WHY THE WEB IN TEACHING?
Ease of use and of creation
- Hypertext navigation-point, click, go interface
- No new interface to learn for new pages
- No special tools to create Web pages
- Need only a text editor / Internet access
Open protocol / availability
- Public protocol/open system; cross-platform
- Public consortium (W3C) sets (?) standards
- Web here to stay => coming to your living room
- Current pages compatible with new developments (XML, DHTML)