Tutorials

>Tutorials Overview
Enter the MyGLife library of tutorials to learn how to build stuff for the web! If you want to make a web page or game, you can do it. If you have access to a decent computer and the internet, you can find the tools and the help you need to get started.

Many people learn how to make web content by playing with programming and design tools independently. They also get help from the huge community of developers on the web. We hope you will have the chance to study programming, graphic design or project management in school, if you choose. But you can learn a lot on your own too, and we can help.

This library of tutorials provides basic information about Flash, HTML, Graphic Design, JavaScript, Blogging, Using Wikis, the Project Development process, Guiding others to use the Internet, and Localization of content for other countries. Choose a topic that interests you and start learning now!

>Project Development Process
Learn about professional roles in Web Development and the phases of the Interactive Production process.

>Flash
Explore the Macromedia Flash authoring environment, which is widely used by professional web developers worldwide to build animations and interactive games and websites.

>HTML
If you learn HTML, you can build a webpage. HTML is a text document that is used by Web browsers to present text and graphics. It includes "markup tags" — specific text surrounded by < and > brackets, which describe the structure and appearance of the text content.

>JavaScript
JavaScript is a programming language that you can use in HTML pages to add even more features to your site.

>Graphic Design
Start using graphic design tools to edit photos and illustrations. Create your own page designs graphic images and animations.

>Blogging Essentials
Blogs are basically online journals that anyone can read and (usually) comment on. You can use blogs to gain journalistic research and writing skills in a real-time community environment.

>Wiki Essentials
A wiki is a type of collaborative website that allows users to change and add content. Learn how to set one up, customize it, and use it for project collaboration.

>Internet Guidance
Introduce other members of your local community (i.e. children, their parents, older adults) to the internet. Show them how to use it for information, communication and entertainment.

>Localization and Translation
Learn about the challenges and solutions that exist when you try to make your web.