Faculty of Continuing Education

WWW Homepage Development: Basic

 

Instructor: Dr. Michele Jacobsen

Related Site with Step-by-Step Instructions on Web Design
Web Design on the Fly & Publishing on the World Wide Web
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED COURSE TEXTBOOK
Castro, E. (2000). HTML for the World Wide Web, Latest Edition. Peachpit Press. [On-line] http://www.peachpit.com
Class 1
Introduction to Web Site Design
Class 2
Introduction to HTML tags
Class 3
Continued 
Examination
of HTML
Class 4
Advanced  HTML  Features
Class 5
Looking Ahead
Graduation Day
Participant Demonstrations
  • 2001 - Abby-Do | Next??
  • 2000 -Torch Club |  Canadian Organizers | Leslie's Site | Barb's Crafts | Brendan's Chevy | Tim Mack's Boats  | Tina's Stay At Home Parent's Assoc. Page  | MRC Bookstore by Leesa  |  ZANO Building Services  |
  • 1999 - Dr. Ming Fu Liu's Page | Kirby's World | Nancy's Personal Homepage | Mohamed's Work Site | Michelle's Girls' Site | Fly Fishing by Karen | Tim Williams' page by Kevin |  Crystal's Dino Page
  • 1998 - Susan's Cats | Martin's Homepage | The World Known to Gina... | Mike's Politically Incorrect Page
    		•  Multimedia Web Primer
  • Brad Johnson's Resources
  • Michele's Animation Primer


    • DreamWeaver

    Websites/Books/Articles about HTML and Web Page Design

    Websites

    The following resources offer excellent on-line starting points for those new to HTML. Start with Suzanne Stephens' Mega List.
      HTML Goodies
      A very useful arrangement of basic HTML tags and tutorials. Also a great site for beginning JAVA and JAVASCRIPT stuff.

      "Really Big" Complete Resource for All Web Builders
      The Really Big site offers HTML information, links to graphics sites, and also pointers to more advanced HTML topics.

      The Virtual Library of WWW Development
      A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of web technology. Includes tutorials, examples, and links to other great resources.

      The UserActive Web Site Developer's Center
      BrowserWare:  The Web Center is designed to enable aspiring web programmers to construct and host their web sites, to build and
      develop their programming skills, and to easily share, callborate, and communicate with a community of fellow web
      developers.

      The HTML Compendium Organization
      An extensive resource site with HTML coding information for attributes, rules, events, and so on.

    Articles On Design and Evaluation

    The following articles/sites will be helpful for considering the design of your we pages. You will also find some of these resources in your handouts.
    Shneiderman, B. (1997). Designing Information-Abundant Websites: Issues and Recommendations.
    Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, Department of Computer Science & Institute for Systems Research. University of Maryland.

    Grassian, E. (1998). Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources. UCLA College Library.

    Check out the "Evaluation Criteria" at Teaching Students to Think Critically about Internet Resources.
    A Workshop for Faculty and TAs; University of Washington C&C/UWired Computer Training.

    Kathy Schrock's Guide for Evaluating Internet Information.
    Along with a series of evaluation surveys, Schrock has compiled a comprehensive list of links to other sites on evaluation.

    Books

    The following books are ones that I have found to be helpful when designing and HTML-ing web pages.
    • Castro, E. (1998). Netscape Communicator for Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide. Peachpit Press. [On-line] http://www.peachpit.com
    • Fahey, M. J. (1995). Web Publisher's Design Guide. Coriolis Group Books.
    • Mandel, T. 1997). The Elements of User Interface Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Ryder, R. J., & Hughes, T. (1997). Internet for Educators. Prentice-Hall.
    • Taylor, D. (1995). Creating Cool Web Pages with HTML, 2nd ed. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.

      • Wiederspan, J., & Shotton, C. (1996). Planning and Managing Web Sites on the Macintosh: The Complete Guide to WebSTAR and MacHTTP. Addison-Wesley.
    Related Site also by Michele Jacobsen with Step-by-Step Instructions on Web Design
    Web Design on the Fly & Publishing on the World Wide Web

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    Last update: December 2000