Gina, My take on it is that if you want to teach javascript you're going to have to start with the basics. Think of it like this: We all remember back in our days of Algrebra and Calc classes that our teachers would show us long drawn out methods to figure out equations, then after teaching those fundamentals, after we understood and appreciated how it worked, they showed us the easy way.
My suggestion would be to first learn HTML and CSS. Those two are the cornerstone of basically everything you're going to learn in javascript. Buy HTML for Dummies, I have it, and its a pretty simple read. Once you're comfort level is there with HTML and CSS buy a Dummies book on Javascript and one on AJAX to get your foundation and understanding. Then move on to learning JQuery. Javascript libraries like MooTools, and JQuery are great, but if you're wanting to teach you need to know where things are coming from, how they work, and how to code them from scratch. There is a huge collection of pre-written scripts for JQuery, but if you don't have the knowldge to edit them to do what you want, you'll end up finding it useless. Secondary benefits would include not having to pay an HTML/CSS coder to code out your designs. _____________________________________ Aaron Ortega | Owner, J Ortega Group P: (512) 850-6490 | [email protected] 6001 W Parmer Ln | Suite 370-108 | Austin, TX 78727 Twitter: @aaronortega _____________________________________ -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
