RE: [Fsfe-uk] An ignorant question?

[Chris Puttick]

Possibly slightly cynical, but in my experience, getting teachers to use
Flash would be only slightly more likely than getting them to use scripts.
Both would require an understanding of programming (logic-wise), where
putting a presentation together in OOo (or similar!) is much nearer to the
ICT capability/interest of the average teacher. I think offering them Flash
would not get big interest. Certainly wouldn't at the schools I work with,
although that might be the Manchester pollution levels ;-).

Good luck though...

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From: Andrew Atkinson
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Sent: 6/7/03 10:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Fsfe-uk] An ignorant question?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Ciaran
> O'Riordan
> Sent: 06 June 2003 20:40
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Fsfe-uk] An ignorant question?

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>
> If each student has a computer, you could write some html/php or
> javascript pages and your students would just use a browser
> (such as mozilla/Galeon).
>
> If neither of these suggestions are useful, email a slightly longer
> description of your plan, I'm sure free software can do it :) (better)
>
> Ciaran O'Riordan

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 Most teachers cannot (and should not have the need to) program
scripts. I am looking to produce or find a tool that will allow teachers
to
develop their own interactive lessons, that during the lesson pupils can
experiment with, staff can adapt, and then it can be put on the web so
the
pupils can use it latter for homework or revision. There are lots of
steps
to get to the ultimate end, but I am having difficulty starting. At the
moment Flash is the closest I have found.
I hope you are right that free software can do it better 8-)

Andrew

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