Introduction to Web DesignStudent Resource LinksDiscover additional Web design resources on the Internet. Be sure to ask a parent or teacher for permission before accessing the Web. Always ask a teacher or parent for permission before you download, install, or save any program to your home or school computer! IMPORTANT NOTE: The Internet sites listed on this page are not under the control of Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Glencoe does not guarantee the content of these sites, their ongoing availability, or links that may be added or deleted. We encourage teachers and parents to preview these sites before students access them. Accessibility Resources
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Clip Art and Sound Resources
Computer Security
Copyrights and Trademarks
Government Resources
Java Resources
JavaScript Resources
Online Resources and Research Tools
Products and Services Vendors
Programming Resources
Technology Information, Resources, and Reference Materials
Web Color
Web Site Design Evaluation Rubrics
Web Development Resources
Web Site Domain Name Resources
XHTML and HTML Tips and Tutorials
Accessibility Resources
The following sites provide guidelines and information on how to make Web sites accessible to everyone.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/resources/#gl W3C Web Accessibility Checklist:
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html W3C Accessibility Features of CSS:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS-access W3C CSS Validation Service:
http://www.w3.org/QA/2003/08/css-validator/validator.html.en The Americans with Disabilities Act:
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm Hermish – HTML Tools for Better Web pages:
http://www.hermish.com HiSoftware Cynthia Says Portal
http://www.cynthiasays.com Lighthouse International:
http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/ Microsoft - Accessibility:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable Section 508:
http://www.section508.gov/ Usability.gov
http://usability.gov/pdfs/chapter3.pdf Useit.com – Jakob Nielsen’s Web site:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20011111.html University of Wisconsin - Accessible Web Page Design:
http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/pub_resources.htm Watchfire WebXACT:
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
These sites can help you learn more about cascading style sheets.
W3C CSS Home Page:
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ CSS Style-Sheets.com:
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Clip Art and Sound Resources
These sites provide graphics and sound clips for use in your online projects.
Barry’s Clip Art:
http://www.barrysclipart.com Discovery Channel Clip Art Gallery:
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/ FindSounds:
http://www.findsounds.com/ FreeClipArt.com:
http://www.free-clip-art.com Getty Image Bank:
http://creative.gettyimages.com/ Microsoft Office Clip Art:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx National Science Foundation:
http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2 Pics4Learning:
http://www.pics4learning.com Public Domain Photos:
http://www.photos8.com
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Computer Security
These links can help you learn more about computer and Internet security issues.
CERT Coordination Center:
http://www.cert.org Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection – IP3 Security in the News:
http://www.thei3p.org/ Internet Storm Center:
http://isc.sans.org/ McAfee:
http://www.mcafee.com Microsoft Security Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/ Norton:
http://www.norton.com Back to Top
Copyrights and Trademarks
These links can help you learn more about copyright and fair use laws.
U.S. Copyright Office:
http://www.copyright.gov/ U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
http://www.uspto.gov/ Back to Top
Government Resources
These links will point you toward helpful government organizations.
Firstgov.gov:
http://www.firstgov.gov/ Federal Trade Commission Web Site (COPPA information): http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html National Science Foundation:
http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2 U.S. Copyright Office:
http://www.copyright.gov/ U.S. Department of Labor:
http://www.dol.gov U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
http://www.uspto.gov/ Back to Top
Java Resources
These links can help you learn more about the Java programming language.
Developer.com Gamelan:
http://www.developer.com/java/ Sun Microsystems® Java™ Home Page:
http://java.sun.com/
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JavaScript Resources
These links can help you find pre-made JavaScripts and build scripts of your own.
The JavaScript Source:
http://javascript.com Bodo.com Free JavaScripts:
http://www.bodo.com/javacool.htm Codebox JavaScript Game of Life:
http://codebox.org.uk/controller?page=misc.GameOfLife W3 Schools JavaScript Examples:
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples.asp
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Online Resources and Research Tools
These links provide information on different online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other specialized resource sites and research tools.
Boutell.com Web Resources:
http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/sizeofweb.html Cuil.com The World’s Biggest Search Engine:
http://www.cuil.com Dictionary.com:
http://www.dictionary.com OneLook Dictionaries:
http://www.onelook.com Merriam-Webster:
http://www.m-w.com Brittanica Online:
http://www.brittanica.com New York Times Learning Network:
http://nytimes.com/learning/ New York Times, Science:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/science/31computer.html?th&emc=th New York Times, Technology, Military Supercomputer:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/technology/09petaflops.html?th&emc=th New York Times, Technology, Military Supercomputer:
http://www.nytimes.com/technology/ Payscale.com:
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/computer-science-degree.asp SitePoint:
http://www.sitepoint.com Thesaurus:
http://thesaurus.reference.com RefDesk:
http://www.refdesk.com Bartleby:
http://bartleby.com iTools:
http://iTools.com The Internet Public Library:
http://www.ipl.org Chuck Upsdell, Browser News:
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trends.htm W3C Schools Glossary:
http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_glossary.asp
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Products and Services Vendors
These links provide information on different computer products and services manufacturers.
Adobe Software:
http://www.adobe.com Apple:
http://www.apple.com Cisco Systems:
http://www.cisco.com Dell:
http://dell.com Gateway:
http://www.gateway.com Intel:
http://www.intel.com/education/ Iomega:
http://www.iomega.com/ Ipswitch FTP Software:
http://www.ipswitch.com Microsoft Home Page:
http://www.microsoft.com McAfee:
http://www.mcafee.com Norton:
http://www.norton.com Sun Microsystems® Home Page:
http://www.sun.com
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Programming Resources
These sites provide tips, tutorials and scripts for various programming languages.
About.com Writing a PDA-Friendly Web Site:
http://webdesign.about.com/od/pdas/a/aa060500a.htm About.com Writing Web Pages for the iPhone:
http://webdesign.about.com/od/pdas/a/aa070207.htm AJAX Tutorial.com:
http://www.petefreitag.com/item/515.cfm Developer.com:
http://www.developer.com HTML Goodies:
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ Scripts.com Online Web Scripts Dictionary:
http://www.scripts.com/ W3C Amaya Open Source Software:
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
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Technology Information, Resources, and Reference Materials
These sites provide useful news and information about computer technology. ars technica:
http://arstechnica.com Computer History Museum:
http://www.computerhistory.org Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com University of Minnesota Duluth, Web Design References:
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/webdesign/navigation.html Design Meltdown:
http://www.designmeltdown.com/mounted.aspx?s=/chapters/Grid/Default.aspx Design Shack:
http://designshack.co.uk/ Experience Dynamics:
http://experiencedynamics.blogs.com/site_search_usability/2007/10/what-is-design-.html Hardware Central:
http://www.hardwarecentral.com Hobbes’ Internet Timeline:
http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE):
http://www.ieee.org Internet Society — History of the Internet:
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/ Internet.com:
http://www.internet.com Logo Design:
http://www.logodesignlove.com/logo-awards-design-blog Nature Video Archive:
http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/antikythera/ Media History Project:
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu One Stat:
http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox8.html TechWeb.com:
http://www.techweb.com Sun Microsystems® Home Page:
http://www.sun.com Typekit.com:
http://blog.typekit.com/2009/05/27/introducing-typekit/ W3C Schools Tables:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_table_cellbackground Webopedia:
http://www.webopedia.com/ Whatis.com:
http://whatis.techtarget.com
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Web Color
These links can help you learn more about Web-safe color palettes and color theory.
Color Matters:
http://www.colormatters.com/ Color Scheme Designer:
http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Design Library:
http://www.design-lib.com/color_tool_mixer.php Lynda.com:
http://www.lynda.com/ Newark1 Web Color Theory Resource:
http://www.newark1.com/color/000107.html VisiBone:
http://www.visibone.com/
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Web Site Design Evaluation Rubrics
Use these resources to help you evaluate and improve your Web sites.
Cool Home Pages:
http://www.coolhomepages.com Lynda.com:
http://www.lynda.com/ UseIt:
http://www.useit.com Web Style Guide:
http://www.webstyleguide.com
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Web Development Resources
These links will help you find information on building Web sites.
Developer.com:
http://www.developer.com Hillman Curtis, Inc.:
http://www.hillmancurtis.com/ Lynda.com:
http://www.lynda.com/ Microsoft Developer Network:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ World Wide Web Consortium:
http://www.w3.org Web Developer Virtual Library:
http://www.wdvl.com/index.html Web Diner:
http://www.webdiner.com Welie.com Patterns in Interaction Design:
http://www.welie.com/index.php Web Site Tips:
http://websitetips.com
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Web Site Domain Name Resources
These links can help you learn more about Web site domain names and registration.
InterNIC:
http://www.internic.com/ ICANN:
http://www.icann.org/ Network Solutions:
http://www.networksolutions.com
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XHTML and HTML Tips and Tutorials
Use these links to learn more about working with HTML.
Design Tutorials:
http://www.debbietdesigns.com/learn/16/saving-an-xhtml-file/#everything HTML Goodies:
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ W3 Schools:
http://www.w3schools.com/
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