At Undead Institute we believe “getting braaains should be fun.” We’re trying to take stodgy and boring topics and inject them with life… errr… unlife(?)… very flustered You know what we mean. This is a place for the novice to become an expert and have fun doing it.
As an educator myself, I love to support educators. I have a bunch of free resources available for anyone to use, and a book bundle specifically aimed at supporting students in middle school through college and teachers.
Humor Enhances Retention
There’s some scientific research that says laughing while learning helps you retain the information. For more info check out this Fast Company Article and this one from Edutopia.
Free Resources
- Zombie Web Development Reference – a zombie themed dictionary of HTML elements. (I plan to add CSS properties and selectors in the near future)
- Games
- Select-a-Zombie – teaches CSS selectors i.e. how CSS properties are applied to HTML elements.
- Zombie Specificity Wars – helps students learn the the rules of specificity which governs what happens when two CSS selectors conflict.
- Free HTML and CSS Quickstart Guide
Student Bundle
Includes A Beginner’s Guide to Learning HTML (and Smacking Zombies Upside the Web Development), Beginner CSS: Like Putting Lipstick on a Zombie, Beginner Usability: A Novice’s Guide to Zombie Proofing Your Website, HTML5 Forms & Interactive Elements: Or How to Poke a Zombie in the Eye, Advanced CSS: Zombie in a Cocktail Dress, Responsive Design: An Undead Introduction to Mobile Web Development. Plus nine cheatsheets, case study instructions, and an intro to web developer tools.
Free Evaluation Copy
Happy to provide a free evaluation copy and case study answers to any teacher/professor/instructor interested in using my books. Contact me at info [at] undead [dot] institute from your school/institution/company email address and include a link to a profile/directory listing that shows your position.