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Posted by code_wrong on 11/12/05 15:46
"Tina - AxisHOST, Inc." <tpeters@axishost.com> wrote in message
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>> "Tina - AxisHOST, Inc." <tpeters@axishost.com> wrote in message
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>>>> the code is pretty much unreadable but it does act pretty much as a
>>>> WYSIWYG web page editor ... why do we not see more pages created this
>>>> way? .. On the small test I did it does not cause Firefox any display
>>>> problems ... so why not? .. it would be great for kids .. they already
>>>> use word for word processing .. why not just save a document as an htm
>>>> file and then post it onto a web site?
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>>> Why would you teach your kids how to do something half assed, just to
>>> get by?
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>> Well I have been unsuccessful in my search for a WYSIWYG web page editor
>> that does page layout as simply as a word processor. Maybe I can just use
>> tables in Composer but that is of course considered table abuse .. My
>> target users are 9/10 years old .. they have barely got the hang of
>> using the word processor .. it's all about fast results ... they can
>> study the finer points of web development when they are older ...
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> You underestimate kids. That's truly unfortunate. You know, kids will
> live up to (or down to) your expectations of them.
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> I've taught many kids, as young as 7 years old, how to make a simple
> webpage using NoteTab (glorified text editor).
We have web page editor called Home page wizard, it's very very simple, too
simple, it only allows a one column page, it's ancient and generates
non-standard code that I have to spend time editing. I need something that
generates good html and that the teacher can feel confident about teaching.
Composer or Nvu would be ok if it wasn't for the page layout conundrum.
Maybe I will think about templates for the layout and persuade the teacher
to use composer.
The exercise of publishing on the web is a motivational idea - it's an
English language exercise that grabs the kids imaginations .. web
development is not taught in the primary schools - no-one has the time ..
very few primary school teachers have the expertise.
cw
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