From the magazine, Technology and Learning, May '99

( These links were checked and updated, June 19, 2004)

Topic : Sources of Help and Advice

Graphics and Site Planning Advice

Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia - an online book co-written by Richard A. Schwier, Earl Misanchuk and Elizabeth Boling. It is the authors hope and belief that the information contained at this site will help teachers to decide which multimedia products are more effective for instruction. Teachers will be able to make better choices in developing their curriculum materials. ( July 2004 )

Web Page Development - Web page tips and many more resources.

Cyber Guides - read two sets of guidelines, developed by a high school library media specialist, for evaluating curriculum content and graphic design of Web sites

Grafx Design Tutorials - site offers focused lessons in the use of Photoshop, CorelDraw, animated GIF's and more

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators : Critical Evaluation Surveys - check out the evaluation surveys to help students at various grade levels evaluate the quality of Web sites they find to support their project work

Web Design for Designers - this thorough site offers tips on everything

Yale Web Style Guide - thorough article discussing story boarding and information flow design

Usability - The sites listed here all offer advice on creating sites that are easy to navigate and understand.

Cyber Behaviour Research Center - Human Behavior and the Web

Jacob Nielson's "Alertbox" - Current Issues in Web Usability

Usability Methods Toolbox - brought to you by James Home, the Usability Methods Toolbox! is an attempt to compile information about almost all of the methods and techniques used in usability evaluation.

Usable Web - Usable Web is a collection of links about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web.

User Interface Engineering - Founded in 1988, User Interface Engineering is a leading research-driven company specializing in web-site and product usability.

Learning and Practicing HTML

Andy Carvin's HTML Crash Course for Educators - Carvin presents an HTML crash course for educators in seven lessons

Web Developer's Virtual Library - one stop HTML authoring and design site

Dr. HTML - this utility searches your Web site for about a dozen different variables

The Travelling Tutor : Web Workshop - learn the basics of page creation, incorporating images, and practicing HTML

Topic : Online Clip Art

Art Today - subscription based service promising access to over 2.1 million images

Barry's Clip Art Server - collection of images and animations donated by a number of different artists

Bellsnwhistles - site offers animations and numerous other free graphics

Clipart.com - subscription-based Web site with an extensive collection of links to Internet clip art services

Club Unlimited - subscription-based Web site with thousands of images for members

Grsites.com - site offers 10,000 bullets, buttons, icons and clip art images plus nearly 4824 background tiles

Infinite Fish - excellent background graphics plus assorted other images

WiseGorilla - maintained by Susan Metalis, this site features free educational clip art and links to other quality educational clip art.

Flaming Text - At FlamingText you can create cool, custom images for FREE, to use on your website, or in your e-mail. This site is very popular with middle school students.

Topic : Ideas for Hosting and Spreading the Word

Options for Housing Your Site - the following are options of where to house your Web site

Angelfire - Build a site for FREE! We supply everything you need. Easy to use tools, personalized URLs, tons of space.

Yahoo ! Geocities - Build your personal web site at www.geocities.com and join the largest free home page community on the Web.

myschoolonline - Administrators, educators, and organization members - MySchoolOnline provides the tools, ideas, and support you need to quickly and easily build a website.

Homestead - Your complete website building and hosting solution. Offers a free 30 day trial.

Free Web Hosting - Free Web hosting or cheap Web hosting for your personal Web site. You can have a free web site and have it hosted free too.

Spreading the Word

Listing Services - here are some listing services that help you get listed with key search engines

Search Engine Promotion and Submission - site submission

URL Submission & Promotion - multiple submission sites and promotional hints

Tools : Site Promotion - these tools will help you promote your site to several search engines all at once.