-tictech message:
> On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Krista Canterbury wrote:
> > Can someone give me the short version comparing Dreamweaver to
> > Netscape/Composer 6.0 or other similar web tools?
Well, I think Krista has got way more than the short version, so I might as
well add to it :) First, I've not used Dreamweaver, but I have used
FrontPage, Netscape Composer, and several web editors.
From what I've gathered reading and listening in on conversations,
Dreamweaver, like FrontPage, has a fairly steep initial learning curve -
Dreamweaver's being a little steeper than FrontPage. Netscape is easier to
pick up for novices, but still has a steep learning curve. Speaking of
Netscape Composer, that leads to another point - price. Dreamweaver and
FrontPage are expensive. Netscape Composer is free.
So, Krista.... I guess it depends what you want to do with this web creation
tool. What will be its purpose? Is it for kids? staff? both? the website
designer? It also depends on your building tech budget. If you are in an
elementary school, you are laughing right now... "what tech budget? - ha!"
For those in elementary schools, for those with only a few bucks to spend,
for those looking to use web creation tools with students (and are more
interested in content than appearance), I'd highly recommend a new product
called 3D Writer. $250 gets a school and up to 3,000 members of its
community a word processor that only creates web documents. The program
fits on a floppy disk. The learning curve is nonexistent. It was developed
by retired high school teacher and web pioneer Art Wolinsky. I am involved
in a pilot in my classroom and school right now. Here's the website, where
you can download the free evaluation version: http://www.3dwriting.com It's
worth a trip there just to read Art's thoughts on why he developed the
program. - Mark
Mark Ahlness
mlahlness@seattleschools.org
Arbor Heights Elementary
www.arborheights.com
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