Dear Colleague
As part of their regional workshop programme, Netskills are visiting Edinburgh University. There is still time to book onto the following workshops that we will be running in July:
1. CSS: Techniques, Tips & Tactics, 2nd July – hurry, only a few spaces left!
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How many times have you looked at a web page and thought, "How did they do that?" or perhaps, "I'm sure I could do that, but I don't know where to start"? Have you ploughed through a multitude of online examples and still struggled to see how they apply to your design?
This new workshop will consider a range of common CSS-based web site design ideas and the concepts that underpin them. You will explore several practical, CSS techniques that can be easily employed on your site and also consider a simple planning process to help you work creatively and stay organised.
Topics covered during the workshop include:
An exploration of common CSS designs and the techniques used to create them
Assessing online resources - the good, the bad and the proof of concept
Dynamic navigation and menu techniques
Exploiting the box-model for layout - columns, curves, images and backgrounds
Advanced selectors and pseudo-selectors - more than just :hover
Media-specific styles
Planning for effective design
2. Web 2.0 Tools to Make Life Easier, 15th July
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Are you drowning in information and wasting too much time trying to keep up? This workshop introduces a range of tools to help make the web work for you. From online post-it notes and to-do lists to personalising your own Google home page, the web is awash with tools and gadgets to help you streamline your working and home life.
Topics covered include:
Personalised sites and search tools, including sites for sharing information
Tools to keep up to date, including RSS, podcasting, alerting services and page trackers
Customising web browsers, including Firefox and Firefox extensions
Desktop search tools
Personal life management tools, such as calendars and scheduling tools
For further information about these and all of Netskills workshops please visit:
www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops
These workshops can also support our BTEC-accredited qualifications:
www.netskills.ac.uk/accreditation
Regards
Jamie Stogden
Netskills
University of Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 7RU
tel: 0191 222 5000
fax: 0191 222 5001
web: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/
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