Total Training For: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Presenter: Janine Warner http://www.totaltraining.com/bios/janinewarner.asp?mscsid= Interview: http://www.photoshopsupport.com/dreamweaver/tt/janine-warner.html Total Training, Inc. 1819 Aston Ave. Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92008 1-888-368-6825 mailto:sales@totaltraining.com Product site: http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/web/dreamweaver8.asp?mscsid= Released: October 26, 2005 $200 USD. Requirements: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. DVD drive. Web connection. Either Mac or Windows platform. Contains: 2 DVDs and the Total Training run-time interface player program and Project files. 10 hours, 44 minutes run time. For Beginners through Advanced. Strengths: Cross-platform. Well-organized. Weaknesses: None Found. Other Reviews: http://www.photoshopsupport.com/dreamweaver/tt/dreamweaver-8-review.html Reviewed under Mac OS X 10.4.7 on an iMac G5 with 1 GB RAM. |
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ÒA personal trainer in a boxÓ. Ever sat in a classroom full of bright eager newbees who wanted to rush right out after class to begin using the skills they learned in class? I taught students like that in the electrical installation industry back when structured communication wiring was in vogue. Janine Warner, with her perky, sometimes high-pitched voice carries that same kind of energy in this 2-DVD set for learning Dreamweaver 8.
You know the statistics. In a classroom environment, only 20% of what is taught is retained. With Total Training, that retention rate goes way up, because you can go back and re-review stuff without wasting the other studentÕs time or by being afraid to ask questions. Okay, it isnÕt quite interactive media, but it comes close. And yo will have to search for the answers. Think of this as low-impact/your-speed learning.
The DVD set says it is a 10-hour 44-minute course. If this were a classroom activity, then it would easily end up being a 3-day course. Factor in board and room, travel, and time away from work versus plunking down $200 USD and this training option becomes a real bargain. If you are interested in learning Dreamweaver 8 and being productive right from lesson 1, get Total Training. There are 12 lessons and Janine doesnÕt leave anything to chance or assumes you know everything already. And thatÕs not a bad thing! The DVDs come with project files and everything works just fine on a Mac.
Predictably, the lessons run through the feature-set of Dreamweaver, but Janine is really into teaching website design using the application. It really is pretty much soup-to-nuts, beginning with adding images and links all the way to building dynamic websites.
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