IT 111 Podcast#9 for Spring, 2007

This week's podcast has course announcements, a few comments on Chapter 10, and some resources for the final web site project. The screen snapshot to the left shows a forms-based tool called "List-o-matic" that helps create CSS navigation for a web site. You decide on the number of navigation links, the link text and their URLs and then select a style. The CSS and XHTML code are generated for you and you can copy and paste it into your own code. Very cool. The URL for "List-o-matic" is http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic/.

Another resource for your final project is from a recent posting entitled Who Needs Headlines? from the blog A List Apart. It offers several interesting ideas for headlines that can seduce visitors into your web site. Since several of you are creating web sites for selling products or services, I thought it might help you write the copy for your project home page. Find the article at http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whoneedsheadlines.

Listen to the Week 9 Podcast. (5 minutes)
Or, if you prefer, read the transcript. (PDF format)

IT 111 Podcast #8 for Spring, 2007

This is a photo taken last weekend of my great nephew and me. He is about 5 weeks old in this picture and a real cutie, I think.

This podcast has some tips about Assignment 6 which has a new due date because of the holiday weekend. Now it is due on Wednesday, May 30. You'll want to listen to the podcast or read the transcript before you get too far into Chapter 6 and the assignment.

Thanks for the positive feedback on last week's podcast. And, have a great Memorial Day Weekend. It even looks like we'll have nice weather - a special treat.

Listen to the Week 8 podcast. (4:14 minutes)
Or, read the transcript if you prefer. (PDF format)

IT 111 Podcast #7 for Spring 2007

This podcast is a little late but I hope you'll find the content worth waiting for! I attended an event at Microsoft on Friday, May 18 called the Center for Information Technology Excellence 2007 IT Education Futures Summit. IT faculty from community colleges around the state attended and one of the most worthwhile presenations was on employment and hiring for IT students. Listen to the podcast for a summary of this presentation. I've also included some updates on Assignment 5 which is due next Tuesday, May 22.

Listen to the Week 7 podcast. (6:43 minutes)
Or, read the transcript, if you prefer. (PDF format)

Here's a link to the NSCC Career Services web site. I think you'll find it a helpful resource if you're preparing to hit the job market soon.

IT 111 Podcast #6 for Spring 2007

Better late than never, here is the Week 6 podcast. It has some information about the first test and Assignment 5 which covers Cascading Style Sheets. I'm also including a link to a blog posting from A List Apart on CSS. It gives several reasons why you shouldn't be afraid of learning this new type of code and why you'll like it once you learn more about it.

One last reminder, don't wait too long to start working on Assignment 5!

Listen to the Week 6 podcast (3:40 minutes)
Or, read the transcript if you prefer.

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