Internet

Internet tools for teaching and learning.

Building Web Animations

• Animation Tips
  Links to several tutorials, tips and other resources relating to animation both on and off the Web. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Creating a Web Animation
  An article which discusses three principals you should consider when using animation for your Web page. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Tutorialized. Photoshop Tutorials and Flash Tutorials
  This website provides links to a large array of tutorials demonstrating how to use Photoshop and Flash to create special effects and animation for the Web. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Web Developers Notes. Advanced Flash Tutorial.
  Provides links to a comprehensive array of tutorials on the use of Flash to create Web animations.
  http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials/adflash/flash_animation_tutorial_fade_and_motion_tween_together.php3 (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Freehand Support Centre. Creating Web Graphics and Animation.
  This site provides links to a variety of tutorials and articles using Adobe Freehand to create Web graphics and animation. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Creating a WebQuest

• Creating a WebQuest: It's Easier Than You Think
  An article providing a detailed overview and discussion of the topic including the relevance of Web Quests, how to begin and the various stages in the design process. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• How to make a WebQuest
  Provides links to a number of articles that show the design process, the tasks and resources needed to create a Web Quest. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• T-Spider.net. WebQuest Training.
  Designed for both teachers and students, this site provides two training components for WebQuest; ‘doing’ a Web Quest and ‘creating’ a Web Quest. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Teachnology. WebQuest Generator.
  This site allows you to generate your own customised Web Quest by filling in sections with required information for each step. You can save your work in a file you create. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Create your own WebQuests
  This site explains what a WebQuest is and provides links to samples, templates and websites. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Downloading images from the Internet

• Why Good Images Go Bad. Guide to Effective Use of Images on Your Website.
  This site suggests that graphic files should be made as small as possible without sacrificing image quality. It provides links to articles on the effective use of images on web sites. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• When and How to Use Internet Image Formats
  A very useful guide discussing how to use the correct image formats for the correct situation. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Graphics from the Web
  Simple instructions for downloading images. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Getting Pictures from the Internet
  A tutorial giving directions for downloading pictures from the Internet. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)