Web
Storage and Uploading for Portfolios/Websites Hosted
Outside of Regent
WS_FTP -
File transferring program for Windows-based systems. Zen
and the Art of FTP: an FTP tutorial.
Fetch -
File transferring program for Macintosh systems.
Free
Web Storage - Companies which allow you to store
your portfolio for free on their Web servers.
Free Software Resources
The following Web sites are also good
resources for free software and programs available for
download over the Internet:
Giveaway
of the Day - Free software
promotions with completely free fully licensed sofware.
One software opportunity is offered each day.
Download.com -
Lots of free software. Categorized for ease of searching.
Completely
Free Software - Exclusive freeware club. Free software
with membership. Low rates.
Macdownload.com -
Free software downloads for Mac users.
Menu
Box -Use this free software to create a menu box
that will automatically load when you load your CD in
a CD player. NEAT!
Autorun.inf
Maker - This is a freeware utility that allows
the CDs you create to automatically launch an application
when the cd is inserted in a CD player.
Primopdf.com -
A very useful PDF creation tool that is absolutely free
and extremely easy to use for Windows computers.
Free Trial Offers
The following companies allow you to
try-out their products for a specified period of time to
see if you like them. When the period is up, you can then
decide whether you would like to purchase. When you purchase
software, be sure to check the prices at Academic
Superstore. They have fantastic prices for students
and teachers.
Dreamweaver -
Adobe's WSIWIG Web authoring software. An excellent
Web site creating program. You will receive a free 30
day trial. Select Downloads on the right side down near
the bottom of the page. Select the software for a free
trial.
Paint
Shop Pro - Jasc's photo and image editing software.
You will receive a 30 day free trial.
Adobe
Photoshop CS - Adobe's photo and image editing
software. Select Tryout on the left side. You will
receive a free 30 day trial.
Tutorials
The following resources will provide
you with information on completing a variety of tasks you
may be faced with will creating you portfolio
Scanning
Basics PDF (by
Ann McCoy) - Instructions for completing basic scanning.
Using
Digital Still Cameras PDF -
A great tutorial for learning about the basic features
and functions of digital cameras.
Using
Camcorders as Digital Still Cameras- Do you have
a digital video camera, but not a digital camera? Here
is a great resource for using your digital video camera
for still shots.
Digitize
Video with a Digital Video Camera PDF -
Use your digital video camera to digitize analogue video.
Still
Image Capture and Manipulation - This tutorial covers
scanning pictures into a computer, manipulating images
using Adobe Photoshop, and using images in Web pages.
Adding
sound to your Web pages (Open with Wordpad
or MS Word)
How to Make a Web Page -
Make your own Web pages from scratch. (Web page
on the CD-ROM) Tom O'Haver (to2@umail.umd.edu),
Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation,
The University of Maryland at College Park.
Web Design
and Dreamweaver Tutorials -
Adobe's Web authoring program
and basic Web design wrapped up
in one!
Video Tutorials
- Dreamweaver
Adobe
Dreamweaver 8 - Video Tutorials -
Created by Mark Fletcher and produced
through Adobe.com. An entire collection
of easy to follow video tutorials
for using Dreamweaver. Play it
once, and then replay it again!
Downloadable
Training booklets - Older Version:
Web
Design & Dreamweaver MX 2004
Part I - An Introduction to Web
Design Understanding
the WWW, basic Web page design
ideas, getting organized to build
your own Web site, Dreamweaver's
interface, creating a new site,
and saving your Web pages.
Web
Design & Dreamweaver
MX 2004 Part II -
Basic color theory, working
with graphics, Web page layout,
and inserting tables, links
and images, etc. into a Dreamweaver
Web page.
Web
Design & Dreamweaver MX 2004
Part III -
Understanding and using Cascading
Style Sheets (CSS) in Dreamweaver.
Web
Design & Dreamweaver MX 2004
Part IV -
Adding buttons (image and Flash)
and working with Templates in Dreamweaver.
Web
Design & Dreamweaver MX 2004 Part
V -
Working with the Dreamweaver File panel,
checking for and fixing broken links,
and checking for browser compatibility.
We will also build a Web photo album
and learn how to use the behaviors
panel to swap an image for another.
An
Introductory HTML Tutorial (Web
page on the CD-ROM)
Reference
Table of HTML Tags (Web
page on the CD-ROM)
Kodak
Tips and Projects Center - Working
with digital images.
Adding
Videos to Electronic Portfolios -
Great examples, specific instructions.
(This site is being updated!)
Putting
Video on the Web - Berkley
Multimedia Research Center's Tutorial
on using Video on the Web.
File Utilities
WinZip -
File compression and archive utility. Great for sending
or saving large files. This software will take large
files or multiple files in folders and compress them
to a much smaller size.
Stuffit -
File compression and archive utility. Great for sending
or saving large files. Free 30 day trial which includes
a permanent copy of Stuffit Expander (Opens zipped files).
For free trial select Stuffit Expander link under the
top banner and press the green download button.
Media Players
QuickTime -
Free media player and QuickTime Pro version.
Real
Player - Free media player.
Graphics and Web Site Enhancements
If you find resources you think will
be helpful for others, please let us know.
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