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Homework 1 - COAP 3180 Fall 2 2007

Summary

Finish the classroom activity, i.e.

• Create a pagecast with Pageflakes
• Build a little dabase with Zoho creator
• Integrate this db within Pageflakes

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.

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
• 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 this flake from the "Pagecasting & More" column

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)