our websites
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Earthguide Online ClassroomEducational web resources for our regional audience. (evolving website)
Designs of the Deep: The FishesEducational website about the adaptation of fishes to an evolving and changing world. (in production
html css and xml
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)The World Wide Web Consortium was created in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability... On this page, you'll find W3C news, links to W3C technologies and ways to get involved. New visitors can find help in Finding Your Way at W3C.
XHTML 1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)A Reformulation of HTML 4 in XML 1.0. W3C Recommendation 26 January 2000, revised 1 August 2002.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 CSS2 SpecificationW3C Recommendation 12-May-1998.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Cascading Style Sheets, level 1W3C Recommendation 17 Dec 1996, revised 11 Jan 1999.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Cascading Style Sheets - Home PageAll about CSS from the World Wide Web Consortium.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
W3C - Markup Validation Service"...a free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards." Includes CSS validation.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Third Edition)W3C Recommendation 04 February 2004.World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
accessibility
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Color Deficient VisionSimulation in the Web Designer's Color Card and Chart
layout
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educational technologies
trade resources
MultiMedia SchoolsA practical how-to magazine sharply focused on the needs of school practitioners. Articles, reviews, and columns address issues associated with using electronic information resources in K-12 schoolsâ€â€Internet, online and multimedia databases, CD-ROM technology, computer hardware and software. Articles, columns, news, and product reviews are contributed by practicing educators who use new technologies in the classroom and media center.
web usage statistics
internet
Internet & American LifeResults of "original, academic-quality research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internet's growth and societal impact, through research that is scrupulously impartial."Pew Research Center
interfacing with software
powerpoint
Powerpoint and FlashIndezine
web visualization tools
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Chime ResourcesAll about Chime. Chime allows you to present 3-D molecular structures on the web.Eric Martz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presenting RasMol-Saved Scripts with Chime"...how you can use Chime to show scripts you have saved from RasMol."Eric Martz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MrSID GeoviewerDownload site for MrSID GeoViewer. "The MrSID Geo Viewer is a stand-alone application designed to optimize the viewing of imagery that is in the MrSID imaging language."LizardTech
color
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Hex colorsEarthguide
VisiBoneColor for the web - "printed references and free online resources useful in your web design adventures, with Color, HTML, Style Sheets, and JavaScript."VisiBone
graphics
typography
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Unicode"Unicode provides a unique number for every character, no matter what the platform, no matter what the program, no matter what the language."
Characters: iso8859-1Table of character codes.
HTML - Special Entity CodesPenn State University
Math in HTML (and CSS)Useful ideas.
mapping
DEM data sources
Southwestern United StatesDEM shaded relief maps as images and available as posters.U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff Field Center
GIS data sources
SANDAG Maps - GISGIS datasets for the San Diego region.
viewers
Suggested Stratigraphic-Age and Volcanic Map-Unit ColorsSuggested colors for digital geologic maps.USGS
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program"... provides accurate geologic maps and three-dimensional framework models that help to sustain and improve the quality of life and economic vitality of the Nation and to mitigate natural hazards. The NCGMP is the primary source of funds for the production of geologic maps in the United States."USGS
3DEM3DEM will create 3D terrain scenes and flyby animations and export GIS terrain data files using any of the following freely available terrain data as a source: USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files, USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) files, GEOTIFF Digital Elevation Models, NASA Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) files, NASA Mars Digital Topographic Map (DTM) files, Any topographic data file organized by rows and columns of elevation data3DEM is a product of Visualization Software LLC by Richard Horne distributed as freeware by Simtel.net
ArcExplorer Version 1.1 Import Utility"An .e00 (E-zero-zero) file is an ArcInfo coverage converted into an ASCII text file intended for exchange between two ArcInfo systems on different platforms. They are not intended for compression, but they have become popular as exchange files. To convert an .e00 file to an ArcInfo coverage, download the ArcExplorer 1.1 Import Utility. The Import Utility works with ArcExplorer 2 as well."
data sources
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fair use
copyright
Copyright Considerations in the Digital AgeScience & Engineering Library, UCSD
CopyrightLibrary of Congress
plagiarism
Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of ScholarshipGuide for students.Student Judicial Affairs, UC Davis