EDTEC 472 - Web Design and Development Using Content Management Systems

Build anything from a blog to a business website using open source tools (yes, free!) in less time than you could imagine. In this hands-on class, we'll cover the differences between, and the pros and cons of using Joomla, Wordpress, and Drupal. Focusing mostly on Joomla we'll discuss hosting, manual and 1-click installs of Joomla, configuration, setup, and installation of templates for a professional look. Learn to create authorized users, navigation, galleries, slideshows and pages almost instantly. Integrate social media and learn to use the best plug-ins, modules and components to enhance your site. This class is great for anyone from the beginning web designer to the advanced user. Prior experience with Cascading Styles Sheets is recommended, or be willing to learn a little code.