Software & Recommendations

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Design Issues: | Basic Design | Fonts | Color | Layout |
General Topics: | Web Links | Dreamweaver Tools | Inspirations |

DO NOT buy these products unless you have used them, feel comfortable with them and intend to explore them further.  For the purposes of this course, you will be using computers with all of the software loaded on them.  You may use the student computer labs outside of class time.

Software Titles  
FrontPage 2003
Microsoft		 Microsoft Front Page 2002
Dreamweaver MX
Macromedia		 Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Photoshop Elements 3.0
Adobe		 Adobe Photoshop Elements
Photoshop
Adobe		 Adobe Photoshop
Flash 2004 MX
Macromedia		 Macromedia Flash
Swish
http://www.swishzone.com/		 Swish Logo
Acrobat
Adobe		 Adobe Acrobat
Contribute
Macromedia		 Macromedia Contribute
Recommended Additional Readings: 
The Non-Designer's Design Book
Robin Williams		  Book: Non-Designer's Design Book
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug		 Book: Krug Don't MAke me Think
CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver
Donna L. Baker		 Book: Course Builder for Dreamweaver
Web Usability
Jacob Nielson		 Book: Designing Web Usability
Designing Web Graphics
Lynda Weinman		 Book: Designing Web Graphics 4
Web Style Guide: 2nd Edition Web Style Guide
 

Recommended Organizations:

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are fast becoming the cornerstone for national technology standards. Click on the links on the images to the right to become familiar with what the NETS say about technology literacy for students, teachers, and administrators.

 ISTENETS Link

Last Update: June 26, 2005 10:13:06 PM

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