Tip Sheets
Planning a Web site
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When planning a Web site, you should take the time to plan and
consider some questions, for example:
What is the goal of the site you are planning?
What are you trying to achieve with the site?
These questions will help you define
- your requirements
- the purpose of the site
- your audience
- your message
When you have defined the project, you should choose the type of
design and technologies that will best suit your target audience
and communicate your message. The following resources will help
you discover what you need to know about planning a Web site. These
sites will aid those who are new to Web design as well as those
who already have a site and are planning to expand or enhance it.
English Language Sites:
Ed-Resources.Net - Managing Your Museum Web Site
http://www.ed-resources.net/mw99/index.html
These articles address some of the concerns in building and maintaining
large Web sites. They include Planning, Design Standards and Guidelines,
Devising Content, Measuring, Success, Marketing, Conclusion and
Resources.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, W3C Recommendation 5-May-1999
These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people
with disabilities. The guidelines are intended for all Web content
developers (page authors and site designers) and for developers
of authoring tools. The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote
accessibility.
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Canada’s SchoolNet Grassroots Program
http://www.schoolnet.ca/grassroots/e/resources/toolkit/build2/tools.asp
This site will answer basic question such as: What is HTML? How
do you FTP? What is a server? What is a URL? How do you put your
work on the Web? It also provides Web construction tools.
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Making the Network
www.makingthenetwork.org/toolbox/tools/webguide.htm
Information on how to plan and navigate a Web site
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Web Developer’s Virtual Library – The Beginners Page
http://wdvl.com/WebRef/Help/Begin.html
This site is for beginners and provides basic information on the
Internet, the World Wide Web, HTML, and more. It also includes a
catalogue of Web based tutorials.
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French Language Sites:
Directives pour l'accessibilité aux contenus Web (version
1.0)
http://www.la-grange.net/w3c/wcag1/wai-pageauth.html
This site explains how to make a Web site’s content more accessible
to people with disabilities. This guide is aimed at all Webmasters,
and its objective is to increase accessibility.
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Programme Rescol à la source
http://www.schoolnet.ca/alasource/f/ressources/trousse/build2/outils.asp
This site answers basic questions like: What is HTML? FTP? a server?
a URL? How to build a web site. Web authoring tools are also provided.
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AuditWeb.net 01 - Pages trop lourdes
Le temps de téléchargement : la 3ème dimension
du web.
http://www.auditweb.net/conseils/temps_telechargement.html
Sixteen Golden Rules for Quality on the Web are tips to building
a better Web site. Explanations are provided as to why the rules
should be followed.
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