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webTeacher
This tutorial starts with "What is a browser?" but you can skip to the later
chapters on HTML, CGI and Java.
Whatis.com and NetLingo
Both sites are online dictionaries of the jargon of the Internet, but they both provide
more for "newbies" (you can look up the meaning).
School Home Page Building
Blocks
Covers all the major areas of site creation.
All Things Web
A wonderful site for beginners, but with plenty of information for more advanced users.
With this site, you may not need to buy all those Web authoring books.
FrontPage Tutorial
Microsoft walks you through creating a basic Web site with FrontPage. Once you have
the basics, you can get more information at the FrontPage 98 How To Page.
- Global SchoolNet Training: Designing and
Publishing Your Own School WWWeb Pages
- webTeacher Tutorial
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The Web Site Garage
Ever wonder what the difference between a professional site and your site is?
Come here and check it out. You type in your URL, and the mechanic rates your site
in seven areas, and tells you what you should do to fix your site. For free. There
are other free services available, too. Note that the GIF Lube feature here doesn't
seem to be as good as the GIF Wizard site, listed below under Graphics.
Bobby
A free service that tests your Web page to ensure it meets standards for accessibility for
the disabled. Use the online version to test a single page, or download the
application and test your whole site.
HotWired: Webmonkey
This is a site by Webmasters for Webmasters. There is some information for
beginners, but it's a better resource for experienced Webmasters looking for info on how
to do specific tasks.
WebDeveloper.com
All sorts of info from Web Developer magazine. Also a Developers' Forum bulletin
board: post a question and have it answered by other developers.
devSearch.com
A search engine which searches the top 20 Web developer sites for you.
Web Design & Review
Lots of info, tips and reviews on Web page design.
Excite for Web Servers
A free search engine to let visitors search your site. It's not supported, it
only works on some platforms, but hey, it's free.
HTML Goodies
Tutorials, tips, images, JavaScript files. Lots and lots of goodies.
Netscape's Web Site Tool
Chest
A sprinkling of clip art, Java, and copyright info. Also check out Netscape's Open Studio.
Free Java Development Software
Sun is giving away Java development tools to schools. Among the products
available are Java Workshop and Java Studio. Check out the details.
Sun's Java Site
Sun's site has lots of propaganda, information, applets, etc.
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Sunsite
What a Java site should be. Thorough and fun.
Java Boutique
Loads of Java applets, plus instructions on creating applets and putting them in your
site. Forums for talking with other Java users.
BeanPot
Just starting up, with only a few free beans now, but maybe it will grow....
JavaBeans from Sun
Sun has some JavaBeans you can add to Java Studio.
Gamelan: The Official Directory for Java
This Sun-sponsored directory has a long list of resources (articles, downloads) for
Java Developers, some free, some for sale.
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HTML for Educators
GIF Wizard
You've read articles by hardcore designers about optimizing image size, but wouldn't
know where to really begin. Come here. For a fee, this site will look at your
image and tell you how to reduce the size. Try a free demo, and see how a pro would
reduce the size of your image.
Yahoo's
Web graphics site
A great place to start your hunt for cool graphics for your site.
30 Free Graphics Tools
ZDNet's picks for the best free graphics tools out there.
CoolText
Another place to get free text effects for your site. A bunch of other graphics
like buttons and bars are promised, but not available.
Art Today
For $17.95 per year, you get access to tons of images and fonts. OK, so not all
the images are GIFs or JPEGs, but there are still thousands of choices here, and it's all
searchable.
Symbols.com
A searchable collection of 2500 symbols. Find the history of a symbol, or download
it for your own use. "The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by
Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti."
Pantone
OK, so you know that browsers can only handle 216 colors before they start dithering
(or, in the case of AOL's browser, choking). But do you know what the 216 colors
are? And their hexadecimal RGB codes? Pantone makes a nice product called
ColorWeb so that you can have that info at your side. The software is Mac-only, but
the color wheel is great; look up the color without pestering your computer.
HEX
Finder
Don't want to pay for the ColorWeb color wheel? Download HEX Finder. It's
free, and shows you what a color will look like, and tells you if it's Web-friendly.
And you should definitely support software made by people named Björn.
Lynda's Non-Dithering Colors
Don't want to pay Pantone or download from Björn? Visit Lynda's page of
swatches, each with the corresponding hexadecimal and RGB values. This site has
other info for Web designers, too, including a page
which succinctly describes what the heck I've been talking about in the last three
paragraphs.
Adding Images [Photographs] to Your
Site
This page gives an overview of the process of putting photographs on the Web, from getting
the photos to protecting your copywright.
The Ultimate Web Hosting Guide
Web hosting is probably the way to go for most districts. Your ISP will probably
give you space for free, but if not, check out this site.
Web66 Classroom Internet Server Handbook
This site has quick lessons on setting up and using Internet servers on Macintosh, Windows
95 and Windows NT.
Want some credentials? There are some groups offering certification for Web
professionals. There isn't really a standard, but you can take a look.
Microsoft Certification
Sun
Microsystems Java Certification
Novell Certified Internet Professional
NetGuru Technologies Certified Internet Webmaster
USWeb Professional Certification
Program
National Association of Webmasters
Association of Internet Professionals
Association of Web Professionals
RelevantKnowledge
This company keeps stats on who's visiting what sites. To get the good info you have
to pay, but the product demos and press releases have useful tidbits.
Who's Marketing Online
Want to know how to get people to visit your site? Come here for some ideas.
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