Useful Links

see all the links from my blog and the WebQuest , plus many others, some of them very useful .

Two useful books:

JavaScript for the World Wide Web. Fourth Edition., Tom Negrino and Dori Smith, Peachpit Press, 2001, ISBN 0-201-73517-2. You will need this book the last 4-5 weeks of class

HTML for the World Wide Web, Fifth Edition with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press,

Computer Related:

• Webopedia - an online computer and internet technology dictionary. Key words that appear in definitions are hyperlinked. http://www.webopedia.com/
• A giant list of emoticons by Computer User.
  http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html

Software for the second part of this course:

FTP

You can access your personal space from home, either through your web browser or a dedicated program called an "FTP client". You can try WinSCP3.

Education - General

British Columbia Ministry of Education—information relevant to students, parents, and teachers, such as past provincial examinations and Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs).

Technology & Society

• ISC’s Internet Domain—This site claims to show the Internet’s growth in real time.
• Virtually Vancouver Online—This is an interesting commercial site that allows you to visit selected areas of the city through Apple’s Quicktime VR technology.
• Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)—This site allows you to go back in time on the Web. You can see how a selection of institutional web sites used to look (back to 1996).
• Ethics in Computing—This site offers a good selection of thoughtful articles and essays on topics related to ethics in computing.
• Virgina Shear's "Netiquette" (Inter"Net" Etiquette).
  http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html

Technology for Learning & Teaching

• WebQuest—This web site is sponsored by San Diego State University. It enhances classroom learning and teaching in several ways.
• ThinkQuest—This deals with the Web as printing press. Whether on your school’s web site or through the international ThinkQuest operation, every student can now publish to the world.

Evaluating Web-Based Resources

• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Information

PowerPoint Tutorials

• PowerPoint in the Classroom
• Baycom Group Tutorial