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Homework 1 - COAP 3180 Fall 2 2007
Summary
Finish the classroom activity, i.e.
- Create a public pagecast with Pageflakes
- Build a little dabase with Zoho creator
- Integrate this db within Pageflakes
Note: If you prefer to remain anonymous, do not leave Name, Firstname, professional email etc. or anything that can identify you on the public page.
Tasks
- Think about a little database (list) of things that you would like to put on the web. Then make a list of properties that describe such a "thing".
- Implement a Zoho creator database
- Add some data
- Create a public pageflakes page and import the Zoho creator widget
- Add an exaplantation using some Pageflake widget
- Add some related news feeds to the Pageflakes page.
Dates
- This homework is due at start of the week 2 Monday lesson
- The instructor will ask you your public Pageflakes URL
- Each homework counts 10% in your global evaluation. The six best homeworks will be taken into account.
Evaluation
- Task completion (are all elements present)
- Quality of Zoho database (but don't make it too big)
- Quality of Pageflakes pagecast
Tips
- Make sure where you are
- Pageflakes with your login
- Zoho: Switch to Zoho Creator
- Help
- Both Zoho and Pageflakes have built-in help
- Zoho also provides videos, e.g. http://creator.zoho.com/collateral/gettingstarted/index.html
- Export widget from zoho
To export the widget from Zoho:
- Click on Edit this application
- Share the application to the public
- Click on Access this application
- Select Input View
- Menu More Actions->Embed in your Website
- Copy/Paste the code
- Import to Pageflakes
- Create an Anything Flake
- Hit the big round button on top right
- Select the Anything Flake from the "Pagecasting & More" column
- Edit and paste the code from Zoho
Links
- Main links
- http://www.zoho.com/
- http://creator.zoho.com/ (Direct access to creator)
- http://www.pageflakes.com/
- Example Pageflake
- http://www.pageflakes.com/daniel.schneider/ (not really used)