Helpful Websites
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Chapter 1
Internet Society Internet Histories
This Society was founded by Internet pioneers and is an amazing resource. Read various Internet histories compiled, written, or approved by those who developed the Internet.
Tim Berners-Lee
Visit the website of the founder of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee.
Writing for the Web
Contains research by pioneering researchers John Morkes and Jakob Nielsen about how people read screen-based text. Also has other related, interesting studies and exercises.
The Future of Internet Publishing
Norbert H. Mikula, Senior Online Information Architect at DataChannel, Inc. looks at potential future developments in coding and publishing text and images.
Broadband Week.com
Supplies extensive news and resources on broadband topics.
Business Blog: BloggingWorks Workshops
Offers how-to workshops and business news on the emergence and application of business blogs.
What a Blog Can Do For Your Small Business
Darrell Zahorsky, About.com's Small Business editor, provides solid resources and links about using blogs in small businesses.
Blogger.com
Google’s venture into the world of blogging. See what a blog is and how it works (there are many others out there – just search blogging with any search engine -- but this site has gotten lots of coverage.)
The Why and How of Blogging
An easy-to-use, very informative tutorial on business blogs by Nick Finck
CyberJournalists Blog
A blog site by and for journalists
Blogging Network
A blog site geared to professional writers and publishers
Chapter 2
Interactive Advertising Bureau
Founded in 1996, this organization attempts to set and track trends in online advertising techniques and technology.
NewsLab
Describes the latest news and presentation theories from the world of TV news
Low-End Media for User Empowerment
Research report from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, April 21, 2003, that explains why simple text communicates better with users.
Usability 101
Research report from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, April 25, 2003.An article to give to anyone who doesn't have much time, but needs to know the basic usability facts.
Human Factors International
Website devoted to how humans react to websites
Chapter 3
Email Newsletter Usability
Unlike printed newsletters, email newsletters are created differently and responded to differently. Read how.
Write Right: Polishing Your E-Learning Prose
Article by Laura Francis on how to make sure your multimedia writing is clear, concise, and correct.
Instructional Design
Well-organized series of lessons by Hari Srinivas
ITForum Paper #1, Technology as Cognitive Tools: Learners as Designers
A look by David H. Jonassen, Pennsylvania State University, into computers as vehicles for learning
What Does Research Say About Reading?
Discussion of recent findings regarding cognitive science and reading
Chapter 4
UT (University of Texas) System Crash Course in Copyright
Very user-friendly primer to legal issues surrounding copyrights
U.S. Copyright Office
Discover the latest U.S. federal rulings and processes for copyrights, intellectual property rights, and fair use as it relates to electronic and printed media.
Stanford University Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use
Education-based reference guide to copyrights and fair use laws
Columbia University Press: Guide to Online Style
Guide “to locating, translating, and using the elements of citation for both a humanities style (i.e., MLA and Chicago) and a scientific style (APA and CBE) for electronically-accessed sources.”
Citation Styles
Fromonline! A reference guide to citing Internet sources by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger
Plagiarism.org
Service for educators that helps them track down plagiarized student papers
Presentation Planning: Draw a Logic Tree
Easy to use guide for organizing a presentation
Chapter 5
Dictionary.com
Lots of references including translation dictionaries, style guides, a thesaurus, and word games. (Some services cost money.)
Ethnologue: Languages of the world
An enlightening site about all the ways people communicate worldwide
Consider Your International Audience
Overview by web analyst Larisa Thomason of issues to consider when writing
Are You Cultured? Global Web design and the dimensions of culture
Very thought-provoking article by Aaron Marcus of New Architect
Chapter 6
Difference Between Paper and Online Presentation
Nice one-page summary from Sun Microsystems of appropriate writing styles and text presentation for multimedia
When Bad Copy Attacks
A good-natured look by Marc Alan Holmes at writing quality content for users of business oriented websites
Chapter 7
The Top 5% of Web Sites!
An entertaining look at truly bad emphasis techniques
Hot Design Tips
Outstanding tips for creating and presenting text effectively on a website
Duke University's Center for Instructional Technology
Tutorial: Web and Interactive Media Design "Design Basic: Using Color"
Duke University's Center for Instructional Technology
Tutorial: Web and Interactive Media Design
"The Computer Medium: Font Availability"
Duke University's Center for Instructional Technology
The Computer Medium: Font Sizing
Commercial Fonts
Colorwheel Fact Sheet
For non-art types, this is easily understood
Color Psychology
A very helpful introduction from About.com into how humans relate to colors
Color Association of the United States
In existence since 1915, it studies color trends and consults with businesses
Chapter 8
Duke University's Center for Instructional Technology
Tutorial: Web and Interactive Media Design, Design Basics: Using White Space
Yale Web Style Guide
Covers writing to a certain extent, but its strength is in how it integrates all aspects of web publishing, from typography to site design, in an easy to use format.
Writing for the Web
Well-written and well-presented look at formatting and other issues by Mike Butzgy
- Webtext
Mario Garcia New Media Design International
Information geared primarily toward journalism
Editing for Hypertext
A clear and concise presentation by Rick Ells about how preparing Web text differs from other types of editing and formatting.
Parallelism
See how balancing content helps improve its readability
Centralized Site Design Using Content Management Framework
Zope Corporation’s demo of CMF (you must have Quicktime or Flash to view)
Chapter 9
Useit.com: Alertbox columns
Web writing researcher Jakob Nielsen offers many credible articles, studies, tips, insights, and resources.
Chapter 10
Basic Multimedia Presentation
Includes background information on visual, slideshow style presentations, suggestions for preparation and development, design guidelines, and advice for putting it all together.
Below are websites referenced in the book or on the CD-ROM that you may wish to visit again.
Websites that are in the Explore the Basics activities section.
Some of the websites used as examples in the Explore the Basics section of this CD-Rom are listed above. Here are the remaining websites if you’d like to visit them:
World Wide Web Virtual Library
Refdesk.com
The World Wildlife Fund Fun Stuff
The National Wildlife Federation KidZone
Education World
The Educator's Reference Desk
The Mulitple Intelligences (sic)
Multiple Intelligences and Technology
Writing for Multimedia
MSN.com
USATODAY.com
Fedworld
Ghandi
M.K. Ghandi Institute
U.S. Veteran Information
Websites referenced in interactive tools section: Chapter 8
Examples of interactive tools
Tutorials – iMovie
MS PowerPoint
Games –Funbrain
Build A Prairie
Monitored chats – Space and Astronomy
Art and Technology
Group discussions – WebMD Health
Pets.ca Bulletin Board
Virtual field trips – Virtual Cave
Half Hollow Hills Central School District Virtual Tour
Demos – ExperForms/Adobe PDF Demo
Havok Xtra Game Demos
Quizzes – Color Quiz
Kingdomality