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Web Publishing Tools for Kids?

Posted by Cliff on from the an-introduction-to-the-web dept.

fuzbuh asks: "I want to help an 11 year old who wants to publish a site for kids, and am thinking about what tool(s) to provide for her. Her experience is limited to email, web browsing (on kid sites), and computer games. This, as a first step for her, needs to be easy, and more focused on content than form. What do people suggest for tools for her? A web based page builder (which one)? A WYSIWYG editor (may be a bit complex). A 'Wiki' where only she can edit? Maybe I should just start her with a blog to post her ideas and stories. What have others done? Any ideas and/or suggestions? Thanks in advance!"

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  1. Coffeecup Html Editor by hookedup · · Score: 2, Informative


    I would suggest you check out Coffeecup Html Editor.

    Lots of features, yet easy for beginners, oh and it has a "Live Chat feature", which may be much for an 11 year old, but maybe mommy can help? :)

  2. Citydesk from fogcreek by sprzepiora · · Score: 2, Informative

    fogcreek has a nice app called CityDesk. It's very easy to use. You can create a template for her and when she graduates to learning html, she can write her own. The personal edition is free. Windows only.

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    Stupid things kids do.
  3. Re:Really.... by hawkbug · · Score: 2, Informative

    To get around using br and font, you would have to use CSS and div tags combined, neither of which are 100% compliant across the browser-board yet. I go with what works on everything until browsers are better standardized.

  4. Don't underestimate the kid... by eurleif · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm 13, and I've been programming interactive (PHP, mostly) web pages since I was 11. There's no reason yours can't do some basic HTML.