To create images, you can use a scanner and an image editor such as Adobe Photoshop. Larger images can be made into imagemaps, which include hotspots that link users to other locations in your website or elsewhere on the Web. Using JavaScript, you can add rollover effects so that a button or image changes its appearance when the mouse moves over or clicks on it. Such effects are becoming easier to create with the introduction of programs such as Adobe ImageReady, which allows you to automate the creation of JavaScripts. Sound, video, and advanced tools.
Web pages can also include links to sounds and video segments.
Advanced multimedia programs include Macromedia Director and Authorware. Authorware has several features of interest to educators, including the ability to track user responses and to very effectively integrate all kinds of media into an interactive education package. Authorware pieces can be easily incorporated into Web pages through clickable links that display the pieces inside the user s browser. Each month, new products are released that give Web developers new options, and that make multimedia development more accessible to non-technical people. But keep in mind that no matter how fancy your Web site is, it won t serve your audience well unless it has a clear purpose and is easy to use.