Tips for using Front Page in the classroom?

[Madeline Duarte]

I would like to compile a pro/con list for using Front
Page in my classroom for 9-12 grade students?
Any Ideas? Madeline Duarte

 

[etcnz]

Are you teaching them FrontPage??

 

[Jack Brewster]

In my opinion, it isn't necessarily the best tool to use if the _goal_ is to
learn HTML.

By the way, if you're trying to put together curriculum for learning HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, etc. you should check out
http://www.w3schools.com

You can find tutorials and quizzes that you may be able to incorporate into
your lesson plan.

 

[Rob Schneider]

Boy, that's an essential question if I ever heard one. I didn't have a
response until I read that reply (Eleanor?).

If you are teaching web design and HTML, you may want to stick with simpler
tools such as Notepad. By being exposed to the HTML, your students should
gain a greater familiarity with it and when they do move on to an editor
such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver, they'll be able to get more done.

FrontPage is a _great_ program for someone who
a) already knows what they're doing
b) doesn't know much about web design, but needs to get a page up quick

In my opinion, it isn't necessarily the best tool to use if the _goal_ is to
learn HTML.

Seconding Jack's opinion --- if the goal is to introduce the basics of
web pages, by all means teach HTML and use Notepad. By all means, as
suggested by Jack, introduce cascading style sheets.

I would NOT teach FrontPage as an introduction to web page development.
Despite it's marketing, it's an advanced tool and if you aren't
careful it's "so easy to use" you run the risk of learning absolutely
nothing.

If the goal is to learn FrontPage ... all bets off. By all means, do so.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Or better still teach Html using FP2003 in the split code view so they can see what is going on in html when you use a design tool
and can actually work in Html (rather than using notepad) and see the results instantly




| | > Are you teaching them FrontPage??
|
| Boy, that's an essential question if I ever heard one. I didn't have a
| response until I read that reply (Eleanor?).
|
| If you are teaching web design and HTML, you may want to stick with simpler
| tools such as Notepad. By being exposed to the HTML, your students should
| gain a greater familiarity with it and when they do move on to an editor
| such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver, they'll be able to get more done.
|
| FrontPage is a _great_ program for someone who
| a) already knows what they're doing
| b) doesn't know much about web design, but needs to get a page up quick
|
| In my opinion, it isn't necessarily the best tool to use if the _goal_ is to
| learn HTML.
|
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| Jack Brewster - Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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