Resources for CSCI A110

Studying

• William J. Rapaport’s How to Study: A Brief Guide

Tips on Writing

• The IU East Writing Center
• The Oatmeal’s Grammar

HTML and CSS

Learning HTML

• Dave Raggett’s tutorials are for HTML 4.01, but mostly compatible with XHTML and HTML5.
  • Getting started with HTML
  • More advanced features, including images and tables.
• W3Schools provides tutorials and references for HTML, CSS, and much more; simpler, but less authoritative, than the W3C’s and WHATWG’S documents.
  • W3Schools HTML5 Tutorial

Learning CSS

• Dave Raggett’s Adding a touch of style
• W3Schools CSS Tutorial
• W3Schools CSS Color Names

Validation

Validators can find errors in our HTML and CSS for us to fix, so that we don’t have to rely on the quirks of web browsers “guessing” what we meant.

• Validator.nu’s HTML5 Validator
• W3C’s HTML Validation Service
• W3C CSS Validation Service

HTML and CSS Reference

• WHATWG’s HTML: The Living Standard, a technical specification of HTML5 for web developers. WHATWG = Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group.
• CSS3 Color Specification
• W3C: Style
  • W3C = World Wide Web Consortium
  • W3C: CSS
    • CSS 2.1 Specification
    • The W3C CSS Validation Service
    • CSS Snapshot 2010
    • CSS Color Module Level 3
    • CSS Fonts Module Level 3
• Mark Pilgrim’s Dive into HTML5

Free Software

• Firefox web browser
• Notepad++ text editor for Windows
• TextWrangler text editor for Macintosh (OS X)
• Atom text editor for OS X (Macintosh), Windows, and Linux
• Alternative “Office” Applications (word processors, spreadsheets, presenters, database, etc.):
  • LibreOffice
  • OpenOffice.org office suite
  • KOffice
  • Gnumeric spreadsheet
• Inkscape Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) editor
• GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) — bitmapped graphics
• Audacity sound editor
• GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) encryption software:
  • Gpg4win (for Microsoft Windows)
  • GnuPG and GPA (GNU Privacy Assistant) for any platform
• Scratch visual programming language

“Office” Software Training

• Microsoft: Office Training Center — for Microsoft Office, including Excel and Access.
• Google Docs Editors Help Center

IT at IU

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• Webmail
• Passwords and Passphrases
• Changing Passphrases
• File Storage in Oncourse CL
• In OncourseCL, how do I create/add, edit, or delete a resource item?
• In OncourseCL, how do I view and open resources?
• At IU, what is Mypage, and how can I publish a web page there?

Home Pages

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• IU East
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