Macromedia Teaches Students Web Design
By Meg McCaffrey -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2004
Rick Reece, technology educational specialist at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, calls Macromedia's training materials "the best." Students there have gained real-world experience through the Web-based training in using Macromedia's products by developing Web sites for local nonprofits, as well as their own electronic portfolios. Features include a user-friendly interface for using Fireworks, an image preparation program, animation program Flash, page-design program Dreamweaver, step-by-step tutorials, and Web-page templates to try out. "They also offer great online tutorials for teachers," says Reece. Macromedia's educator guidebooks enable schools and districts to create their own one-day professional development workshops on how to use Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, and Contribute 2
