You can learn a lot from watching videos and reading books BUT most do better with hands-on practice. Come build your own Drupal site. Learn how modules come together to create the site you need. Learn strategies for planning your site and choosing the modules you need.
Dates: September 13 and 14, 2010 from 9:00am to 4:30pm each day.
Price: $550.00 (includes lunch)
Location:
Office of Continuing Professional Education at the Center for Innovative Technology
2214 Rock Hill Rd. Suite 400
Herndon VA 20170-4213
Register at: http://planningdrupalsites.com/products/drupal-hands-intro-builders-913-...
Description: In this classroom course you will build a site that has four site sections, custom content types, views and more. Each section demonstrates commonly used techniques used to build dynamic Drupal sites. In addition to using Drupal's many administrative features, you will use modules such as
* CCK
* Views
* Pathauto
* Book
* Contact
* Imagecache
* Backup and Migrate
* WYSIWYG
* and more.
Agenda:
* Day 1: Evaluate a site plan and requirements. Explore development options that can meet the site requirements. Explore Drupal administative features. Configure the Drupal installation in preparation for the site build out.
* Day 2: Build out four site sections and a homepage using various navigational, organizational, and display techniques.
Materials: Drupal training installation with all the modules and files you need to complete the course. A handout with all the clicks you need. Access to an online version of the materials.
Length: 2 days (includes lunch)