COAP:COAP-2100/week2
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Week 1
Topics Covered
- Web Widgets and using widget code
- Reading and managing news feeds (RSS)
Teaching materials
- Tutorials
- Creating websites with online services. This short tutorial covers various online web site creation services we will use. (In particular, see the Netvibes section)
- Using web widgets. A short introduction on how to use web widgets.
- RSS and News feed aggregator (short introduction to the format and clients)
- (1) Webtops
- http://netvibes.com/ (use this one)
- http://www.pageflakes.com/ (a popular alternative
- (2) Web widget sites (some)
- Google gadgets
- Top 10 Web Widgets (a list made on readwrite web)
- http://www.widgetbox.com/
- http://www.widgipedia.com/
- http://www.labpixies.com/
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:
- The web site must have a clear objective (of your choice). A user should "feel" its identity.
- 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.
- You should explicitly state the website's purpose in some place (e.g. with a little text widget, a welcome message, etc.)
- The website must include some minimal contents and selected widgets must be appropriate with respect to the main objectives
- 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.