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Category Archives: InterAct

HTML5 News Resource

I invite you to follow HTML5 News on Scoop.it! You’ll find tutorials, discussions, books, videos, and more. Everything of interest that relates specifically to HTML5 will show up here. You can use this resource for learning, teaching, or keeping up with what’s happening in the web design world.

Useful Links: CSS3 Cursors, Learn to Code, HTML5 in WordPress, ARIA

Introducing the New CSS3 Cursor Styles is at Sitepoint. Learn to Code is an new site that aspires to become a brilliant educational tool by teaching users to code using interactive and social tools. Congratulations to this new venture and wishes for much success in teaching learners to code. The Rise of HTML5 in WordPress [...]

Accessibility in 6 hours

Next week I’m teaching a 6 hour continuing ed class in Principles of Accessible Web Design. I have no book to guide me, but I really didn’t need one. The Accessibility course in the WaSP InterACT Curriculum gave me all the ideas I need. I thought I’d post a list of the topics I think [...]

Syntax Style for HTML5 Markup: some best practice recommendations

The people involved in the WaSP InterACT Curriculum are organizing to do some updates to the free online course materials the curriculum provides to web educators (and self-taught learners). This is part of an ongoing effort to keep the InterACT web standards based curriculum up to date. In preparing to update the Web Design 1 [...]

Useful Links: distance education, W3Fools, Golden Globes

Distance Education Access Guidelines. “The California Community College System is committed to providing equal access to education for students with disabilities. The following guidelines represent the latest opinions and advice for delivering accessible distance educational services.” Must reading for any web educator: w3Fools – A w3Schools Intervention. Here are the reputable resources recommended instead of [...]

Useful Links: HTML5 audio, AccessU West

Probably, Maybe, No: The State of HTML5 audio by Scott Schiller looks at the theory, the practical reality, and the caveats surrounding the audio element. If you’ve been hesitating about registering for AccessU West – accessibility training from Knowbility in San Jose in January – now is the time. Use the discount code “EarlyAccess” and [...]

Useful Links: unsticky, internet TV, #askaconductor, local storage, search operator

25 reasons why I’ll leave your site in 10 seconds. Great read for the newbie students who are trying too much too soon. Warning to local TV: unbundled distribution is upon you is at Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog. This seems like a huge trend to me. In fact, I’ll be posting my own article about [...]

Jeremy Keith on the Design of HTML5

This brilliant talk by Jeremy Keith is licensed for sharing with attribution to Jeremy. It is the best explanation of how HTML5 grew to where it is now and what it means to web design that I’ve ever seen. It’s more about design principles than code. Jeremy Keith | The Design of HTML5 | Fronteers [...]

Review: Create Stunning HTML Email that Just Works

product A review by Web Teacher of Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works (rating: 5 stars) Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works by Mathew Patterson is from Sitepoint (2010). I have opted in to quite a few corporate emails. They all come to my inbox in HTML. Some are more effective than others. [...]

InterACT Summit video now available

The InterACT summit can now be viewed online by all, thanks to the fantastic efforts of Environments for Humans (e4h). The event was a book launch celebration for InterACT with Web Standards and featured top notch presentations about Learning More Effectively on the Web – Denise Jacobs Content Strategy – Glenda Sims HTML5 – Chris [...]