Services [ITS])
"….ITS is responsible for the development and the on-going maintenance of the web based Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) as well as the use of the Internet in delivery of instructional material."

Information Technology (IT) Division: UW Oshkosh

Faculty/Staff Training Schedule (Information Technology [IT] Division)
...registration information, and the spring 1999 technology-related training schedule for UW Oshkosh faculty and staff. Additionally, Academic Computing, a department of the IT Division, UW Oshkosh, provides links to files with general and campus-based information related to the use of technology.

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Design Phase (Software and Guides)

A Beginner's Guide to HTML (PDF Version)
An essential public domain guide, which was created by the NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Application), University of Illinois. You may access and print the HTML Version of this guide.

The Bare Bones Guide to HTML 4.0 (by Kevin Werbach)
An introduction with English language files (i.e., plain text or ASCII, and HTML and zip). (Foreign language translations of this Guide are available.) HTML commands for: Basic Elements; Defining the Structure; Formatting; Positioning (text and graphics); Forms, Tables, and other areas that may be included in the constriction of a Web site.

MSA (Matt's Script Archive, Inc.)
Web site designers and programmers will find download options for Perl CGI scripts, C++, htmlscript template applications, and links to other script archives.

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 Web-Based Tutorials (and Classes)

So, you want to make a Web Page! 2.02 (Joe Barta / Professional Web Design)
Five lessons, an index, and a quick reference for text, graphics, formatting, and miscellaneous options. Additionally, Professional Web Design provides tutorials for:

HTML Goodies (developer.com / EarthWeb)
HTML Goodies was created by Joe Burns, Ph.D.--it contains many tutorials for HTML, XML, SGML, DHTML, and a comprehensive repositories for JavaScript and other scripting languages. A valuable site for intermediate and advanced Web site development and maintenance.

Quality Resources for Web Authors (Professional Web Design)
A directory of Professional Web Design, which provides links to resources for typical HTML formatting and advanced options such as VRML, JavaScripts, CGI Scripting, Audio, etc.

Web Teacher
The following directories of Web Teacher provide tutorials for integrating JavaScripts and CGI scripts into Web sites:

The Internet and the World Wide Web (University Technology Services, University of Denver)
An Internet seminar, plus many directories and files that explain areas related to Web site design.

Introduction to Web Design 101 (Cal State Hayward)
Although this site is a Web-based course, files within the Basic Web Design and Web Graphics sections are accessible to the public. (Browser add-ons may be necessary to view some files in the latter section.)

Finding Information on the Internet--A Tutorial
This tutorial presents the substance of Internet Workshops offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. Note: Some documents, especially those in the "handouts" sections, require (Adobe) Acrobat Reader to open the files.

Berkeley Digital Library SunSite
A basic set of HTML tags (formatting, links, embellishments, and special characters); and An Advanced Set of HTML Tags (Forms and Tables).

HTML Primer (DevStart.com)
A site with seven tutorials for created Web sites using HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Links are provide to other directories with relevant design options (e.g., frames, tables, meta tags, etc.). 

Link to Learn Professional Development (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
A directory of the Link To Learn Project, which includes public resources related to the Internet and Web, and specific technology topics. Documents are available in PDF, HTML, and in some cases, multimedia formats.

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Enhancements--Clip Art, Animated Graphics, and Counters

ClipArtConnection.com
A well-organized directory is provided for access to a variety of free animated clip art. The commercial component includes a number of ads--notwithstanding, there are interesting graphics that will help with customizing your Web site.

Our Virtual Mall--Graphics Warehouse
Free graphics in the following directories: animated graphics; backgrounds; lines and dividers; buttons and icons; non-animated graphics; and special graphics.

Realm Graphics
The Archive Topics section includes free graphics for: advertising banners, backgrounds, bullets, buttons, icons, lines, and design sets.

Barry's Clip Art Server
Indexes for free clipart, and a search option. Links are provided for a large collection of free clip art, including animated GIFs. Also, shareware options for animating images are identified.

AAA Free Clip Art
Static clip art is listed by categories--a resource to add different dimension to your Web site and its directories. The commercial components of this site include banner ads (some ads are based on Java Scripts).

 Analysis of Your Web Site Directories

Dr. Watson (Addy & Associates)
A free service that may be use to analyze various HTML functions (e.g., syntax, link verification, spelling, etc.) for each URL within your Web site. A detailed report is generated. Note: This service (i.e., Dr. Watson) is not affiliated with the utility within Microsoft Windows.

Single Page Analysis
A directory of Tom Tongue (a.k.a., Doctor HTML). This directory provides analysis options for a single Web directory. Select specific options or receive a comprehensive analysis. A good service for verifying the links within the directories of your Web site. Web site analyses (i.e., multiple directories) are available for subscribers.

 

 

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