IT 111 Week 6 Podcast - Summer 2008

This is a screen snapshot of Mark Meyer's web site. He teaches ART 210 - Computer Art and I'm highly recommending this class to those who want to take more classes that relate to web design and development. Mark is a GREAT instructor!

This podcast has a few announcements, a quick overview of XHTML forms and the Chapter 9 Assignment, and some tips for the final project.

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IT 111 Week 5 Podcast Summer 2008

This podcast has several announcements, some ideas from the Edward Tufte workshop I attended last week, and a brief overview of Chapter 7.

The web site for WebAnywhere, a web-based application for blind people that allows them to use public computers, is shown to the left. I've been thinking a lot about accessibility and decided to include a short audio portion from the WebAIM screen reader simulator in this podcast, too. I've mentioned screen reader devices this quarter and this will give you a chance to hear what they sound like.

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IT 111 Week 4 Podcast - Summer 2008

This podcast has some announcements, a book recommendation, and tips for the Chapter 6 Assignment. The book I highly recommend is shown to the left - Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. The NSCC Library has 2 copies of it if you'd like to check it out.

I must say, I can hardly believe we are already half way through the quarter. Thanks to all of you who are keeping up and doing such great work!

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IT 111 Week 3 Podcast - Summer 2008

This is a short video (4:21 minutes) I took during our Fourth of July celebration last week. I used my Flip Video Camera to film these activities.

This week's podcast has some announcements as well as some discussion of important topics from Chapter 4 on Visual Elements and Graphics. There's also an introduction to the Chapter 5 Assignment.

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IT 111 Week 2 Podcast

This week you'll start learning Cascading Style Sheets or CSS. The screen snapshot at the left shows the W3School CSS Reference which I highly recommend you bookmark or favorite. It explains each of the properties used in CSS and also has "Try it yourself demos" so you can see immediately if you're getting the new concepts.

This week's podcast has some announcements as well as information on my communication style and grading practices. It also has some tips on the Chapter 3 Assignment due on Thursday, July 3.

Have a good 4th of July, everyone.

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