[K12OSN] Ignorance is bliss..but this is outrageous...

Lewis Holcroft lewis at pcc.com
Thu Jun 24 15:23:44 UTC 2004


Huck,

Yeh I'm with you on this one.

I've been working with our web developer on fixing a problem that was 
created years ago. Similar situation, use this product because it is 
cool. However we have spent the last 6 months trying to clean up all 
the problems/hacks. In the process we came across a great web page 
aimed at the design industry. http://csszengarden.com/ Their goal is to 
encourage designers to use a standard piece of validated html. They are 
not allowed to change the html. They are allowed to change the css to 
implement their designs. We actually showed this to our staff in an 
effort to explain why correct, validated, html was more important in 
the long run. Using standards means that web content does not break 
down when viewed in different browsers. i.e They work in non IE 
environments. So perhaps sharing this with the folks may help. It is 
very pretty and we all know how much more important eye candy is over 
content ;)

Lewis

On Jun 23, 2004, at 4:30 PM, Huck wrote:

> at one of the schools I support..there is a decision being made to 
> incorporate 'FLASH' into the computer curriculm...
>  
> Flash in and of itself is not bad...but teaching it as a primary 
> design tool for webpages IS BAD.
>  
> It's nearly as bad as teaching Frontpage without explaining HTML or 
> CSS in order to learn how to design and develop a decent website.
>  
> I need help in explaining that adhering to a standard and teaching the 
> concepts behind  the standard is more important than having flashy 
> moving objects and animations on a website.
>  
> The worst part is the people involved in making the ultimate decision 
> and providing the teaching currently have zero experience with Flash 
> or any sort of Web page design.
>  
> How would you go about nipping this in the bud given the decision 
> isn't yours?
>  
>  
> --Huck
>  
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