TRIO Quest Tutorials

Web Tutorials

Web Design In this section we will provide instructions on how to create materials for the Web and links to interactive tutorials. New pages will be added frequently, so check back often!

Using Web Design Software
How to make Web site with Notepad, NVU (a free open-source program), Microsoft Expression Web, Adobe Dreamweaver, or Apple iWeb.

Web Site Organization
Learn how to design and structure a Web site. These pages will help you organize the information on your site, manage your files, develop a consistent and efficient interface, and create a navigation system.

Making an Accessible Website
Learn some simple techniques to make a Web page more easily viewed and understood by a wider audience, including individuals with disabilities.

Proofing a Web Site
This section of the site will help you with the process of proofing your Web pages by checking for broken links and missing images, spell-checking and proof-reading each page, and making sure the web site works on different platforms and browsers.

How to upload your website using WebDAV
Learn the steps to upload your website to the ThinkQuest server through WebDAV.

Making your website more interactive
A list of ideas for interactivity elements for your website, including quizes, flash, and word games.

Web Design Curriculum Resources

Access IT "Web Design and Development" Curriculum
http://www.washington.edu/accessit/webdesign/index.htm
"The AccessIT Web Design & Development I course curriculum is a project-based introduction to web design developed for use in secondary schools, grades 9-12. The curriculum emphasizes standards-based and accessible design, is cross-platform and vendor-neutral, and is freely available for teachers to use in their own classrooms."

Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources
http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/digitalcareers.html
"Digital Design is a year-long curriculum guide that develops ICT skills in web design and production using Adobe web tools. You can use Digital Design in career and technical education courses as well as general web design classes."

Web Style Guide
The Web Style Guide at http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html is a start-to-finish guide on how to organize, structure, and create a website.

W3Schools HTML Tutorials
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
No special software? No problem. This website shows you how to create a simple Web page with HTML. Perfect for beginners!