webbasics

=Web Authoring Basics=

Getting Started Advanced Authoring Skills Publishing to the Web

Also see Web Tools, Accessibility Basics, CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver

The University of South Carolina is changing the rules for official web pages through the Web Redesign and Redevelopment project. I will attempt to keep up with these changes at Web Site - USC At this time, the USC web project is apparently only going to be used for sites that are related to the marketing of programs. There are many pages on the current College of Education site that are very important, but don't serve as a tool for marketing. The COE may need to come up with another system for projects, services, and other items that don't fit into the new system, such as professional/personal pages that many faculty members and instructors have made that they use to share information about their teaching, research and service projects. It is unclear at this time if the Support Services site or the site for the Center of Excellence in Technology for Special Education will be able to use the new USC content management system. I started a page for Web Sites - COE that may be needed if a second system really does have to be established.


 * GETTING STARTED **

WebMonkey http://www.webmonkey.com/

Beginners Tutorial http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/beginner This five step tutorial gives easy to understand information about creating your own website

Working with the Web http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/web/index.html

Web Authoring Tutorials http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/tutorials/webauthoring/index.html

Web Authoring Tutorials http://www.webreference.com/authoring/tutorials.html

Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005 http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html

A Brief History of Website Design by Natalie Aranda http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Brief-History-of-Website-Design&id=500936

Putting Together a Web Page: Choosing an HTML Editor http://webdesign.about.com/od/editors/a/aa092898.htm


 * ADVANCED AUTHORING SKILLS **

Special Characters [WebMonkey] http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/special_characters/

Rounded Table Corners Tutorial http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/corners

Writing for the Web {Jakob Nielson) http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/

useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Website http://www.useit.com/

The web design guru that web designers love to hate http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/09/guardianweeklytechnologysection.interviews

Photos as Web Content http://www.useit.com/alertbox/photo-content.html

Mental Models http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mental-models.html

Children's Websites: Usability Issues in Designing for Kids http://www.useit.com/alertbox/children.html

.htaccess Tutorial http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/htaccess Three part tutorial for making password protected pages and error messages.

Web Design & Development I http://www.washington.edu/accessit/webdesign/index.htm Excellent! This course curriculum, by AccessIT, is a "project-based introduction to web design developed for use in secondary schools, grades 9-12. The curriculum emphasizes standards-based and accessible design, is cross-platform and vendor-neutral, and is freely available for teachers to use in their own classrooms."

Web Design & Development I - Student Version http://www.washington.edu/accessit/webdesign/student/index.htm

Web Graphics http://www.washington.edu/accessit/webdesign/student/unit4.htm Four modules: 1: Introduction to Web Graphics, 2: Creating a Web Photo Album, 3: Creating Navigation Buttons, 4: Creating a Web Page Banner

Creating Accessible Images http://www.webaim.org/techniques/images/

Appropriate Use of Alternative Text http://www.webaim.org/techniques/alttext/

Alternative Text Quality http://www.cynthiasays.com/About%20Reports/Alt%20Quality.htm

Alt Format Initiatives http://www.easi.cc/archive/etext/ A presentation by Ron Stewart


 * PUBLISHING TO THE WEB **

Free Web Hosting http://free-webhosting.info/index.php Rates free web hosting services. You can use the Search feature to search their database for free webhosts that meet your needs.

Domain Registry [WebMonkey] http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/domain_registries/ Links to a number of sites where you can register a domain name.

Web Publishing http://www.utexas.edu/learn/

Web Hosting FAQ http://www.webhostingratings.com/faq.html