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Week 1

Topics Covered

  • Web Widgets and using widget code
  • Reading and managing news feeds (RSS)

Teaching materials

Tutorials
(1) Webtops
(2) Web widget sites (some)

Optional reading (background information): Social software, weblog, webtop

Classroom activities

Monday
  • We shall start explore webtops and introduce the concept of web widgets and RSS news feeds.
Wednesday
  • Create an account with Google (if don't already own one, e.g. a g-mail address):
http://google.com/accounts
Make sure to remember your login (gmail address) and password
  • We will insert widget code in on-line content creation services

Homework

Homework 2 summary

Objective: Create a web site that includes many widgets

Requirements:

  1. The web site must have a clear objective (of your choice). A user should "feel" its identity.
  2. The site must be available to the public (so that other students and myself can have a look at it). Of course, you also can create private pages within the same environment.
  3. You should explicitly state the website's purpose in some place (e.g. with a little text widget, a welcome message, etc.)
  4. The website must include some minimal contents and selected widgets must be appropriate with respect to the main objectives
  5. Optional (for a top grade): Try to adapt the look and feel to your objectives. Make it (almost) operational

Submission:

  • Deadline: Wednesday, week 3 before the start of class. Unjustified late submission will get you a lesser grade (see the syllabus)
  • Procedure: Use the worldclassroom

Remarks:

  • You may use your real identity or not. That's up to you. All I need is a URL I can connect to.
  • Grading criteria: see the homework submission form
  • This exercise can evolve into a term project (but must not).

Teaching materials:

  • Creating websites with online services. This short tutorial covers various online web site creation services we will use.
  • Using web widgets. A short introduction on how to use web widgets.
  • Else please consult the help of the service you are interested in. These tools are made for non-technical people and you can figure out yourself how to use them ....

Term project start

See Term project. Homework 2 already can get you started.