Super, thanks for considering it. I can send along paperwork about us to help things out.

No. I don't understand ANYTHING they do.

1- No macs are to be connected to the network.
2- We just updated from IE6 to IE7 (on some, but not all computers) in January.
3- Firefox is not allowed (see #2).
4- They tell us "you cannot install any program we have not approved", yet send us links saying "This is great!" and it is for downloading an unapproved program.

I'm very excited about using it. I teach in a private school for students with learning disabilities. My 5th and 6th grade science classes are designing websites about human exploration of space as the last project for the year. Our IT dept has set aside space on the school's servers for each student.

Earlier this year we did wiki's. Student's really wanted to do more. So, I've incorporating more and more tech which works great since all of students have laptops.

I'm also redoing my website this summer.

Thank you coffee cuppers for doing this. I really need to drop some goodies by (school is in Milton, GA).

- Dale Windsor
http://www.dalescience.info

Every Grade 7 & 8 student and teacher here in Maine is provided an iBook computer; for a 1:1 student to computer ratio. I only use CC on a pc, and don't know how smooth the software runs on an iBook. However, if it works well you have a couple of options:

1. Make the installation process as seamless and easy as possible so the tech coordinators will have their district's technicians add it to their image.

Or

2. Attempt to get the state to adapt your software into the base image that it ships to all the schools.

I prefer option 2. Just think, every seventh and eighth grader in Maine, and a lot of high school kids, could be using Coffee Cup next year.

Josh

Our school just received the Educational Package of software. I am new to web design and have been watching the tutorials to get familar with the software. Are there any lesson plans developed or starter projects that can be used in the classroom?

It would be great if there were some pre-set step by step projects/lessons that could be downloaded and used in the classroom.

We don't have any pre-made curriculum for the software. There are so many different ways it's used, that creating something that works for everyone is nearly impossible.

We are open to suggestions though. Aside from the many knowledge base articles and video tutorials, what do you feel would be the most help to you?

What type of lessons are you looking for? How to do web design? There are .pdf's you can download. Go all the way down to the bottom of this page and you will see a link for "our web design book:. They have some others as well.

I think one of your best forms of information will definitely be in the articles, and videos area as J mentioned. If you go to the Software button at the top and click it directly it will take you here http://www.coffeecup.com/software .

You can scroll down that page and get lots of articles and information and video help for all the programs there. These combined with the books that The Philosopher mentioned should give you a great start.

Yea, but he said he has already gone through those.

I have made use of the school package for a voluntary center where we help pupils with learning problems and also immigrants who learn the language and how to live in Norway. We have been using VSD and PhotoGallery a lot. Especially the immigrants (Burma, Afghanistan, Somalia so far) like displaying pics of their new life so that their relatives can see it.

The biggest challenge has actually been giving them some ideas about how to make the site look nice, not just bang in stuff.