Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Our classroom web server failed yesterday when the techs took it offline. They are working to get the server running again, but I don’t really know when it will be running again. If it’s offline more than a day or two I will upload the site to my test server so that you can get to your assignment sheets, etc. [...]

Just a few class resources that new students should be aware of: Information about class resources including: Job search, class procedures, holidays, session dates, attendance, file management, book discounts, software discounts, and ergonomics can be found by visiting the course home page at http://pclab.cccoe.k12.ca.us and clicking the link named Current Students in the orange menu bar. Check the online version [...]

Welcome new students! We all hope that you will enjoy the program. There are a couple of articles that I would like you to read today: Important Notes for Students Starting the XHTML Book HTML Character Entities Now for some goodies from around the web: Tracy shared a great resource with me for used books, Abebooks. The prices are terrific [...]

On Monday, November 7, 2005 we held our semi-annual advisory committee meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to allow members of industry to review our curriculum and offer suggestions for improvement. Our advisers were Jim Espinoza, the original webmaster for Hotmail, now a consultant and Tony Davis a developer and illustrator. One of my major concerns was the amount [...]

Food and Drink Lately, our room has been looking more like a cafeteria than a classroom; food and drink items are being left all over the room. It’s like a treasure hunt when I do mine final class inspection at closing. I was disturbed last night when I found a large drink next to the classroom projector; the other day [...]

Very exciting news today; our main office has authorized an adjustment of our classroom hours. The new classes will be 12:15-4:15 p.m. and 4:15-6:15 p.m, both classes will meet Monday-Friday. I think the new hours will give more people an opportunity to attend our program; these new time slots should work better for people who are working, in dedicated job [...]

Some of you have mentioned to me that the current class forum is difficult to navigate. I tend to agree, the forum itself seems to be a bit clumsy. Currently we are using a content management system called Xoops. I decided to test some of the different content management systems to see if another platform would meet our needs. I [...]

This web site is a compilation of daily class lecture notes and resources for the students in the Regional Occupational Program’s Web Page Design Program. The class offers low-cost, web development training to adults and high school students who are 16 years or older. Classes are $45.00 for a nine-week session (books are purchased separately). Students may attend up to [...]

How To Nail A Sexy Layout – Part One, Skeletize, Visualize, and Nakedize – Steps to building a sexy, standards based layout. 23 Photo Sharing – a new, free photo sharing site. The Aging Process – Most people want to make themselves look younger, but Worth1000 has a Photoshop tutorial on making yourself or someone else age. If you enjoy [...]

Some of the new students will begin the XHTML book soon, review these notes before you begin the book. New students will use HomeSite to code their XHTML documents, you can learn more about HomeSite by searching this blog for homesite. I’m a bit late on this news, Macromedia announced Studio 8 while I was on vacation. It includes upgrades [...]