Resources & References (These are free with some volume and access limitations)
Online Course Generators (integrated)
Blackboard.com--http://www.blackboard.com (free BB and up to 5 megs of disk space) For a $100 fee, you can get more disk space to hold your online course materials and some other course tools.
Online Course tools (component)
Yahoo free calendar--http://www.yahoo.com/calendar/
Yahoo free image storage -http://photos.yahoo.com/
Digi-chat-- (up to 20 person chat room)--http://www.digichat.com/ web-based (java) chat room. Requires Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.0 or later. Note, AOL users can switch to Netscape browser and still keep their AOL accounts.
Bulletin Board--I'm still looking for a free one. Send me the web address if you find one.
Quiz/Test Service-- Discovery.com's quiz service--used to be the University of Hawaii's quiz site which was purchased by Discovery.com. Still, they provide a free-quiz server service for any teacher--you can store quizzes at this site at no charge to you or your students. http://school.discovery.com/teachers/--to create an account
Free email accounts
Free search engines
Free online survey makers
Zoomerang (http://www.zoomerang.com)--Use an existing survey on file or create your own from scratch at this site.
Online Theoretical Resources
George Washington University's Theory in Practice Site (TIPS)
Lloyd Rieber's Nowhere Road--Lloyd's one of those regular guys who makes a lot of his stuff available for free, or almost free.
University of Denver's Theoretical Resources re Learning and InstructionCopyright Info on Distance EducationUS Government Copyright Office--http://www.loc.gov/copyright/disted/
The Final draft version (ha!) of the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia--
Web Page Construction TutorialsDave Siegel's Web Wonk. A must see 'cause he knows most of the tricks.
Bare Bones Guide to Writing HTML. A must see and great summary of HTML tags and their use.
Web 66 Internet Server Cookbook. a resource from my alma mater.
Sevloid Guide to Web Page Design. Over 100 great tricks to use in web page design.
Gamelan's Source of Javascripts If you are interested in javascript development, this assortment of freebies is worth a peek!
Cybersaurus Javascript Discussion Forum An online discussion and search bb for javascript enthusiasts
Intro to Javascript tutorial A fine, but simple intro to Javascript. Give it a try!
Javascript Accessibility Guidelines some interesting points on how the use of javascripts affect access issues
HTML Goodies. Have you ever seen colorful text or a pull down menu on a Web site and wondered how they were done? A visit to the HTML Goodies site should answer most of your questions. The HTML Primers section offers lessons for beginners and HTML Tutorials has 98 tutorials to take you to the next level. Java Goodies is the "Largest Java Script Repository on the World Wide Web." The tutorials are written in simple, friendly language and the site is easy on the eyes.
HTML Testbed. Use this site to practice writing HTML. Just type your HTML into a box, click a button, and view the result in a separate window. You can experiment with any HTML or work through the logical sequence of examples to cover the basics.
Sun Microsystem's Web Guide. --something from the Bay area's unix Gods!
Alan Levine's Maricopa Magic. I've saved the best for last, a wizard and heck of a nice guy's guide to HTML. a secret tip... he only wears black, in Arizona even! Is there something this former geologist knows that we don't? You betcha...
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