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General Resources

*useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's WebsiteOpens a Second Window.
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http://www.useit.com

This is by far the best resource to get practical information about designing webspaces for next generation websites.

*Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide Opens a Second Window.
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http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/

In the introduction to this site, designer Patrick J. Lynch writes, "Few existing resources have attempted to approach Web page and site design as a challenge that combines traditional editorial approaches to documents with graphic design, user interface design, information design, and the technical authoring skills required to optimize the HTML code, graphics, and text within Web pages."

This guide is packed with wisdom and is worth a close read from anyone hoping to design an informational Web site that is user friendly, attractive, and purposeful.

 

*The Internet Society Opens a Second Window.
The Internet SOCiety (ISOC) is a professional membership society with more than 150 organizational and 6,000 individual members in over 100 countries. It provides leadership in addressing issues confronting the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).

*Real Media Guide by Berkeley Multimedia Research Center Opens a Second Window.
http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/frame/resources
/how_to/real/index.html

*The Jason Project Opens a Second Window.
http://www.jasonproject.org/

*Creating Cool Color Rollovers Opens a Second Window.
http://www.inquiry.com/techtips/web_pro/files/
10min1098.htm

*World's Smallest Web Server Opens a Second Window.
http://wearables.stanford.edu

*Thinking Critically About WWW Resouces Opens a Second Window.
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college
/instruct/web/critical.htm

*Guide to Producing Live Webcasts Opens a Second Window.http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/novak/webcast/index.htm

*Measuring the Impact of Your Site Opens a Second Window.
http://www.siteimpact.com

*Internet Business Strategies Opens a Second Window.
http://www.knowledgies.com/

*Publicity on the Internet Opens a Second Window.
http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/okeefe

*CNET Opens a Second Window.
http://www.cnet.com

*Shareware.com Opens a Second Window.
http://www.shareware.com/?tag=st.cn.1fd1.ft.sw

 

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Software Developers

*Houghton Mifflin Interactive Opens a Second Window.
http://www.hminet.com/

*Edmark Opens a Second Window.
http://www.edmark.com/

*Eduprise Opens a Second Window.
http://www.eduprise.com/

*Lucas LearningOpens a Second Window.
http://www.lucaslearning.com/

*Intuit Opens a Second Window.
http://www.intuit.com

*Connectix Opens a Second Window.
http://www.connectix.com/

*Lightspan Opens a Second Window.
http://www.lightspan.com

*Saba Opens a Second Window.
http://www.saba.com

*Skillsoft Opens a Second Window.
http://www.skillsoft.com

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Tutorials

*HTML Basics Opens a Second Window.
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http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/teachingtool/html.html

A one page outline of a webpage. Recommended reading for anyone who has no clue of what HTML means! =-)

*Animation TutorialOpens a Second Window.
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http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/multimedia
/tutorials/tutorial1.html

*Berkeley's Intro to Computers - IDS110!
If you need to brush up on your basic computer skills check this class out. You'll need a high-speed connection, at least a cable modem or DSL to benefit from the lectures. We suggest you start with Lecture 2 so you won't have to listen to all the administrative information given to students taking the course on campus.

*DHTML Zone Opens a Second Window.
http://www.dhtml-zone.com/

*Dreamweaver TutorialOpens a Second Window. ***
http://wally.rit.edu/instruction/web/drw/index.html

*Ezone Opens a Second Window.
http://www.mcp.com/distance_learning/

*Interface Design Opens a Second Window.
http://www.interface-design.net/

*Project Cool for Enhancing Your Websites Opens a Second Window.
http://www.projectcool.com/guide/enhancing/

*Squishy's Crash Course on Information ArchitectureOpens a Second Window.
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http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/design
/tutorials/tutorial1.html

This is a great tutorial and gets to the point. I recommend everyone scanning this article for useful tips before designing a web site.

*Web Developers Guide to DHTML Opens a Second Window.http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/holzner/DYNAMIC/index.html

*Web Pages That Suck Opens a Second Window.
http://www.websitesthatsuck.com/

*Web Teacher Opens a Second Window.
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http://www.webteacher.org

webTeacher is a comprehensive, interactive, 80-hour, self-guided and self-paced tutorial, available to teachers free over the Internet. Created by teachers, the service helps educators master the Internet and integrate new technologies into student learning. Teachers can learn to navigate the 'Net, link to educational web sites, develop lesson plans, create their own home pages, find tips on Internet safety, and more. From the National Cable Television Association and TECH Corps.

I thought this would also be useful because it is a good example of how to build instruction on the web. webTeacher is an interactive guide and lets you put your new knowledge to work immediately through their online exercises and activities.

*Web66 Opens a Second Window.
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http://web66.coled.umn.edu/

Web66 is designed to facilitate the introduction of World Wide Web technology into K-12 schools. Goals are "to help K12 educators learn how to set up their own Internet servers, to link K12 web servers and the educators and students at those schools, and to help K12 educators find and use K12 appropriate resources on the web."

*Webmonkey Dynamic HTML Opens a Second Window.
http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/dynamic_html
/tutorials/tutorial1.html

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eLearning Management Tools

*Allaire Forum - Has several products colleges and universities can use to develop and deliver a range of Web applications that can be built to work with existing legacy systems. This tool has been used to streamline administrative processes, enhance student services and makes interactive distance learning a reality.

There are two white papers you can download to get more info. They are: ColdFusion 4.5 Higher Education Data Sheet and ColdFusion Version 4.5 White Paper for Higher Education

NOTE: The ColdFusion whitepapers are in PDF format. If you have problems opening a PDF file, download the free Acrobat Reader.

*BlackboardOpens a Second Window.

*click2learn.comOpens a Second Window.

*Convene.comOpens a Second Window.

*DiscoverWareOpens a Second Window.

*eEducationOpens a Second Window.

*EloquentOpens a Second Window.

*eCollegeOpens a Second Window.

*FirstClassOpens a Second Window.

*Generation21Opens a Second Window.

*IntraLearnOpens a Second Window.

*Jones KnowledgeOpens a Second Window.

*LearningSpaceOpens a Second Window.

*LearnLinkOpens a Second Window.

*MacromediaOpens a Second Window.

*MindLeverOpens a Second Window.

*Norton ConnectOpens a Second Window.

*Phoenix WebOpens a Second Window.

*Question Mark SoftwareOpens a Second Window.

*TopClassOpens a Second Window.

*VirtualUOpens a Second Window.

*WebBoardOpens a Second Window.

*WebCTOpens a Second Window.

*Web Course in a BoxOpens a Second Window.

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Graphics Resources

*Internet Type Foundry Index
Typeface News, free fonts, and design resources.
http://www.typeindex.com Opens a Second Window.

*Font Net
Neville Brody's site - designer of The Face, Arena, and Actuel - his web debut is stylish. There is substance here too so check out the various font samples and Fuse magazine.
http://www.type.co.uk Opens a Second Window.

*Clip Art - FREE Graphics
http://www.clipart.com Opens a Second Window.
http://www.clipartconnection.com Opens a Second Window.

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Free Scripts

*Javascript SourcebookOpens a Second Window.
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http://gmccomb.com/javascript/

*Guide to Developoing Intelligent Web Sites with Javascript Opens a Second Window.
http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/ford/

*Project Cool for Enhancing Your Websites Opens a Second Window.
http://www.projectcool.com/guide/enhancing/

 

 

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Online Testing

*E. L. EastonOpens a Second Window.
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http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html

*Exam Builder
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This nifty program allows teachers to create, edit, and administer an exam online through a web browser.

One of the feaures we like best is you can offer students immediate feedback after each question!

*Hot PotatoesOpens a Second Window.
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/

The freeware Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the web.

*Zoomerang.comOpens a Second Window.
http://www.zoomerang.com

FREE and easy to use this site provides you with the ability to conduct online polling and research. They have templates to poll your class or conduct a website review. The only drawback to this site is it only works with the Netscape Navigator web browser.

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