I've written an <a href="http://xo-whs.wikispaces.com/SVG_course" target="_blank">outline for a course</a> in SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) - the course details are not completed but there is more than enough there for anyone to consider running it<br>
<br>Some of the points from the rationale:<br><ul><li>students like working with images</li>
<li>animations are fairly easy to achieve (SMIL or Synchronised Multimedia Integration Language is part of SVG)</li><li>it offers a path into some core web techniques and standards: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG</li><li>
It's
mathematical - both simple co-ordinate systems and more complex maths
such as bezier curves. I like the fact that art can be done with maths</li><li>good free software is available, eg. <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/" target="_blank">inkscape</a></li><li>the small size (low bandwidth) and scalability of SVG graphics means they have a big future, eg. in the mobile phone industry</li>
</ul>Opera is by far the best browser for viewing SVG files - that needs to be installed if you are going to do some serious SVG work. By the look of it Opera is the browser which conforms best to W3C web standards<br><br>
-- <br>Bill Kerr<br><a href="http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/</a><br>