[Year 12 IT Apps] Web Authoring Software

Fri Nov 25 14:12:42 EST 2011

Adric

>From the VCAA support materials: 
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_s
tudy.html#2

IT Applications: Tools and functions 2011
<http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_
study.html#2> 
As published in the VCAA Bulletin, July 10, pp.5-6.

Web authoring software

*         cascading style sheet

*         edit and format content

*         links (relative and absolute links, internal and external
links)

*         navigation

*         buttons

*         screen layout

*         tagging (metadata tags, alt tags)

*         forms

*         incorporate images/sound

This is the minimum expectations at Units 3 / 4. Worth looking at for
other software too.

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Adric Gardner
Sent: Friday, 25 November 2011 2:00 PM
To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Web Authoring Software

>From what I have seen, they entirely meet all of the Key Skills.

There is no mention of CSS or even html in the study design in any of
the Units.  The closest is:

*        functions of web authoring software used to manipulate data

and 

*         functions, techniques and procedures for efficiently and
effectively manipulating data using web authoring or multimedia
authoring software.

The only mention of style sheets in the entire IT study design document
refers to the problem solving methodology.

Can you let me know if I've missed something please.

Cheers,

Adric

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mann, Warrick D
Sent: Friday, 25 November 2011 11:31 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Web Authoring Software

Hi Adric,

My question on using these tools would be, do they meet the Key Skills
requirements for students? Such as CSS.

Cheers

Warrick

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Adric Gardner
Sent: Friday, 25 November 2011 11:01 AM
To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Web Authoring Software

Yes, thanks for that Brett.

I've looked at Kompozer (and seamonkey, coffeecup and some others)

I would strongly recommend people take a look at Web Plus (by Serif)
from a design perspective 
(There is a free starter version available).

However, I come back to my main question.  Would a web based tool such
as Weebly or Yola be considered a Web Authoring Tool for the sake of the
study design?

Cheers,

Adric

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Brett Groves
Sent: Friday, 25 November 2011 9:49 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Web Authoring Software

Weebly is probably the easiest thing around if students were creating,
say, an online help site. ie if the focus was the content and not the
creation. If you were looking to focus on  actual web design then I use
Kompozer, it's FOSS, super easy to use and deceptively powerful with
just a little css/html/javascript knowledge. It also contains none of
the ExpressionWeb/Dreamweaver extras that I never use anyway

Regards,
Brett Groves
ICT Manager
Croydon Secondary College

On 25/11/11 00:21, Adric Gardner wrote: 

Hi Guys,

I'm considering a move away from Dreamweaver next year as I believe it
is overly complicated for what they need to achieve.

I'm considering a move to something like www.yola.com which is an online
drag and drop website creation tool.

What I wanted to know is whether other people see this as a 'Web
Authoring Tool' for study design purposes like I do.

Cheers,

Adric Gardner

Yellow House Leader

Ashwood College

Vannam Drive

ASHWOOD 3147

Ph: (03) 9807 1333

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