This page provides
information and links to other sites that cover three important
Web-Based Training (WBT) topics: Development, Delivery, and
Standards. Note that WBT is also known as Internet-Based Training
(IBT).
Macromedia
Studio MX (Includes Dreamweaver, HomeSite, FireWorks,
Flash authoring tools)
NoteTab
(A great quick and dirty raw HTML editor. Runs with Windows
and can replace notepad)
Microsoft
Powerpoint (Powerpoint presentations can be easily converted
into pages compatible with TraineeTracker - either in HTML
and/or Flash).
Note: OpenOffice
will read and write PowerPoint files (also Word and Excel)
and the price is right - free. We have switched to OpenOffice
(running under Windows) from Microsoft Office with no loss
of desired features.
RoboDemo
("create animated, interactive Flash simulations of any
application without knowing Flash. The simulations you create
are in Flash format, making the file size small, while retaining
high resolution").
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K12
LANs:
HP Compaq PCs with pre-installed
Linux.
Do
the arithmetic for a LAN with 21PCs (20 HP
Compaq Workstation PCs and 1 HP Compaq Server PC) (all
running pre-installed Mandrake
Linux):
Each HP Compaq Workstation PC includes an Intel Celeron 2.00GHz/400,
256MB Ram, 40 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, 16X/40X DVD-ROM Drive,
17-inch Monitor, mouse, keyboard, 1 year warranty.
A single HP Compaq Workstation (as of 7/21/03) = $546.00
Total Price 20 HP Compaq WorkStation PCs = $10,920.00
A
HP Compaq Server PC includes an Intel Celeron 2.00GHz/400,
512MB Ram, 80 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive
(can be used to backup data etc.), 17-inch Monitor, mouse,
keyboard, 3Yr Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day) warranty.
A single Server (as of 7/21/03) HP Compaq (Intel Celeron 2.00GHz/400)
= $805.00
Total
price for HP Compaq LAN server and 20 HP Compaq PCs = $11725.00
Add $2000 for Wireless Network and miscellaneous = total of
$13725.00
A
good Linux Administrator can handle about 40 Linux servers
remotely. Compare this with a good Windows Administrator able
to only handle about 15 Windows Servers remotely (http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2907876,00.html).
A Linux administrator can do most of the Administration remotely.
Students can be trained to handle a lot of the Server Administration.
Kids
in schools can be quickly taught how to set up the LANs and
do simple administration (no need for expensive permanent
on-site School LAN Administrators).
Let the kids setup the PCs (just need to enter an IP address
on startup).
Expensive software can be replaced with equivalent (features
and quality) Open-Source software.
For example, for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, OpenOffice
or StarOffice
(Sun supported version of OpenOffice) replaces MS Office.
OpenOffice reads and writes DOC, XLS, and PPT files from Office
97 through Office XP. Microsoft Access is replaced with MySQL
which will give students experience with a database that can
be used with very small projects up to very large projects
(Yahoo, Google, and the U.S. Census Bureau). No more having
to pay for Office upgrades every 2 years. Schools can pay
for support if desired (students can do most of the support)
or service contracts can be purchased from a variety of sources
(IBM, Sun, HP, Red Hat etc.)
