IT 111 Week 9 Podcast

This podcast include announcements, some information about Assignment 7 and Chapter 10, and tips for the final web site project.

Don't forget to check out the Chapter 10 updates from the textbook web site. There's an error in the textbook and you'll want to know about it in advance before you get frustrated.

Speaking of the textbook web site, you might want to use the Chapter 4 page to find free-to-use images and logo and navigation button generators for your final project. Past students have found them helpful.

You can also find images at Flickr. Many are available as long as you give the author credit.

Listen to the Week 9 Podcast. (3:25 minutes)
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IT 111 Week 8 Podcast

I took this picture during the lunar eclipse on February 20th. It didn't turn out too well because I didn't use a tripod but I'm glad I spent some time watching the eclipse.

This podcast has some course updates and information about Assignment 6. I hope everyone has noticed that I've extended the due dates for Assignment 6, Quiz 6, Assignment 7, and Quiz 7. Also, there are come Chapter 6 updates that you should review before you start working on Assignment 6.

I'm ordering online course evaluations that will be sent to the email address that's on file with the college. Visit the Online Student Kiosk to make sure it is correct.

Listen to the IT 111 Week 8 Podcast. (3:48 minutes)
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I hope everyone is getting a chance to enjoy the spring-like weather we've been having!

IT 111 Week 7 Podcast

This is a short tutorial (3:30 minutes) that provides 4 tips for avoiding CSS validation errors. I hope you'll find it helpful.

This podcast has some information about Assignment 5 which is based on Chapter 9 in the textbook. Notice that we are skipping around again. I also hope everyone is aware that I've extended the due date for Assignment 5 to Thursday, February 21. It might take a bit longer to understand how Cascading Style Sheets work and to complete the assignment which is a little longer than some others.

I encourage you to make the W3Schools CSS Reference List a bookmark or favorite. It is an excellent resource for coding your CSS.

Have a good holiday weekend everyone but don't wait too long to start Chapter 9 and Assignment 5.

Listen to the IT 111 Week 7 Podcast. 3:21)
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IT 111 Week 6 Podcast

This podcast includes some general course information, an introduction to the second discussion assignment, and some advice on studying for the test next week. Discussion 2 gives you practice in applying the web design principles from Chapter 7 in our textbook. In addition, I found a great article from Smashing Magazine called "10 Principles of Effective Web Design." I encourage you to read it.

I've also included a short recording I made from a screen reader simulator that will give you a real world example of how blind people experience the web. You can access the simulator yourself. At the very least, it will help you understand why it's important to include the title and summary attributes in your table tags.

Listen to the Week 6 Podcast. (4:56 minutes)
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