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      Achieving Top Search Engine Positions
       Navigating the Internet
      Creating Web Pages
      Designing Effective Websites
      Introduction to Java
      Perl Programming - Introduction
      Microsoft FrontPage 2003 - Introduction
      Dreamweaver 8 - Introduction
      Dreamweaver CS3 - Introduction
      Dreamweaver CS3 - Intermediate
      Introduction to Flash CS4
      Creating a Classroom Website

Achieving Top Search Engine Positions for Your Web Site

Learn how to achieve top search engine positioning in this highly-interactive, six-week course. Discover how search engines work and how important events have shaped the entire Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry. Learn which search engines are used the most frequently, and which ones you must absolutely get your site listed in. Master important HTML tags and understand how to use them effectively and ethically. Explore exciting and free online tools that can help you choose the most popular keywords related to the topic of your Web site. Domain, folder, and file naming conventions are discussed along with content layout and its effect on search engine positions. The entire SEO cycle is covered in detail, from primary keyword selection through the post-submission analysis. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and the know-how to achieve top search engine positions! (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). Completion of the 'Creating Web Pages' course or equivalent HTML experience, and a computer of any type.

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab
      Location:Online
      Fee:$89
      Additional Information: Achieving Top Search Engine Positions

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Navigating the Internet

Become net-savvy in six short weeks! Learn where the Internet came from, what makes it tick, and where it's headed. Learn advanced search techniques so that you'll be able to find fast answers to virtually any question. Build your own start page filled with the news and information that most interests you. Find out how to get free assistance with technical issues, travel planning and major purchases. Take advantage of cloud computing to freely create, edit, and collaborate with others on documents and spreadsheets; use the power of social networking to reconnect with old friends and share photos with other family members; keep your Internet knowledge up-to-date with the help of blogs, wikis, and social bookmarking; gain access to masterpieces of art and literature; entertain yourself and your family with free online games and videos; and find out how to best defend yourself against dangerous hoaxes, viruses, worms, and other forms of malware. (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements:Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

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Creating Web Pages

Create and post your very own Web site on the Internet in this extensive, hands-on, six week workshop. First, you'll learn about the capabilities of the World Wide Web and the fundamentals of web design. Then, with your instructor's patient guidance, you'll plan the content, structure and layout of your Web site, create pages full of neatly formatted text, build links between the pages and to the outside world, and add color, backgrounds, graphics, tables, hot buttons, and animation. You'll also learn critical and timely information on securing the best possible location in search engine listings, and powerful no-cost or low-cost web marketing strategies. (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, familiarity with the Internet, a computer of any type, and a plain text editor like Notepad or TextEdit which are standard on Windows or Mac computers.

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Designing Effective Websites

These days, creating a Web site is so easy almost anyone can do it. But with all the competition on the Web, creating a site that's effective is more challenging than ever. To do that, you need to employ good design principles. Regardless of your current skills or level of knowledge, in this course you'll master the basics of Web design and learn how to build sites that are better and more effective. Get ready to take your Web design skills to the next level!

We'll examine the tension between form and function, explore the six major states of the Web site development process, and learn the basics of user-centered design. We'll also review the five basic steps to organizing information, find out how site design themes can be used for information delivery, and review Web page design considerations. Along the way, we'll talk about effective type and graphics and explore the idea of Web 2.0.

This course is a must for Web designers, giving the tips and tools that will help them establish a solid career. (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements: Completion of "Creating Web Pages I and II" (or equivalent HTML or Web authoring tool experience). Any type of computer, Internet access, e-mail, and Web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox. Optional: An Imaging program, such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro (any version), and a Web page authoring tool, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web.

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Microsoft FrontPage 2003 - Introduction

Have you been itching to build a Web site but don’t know where to start? If so, this is the course for you! In Introduction to FrontPage 2003, you'll learn the essentials of Microsoft’s popular Web site-building software.

You'll begin with an introduction to the basics of Web design and an exploration of the interface and features of the FrontPage program. Then, you'll learn how to manipulate text and graphics to create finished Web pages. Next, you'll find out how to create and manipulate tables to structure and organize your Web pages.

After you have the basics down, you’ll learn to use the program’s superb built-in site navigation tools. These tools will help you lay out a site logically, applying navigation buttons to effortlessly link the pages of your site to one another, as well as to other sites on the World Wide Web. You'll learn how to build a solid navigational flow for your site that’s easy to change and update.

In later lessons, you'll find out how to publish and market your Web site. You’ll learn about meta tags, browsers, and bots, and practice using them in hands-on exercises. We'll also explore such important issues as choosing the proper Web Presence Provider to ensure that you can take full advantage of some of FrontPage’s coolest features.

By the end of the course, you’ll be armed with the knowledge you need to create an attractive, well-designed, and functional Web site. So what are you waiting for? Let’s go build a Web site! (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft FrontPage 2003 or Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Upgrade, Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). Image editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop Elements or Jasc Paint Shop Pro is recommended, but not required.

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Dreamweaver 8 - Introduction

Learn to harness the power of this industry-standard Web design program from a Silicon Alley veteran. Master the basics of document creation and how to insert and format text, images, hyperlinks, tables, multimedia files, and other types of Web page content. Explore different page design concepts—with an emphasis on avoiding common layout errors.

You’ll examine and answer the five primary questions that guarantee success for any Web site project. You’ll learn how to use Dreamweaver’s built-in FTP features to upload your site content to a Web server, and maintain that site after it’s published.

And don't worry if you have no previous HTML experience. This course will help you discover how to use Dreamweaver to learn the underlying language of every Web page.

Requirements: Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 or Adobe/Macromedia Studio 8 (please be sure to install this software on your computer before the course begins); Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 or Macintosh OS X; at least one year of experience using a computer; the ability to install programs on your computer and work with files; Internet access, e-mail, and the Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Netscape Web browser.

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab
      Location:Online
      Fee:$89
      Additional Information: Introduction to Dreamweaver 8

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Dreamweaver CS3 - Introduction

Learn Adobe Dreamweaver from a Web design pro, and get the training you need to develop first-class Web sites! We'll uncover the secrets of effective page layout—secrets that ensure your sites reach and impress your audience. Then you'll master the techniques for producing fully functioning sites, learning how to insert and format text, images, hyperlinks, tables, and a variety of media formats. And finally, you'll see how Dreamweaver makes it a snap to upload sites to a Web server and maintain them once they're online.

Along the way, we'll answer the five questions that guarantee success for any Web site project. If you have no Web design experience, you'll love how easy Dreamweaver makes it to learn HTML, the language that drives the Internet!

Requirements: Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (please be sure to install this software on your computer before the course begins); Microsoft Windows Vista or XP or Macintosh OS X; at least one year of experience using a computer; the ability to install programs on your computer and work with files; Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab
      Location:Online
      Fee:$89
      Additional Information:Introduction to Dreamweaver CS3

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Dreamweaver CS3 - Intermediate

Take your Adobe Dreamweaver skills to the next level under the tutelage of a proven Web development expert. Examine pure CSS layout and learn how to incorporate multimedia elements such as Flash video and audio. Discover the uses of XML and XSL.

In this new intermediate-level Dreamweaver class, you'll learn to harness the power of this industry-standard Web design tool. During this hands-on training, you'll learn how to use standards-compliant Cascading Style Sheets to create Web pages that are easier to maintain and more search engine-friendly.

Requirements: Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (please be sure to install this software on your computer before the course begins); Microsoft Windows Vista or XP or Macintosh OS X; completion of Robert Fuller's Introduction to Dreamweaver CS3 online course (or equivalent experience); the ability to install programs on your computer and work with files; Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab
      Location:Online
      Fee:$89
      Additional Information: Intermediate Dreamweaver CS3

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Introduction to Flash CS4

Begin your career as a Flash designer! In this course, you'll learn how to create animated, interactive movies in Flash CS4. These days, Flash movies appear just about everywhere—the Web, the cinema, TV shows and commercials, computer games, and the list goes on. The skills you'll learn in this course will get you started on your way to a rewarding career designing animated graphics and special effects for one of these fun and exciting fields.

Together, we'll develop a fully-functioning Flash application, complete with animation, graphics, and interactive buttons. We'll start by getting familiar with the Flash workspace, creating text and graphics, and animating objects on the Flash movie stage. Then, we'll look in detail at the anatomy of a Flash movie, including how to use the Flash timeline, layers, and frames to control objects and timing on the stage.

While you can produce an entire movie in the Flash software, you'll often need to import graphics, sounds, and digital videos from other applications. As you create your first Flash movie, you'll learn how to format and embed external digital media and how to make them appear or play at specific times. We'll also look at how to control digital media based on specific events, such as end-user mouse clicks.

No course on Flash is complete without an introduction to ActionScript, Flash's powerful programming language. So we'll jump into ActionScript 3.0 by creating interactive buttons. You'll also learn to write scripts that control movie flow as well as scripts that call to and load external videos, Web pages, and other Flash movie files.

As we develop our movie, we'll practice making and animating 3-D objects, syncing sounds with animations, and publishing Flash movies to the Web. By the end of the course, you'll know how to use the Adobe Flash CS4 software to create and publish movies and applications, and you'll be well on your way to becoming a Flash designer!

Requirements: Adobe Flash Pro CS4 Windows or Adobe Flash Pro Mac, Adobe Flash Pro CS4 Windows Upgrade or Adobe Flash Pro Mac Upgrade, or any Adobe Creative Suite bundle containing Adobe Flash CS4 are all acceptable (software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins); student discounts are available through specific schools; Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.4, Mac OS 10.5 or Mac OS 10.6; Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). Artistic ability is not required, just a desire to be creative.

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab
      Location:Online
      Fee:$89
      Additional Information: Introduction to Flash CS4

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