E-BOOKS: September 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

HTML Professional Projects

# Paperback: 752 pages
# Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 4 edition (October 15, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 159200055X
# ISBN-13: 978-1592000555

Product Description

No other book on HTML offers a project-based approach for higher-end users. This project-oriented approach gives you hands-on exercises that you can apply in the real world. "HTML Professional Projects" focuses on developing four types of Web sites: corporate intranet, e-commerce, non-profit/ government-related, and public relations. Rather than simply describing the tags and symbols used in HTML, the author will indoctrinate you to the idea that before one line is coded, the underlying business process is being considered.

Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours (7th Edition)

# Publisher: Sams; 7 edition (December 24, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0672328410
# ISBN-13: 978-0672328411

Book Description

Learn from the newest, updated edition of the highly acclaimed introduction to HTML, Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS In 24 Hours. The seventh edition includes updates to introduce Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in concert with HTML to produce quality web pages. You'll be able to study revisions that refine examples, as well as provide an enhanced integration with your web pages. You'll also gain a comprehensive understanding with new examples that match the current state of HTML.

Speaking in Styles: Fundamentals of CSS for Web Designers (Voices That Matter)

# Paperback: 360 pages
# Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (July 10, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0321574168
# ISBN-13: 978-0321574169

Product Description

Speaking in Styles targets Web designers, aiming to help them learn the "language" that will be used to take their vision from the static comp to the live Internet. Many designers think that CSS is code, and that it's too hard to learn. Jason takes an approach to CSS that breaks it down around common design tasks and helps the reader learn that they already think in styles--they just need to learn to speak the language.

JavaScript in 10 Simple Steps or Less (10 Steps Or Less)

# Paperback: 648 pages
# Publisher: Wiley (December 26, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764542419
# ISBN-13: 978-0764542411

Product Description

* Each solution is ten steps–or less–to help you get the job done fast
* Self-contained two-page spreads deliver the answers you need–without flipping pages
* A no-fluff approach focuses on helping you achieve results
* A resource packed with useful and fun ways to get the most out of JavaScript
* Make it simple and get productive fast!– download ready-to-use source code for each task from the book's companion Web site

The Ultimate CSS Reference

# Hardcover: 440 pages
# Publisher: SitePoint (February 26, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0980285852
# ISBN-13: 978-0980285857

Product Description

A complete and thorough and up-to-date reference guide for CSS.

Stop wasting time doing Internet searches only to find inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete information. CSS: The Ultimate Reference includes all the ins-and-outs you need to know including compatability information for all major browsers, lists of useful hacks, known bugs in CSS, and much more - all presented in a beautiful, full color layout that will have you coming back over and over again.

Moodle 1.9 E-Learning Course Development: A complete guide to successful learning using Moodle

# Paperback: 384 pages
# Publisher: Packt Publishing; 1 edition (June 27, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1847193536
# ISBN-13: 978-1847193537

Product Description

This unique book gives you more than just a guide to the Moodle software; it uses Moodle as a route to better teaching, more motivated students, and more successful courses. Moodle is the leading Open Source learning management system. Using Moodle, teachers can easily construct richly textured web based courses. A course can consist of a number of lessons, with each lesson including reading materials; activities such as quizzes, tests, surveys, and projects; and social elements that encourage interaction and group work between students.Moodle E-Learning Course Development shows you how to use Moodle as a tool to enhance your teaching. It will help you analyse your students' requirements, and come to an understanding of what Moodle can do for them. After that you'll see how to use every feature of Moodle to meet your course goals.