Why is it important for educators to know how to use Web and graphics software?
Michael Sawyer: When you look at classrooms–and at schools in general–most lack a solid foundational staff that understands Web design and graphic arts software and processes. I always make the joke to my class about how we historically used a lot of animated GIFs repeating across and down a screen a thousand times, and how we took that thought process and applied it to Web site development. The FETC sessions I’m doing will focus on how to actually put elements together, get them up on a server and work with the school district to gain a better understanding of how all these factors come together to create compelling Web sites. THE Journal: What will you cover in Web Expression: An Introduction to Web Design using Adobe’s Web Suite? Sawyer: Teachers, school technology specialists and district web designers can use Adobe’s Studio CS3 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash) to create a Web site from planning to posting. In this session, participants will use Dreamweaver to create a Web site
