Resources

  EIPT 6513

Using the Internet

Activate your  OU e-mail and web page accounts.

History of the World Wide Web:  PBS-History of the Internet

Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet
Having difficulty finding descriptions for the concepts? If so, this site provides a thorough presentation of how to effectively and efficiently locate information on the Internet.
WebTeacher Tutorial

Learn the Net

Internet 101

General Guide and Assistance for the Internet

Download Browsers
Also provides other software such as Virus protection programs, Dial-Up, and FTP software.
 

Handbook on Research for Educational Communications and Technology
Introduction
 
Table of Contents
 
APA Style Guidelines
APA Style Resources

APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet
 

Copyright Issues

How do copyright issues apply to the Internet?  Can I copy and use any graphic or text from someone else's site?  Are the images and text I place on my web site protected by copyright laws?  Check out these websites to find out.
Citing Electronic Resources
Tell It to the Judge
Copyright laws are complex and all too easy to break. With the rising popularity of the Web, copyright violations have become more difficult to discover and many copyright issues have come into question. The fact that most people misunderstand the basic of copyright law doesn't help. Test your knowledge of basic copyright law.

Creating Web Pages

In this class you may use HTML and / or a Web Editor to create and maintain web pages.
These sites proved you with tutorials to assist you in learning to develop web pages using HTML source code.  This is the stuff an Editor writes for you.  However, knowing how to program using HTML source code allows the designer to have more control over the product they produce.  Knowledge of source code is also helpful when debugging.
Crash Course in HTML
If you want to construct a web page quickly try these sites.  Follow the step by step directions provided by each site to develop a very basic web page that you can then personalize using a Web Editor. The following links provide access to servers which provide web page space at no additional cost to you.  Commercial sites may require you to carry some advertising on your web page. JavaScript Links!

Web Design & Usability Links
 

Uploading your pages to a server using Fetch.
 

Graphics, Animation, & Sound

These sites contain clip art, pictures, backgrounds, bullets, jpg's, and gif's for use in multimedia products.
Clip Art Connection
 
Icon Bank
 
Clip Art Universe
 
Lycos Picture and Sound Search
 
Animation Library
 
Clip Art, Icons, and Sounds
 
Sun sounds (.au)
 
The Background Archive
 
ColorMaker
For personalizing  text and background colors
 
The Amazing Picture Machine
Provides a search engine for locating pictures on the Internet.
Just type in the subject of the graphic you need and let the search engine locate them for you.
Jelane's Free Web Graphics
 
Creating Web Sites Tool Chest
 
OU Web Tool Chest
 

Inspiration

Home Page for Inspiration Software
Includes technical support, suggestions for classroom use, and a demo version you can download.
HyperStudio Project Links
Sample Flowchart
See an example of a very simple generic flowchart.

Printable Storyboard Form (For best results, print at 90%)

The HyperStudio Website