1. DIY Web Development Free Tools and Strategies for Library Instruction by Bryan Brown, Indiana University Bloomington SLIS

2. We will cover: Why teach coding Understanding the beginner's mindset The best free resources

3. Who am I? Not a web developer Not a teacher A recent beginner So why listen to me?

4. My Story Learning from lectures

5. My Story Learning from playing

6. 3 Hurdles to Learning Anxiety $$$ No teacher

7. Overcoming Hurdles Remove anxiety Use free* software Teach, and reveal other teachers *beer and/or free speech

8. 3 Keys to Learning good tools + good lessons + motivating goal = successful learning

9. The Best Lessons Understand time limits and what can be accomplished Strive for conceptual understanding before implementation (demystify) The "What" and "Why" before the "How" (30,000 ft. view)

10. The Best Goals Give realistic motivation (why code?) Personalized projects mean personalized interest Inspire further study and point out "where to go from here"

11. W3Schools http://www.w3schools.com/

12. HTML Dog http://www.htmldog.com/

13. Codecademy http://www.codecademy.com/

14. The Best Tools Easy to use/obtain Free* Simple and/or minimal Support you as you grow BONUS: Multi-language

15. Notepad You already have it.

16. Notepad++ http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

17. TextEdit You already have this, too.

18. TextWrangler http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/

19. Eclipse IDE http://www.eclipse.org/ NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!

20. What about servers? Not necessary yet, just open files with a browser. Show off works in progress with Dropbox Give them a fancy URL with Site44

21. Using Dropbox to Host

24. Using Site44 to Host

29. Wanna see that again? Go to: http://iolug.site44.com/resources.html to see all software, learning sites and hosting methods listed.

30. Questions ?