[Year 12 IT Apps] Front page question

[Robert Hind]

Hi Jeff,

Why do you have to use FrontPage - or Dreamweaver, or . . ? Why not use one 
of those other "free HTML editors".

Oh! Sorry, that means the kids might have to learn some HTML code.

I have always thought that students of IT should have some understanding of 
what goes on "behind the scenes". Using  WYSIWYG software is fine as a 
starting point, just as is using JavaScript found on the Internet. But there 
should be that basic understanding - and that does at least include 
understanding what the HTML code does.

I am not teaching ITA at present, but surely the study design does not 
prescribe FrontPage!

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Lynn" <jslynn at optusnet.com.au>
To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'" 
<itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Front page question


> Thanks Kevork.
>
> I'm not a fan of FrontPage as it does many things in its code that I was
> specifically taught to avoid. However, when it's the main tool available I
> have no choice! There are, of course, many free HTML editors around, and
> several more powerful but considerably more expensive programs available. 
> I
> use some of these at home but not at school, so I find I'm fumbling a 
> little
> trying to find features in FrontPage. At least there are others in the 
> same
> boat and also others more familiar with the program able to help us all. 
> :-)
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Jeff Lynn,
> Yeshivah and Beth Rivkah Colleges.
>
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Anchors seem pretty straightforward.
> Create a bookmark in a page by highlighting a section of text( some
> text ) , Insert Bookmark, call it eg. test
> The code will appear as <a name="test">some text </a>
>
> To browse to that part of the page
> http://myweb.edu.au/myweb/mypage.htm#test
> and the hyperlink will go to that line on the page ( it will scroll
> down for you to that part of the page )
> To jump to that part of the page from within the page, the hyperlink
> will just be #test.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Regards
> Kevork
>
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