Week 9 - October 18

Our Class 09   wiki page is now available.

We will cover a few other topics related to Web 2.0 in this class.

The midterm test is also available on Blackboard until October 25.

More information about the midterm is on our Blackboard site.

Mashups

A mash-up is a webpage that allows you to take content from other sites and display them all on one page. It is a Web application that combines data from one or more sources into a single integrated tool or application.

Personalized Pages

Instead of preselecting what content will go on a Web page, it in now possible to let the user decide what they want to see on their own start pages or personalized pages. We can now pull content form a variety of sources and display it on one page. These pages can also include widgets.

Widgets

A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation

There is NO assignment this week, except to take the midterm test!

Week 8 - October 11

Our Class 08   wiki page is now available.

Microblogs - A New Form of Communication

In this class we will learn about microblogs.  Microblogs, such as Twitter, are similar to a blog in that you post information, but the posts are limited to around 140 characters. Microblogs have been a very popular form of communication in both the business and personal world. 

Uses in Education

Microblogs, such as Twitter, are being used everywhere and have many uses in education.

You can keep up with what is going on in the class by "following us" at

http://www.twitter.com/csit70

Assignment: There is an assignment to accompany this class, which is available as a PDF on the Class_08  wiki page. You have 2 weeks to complete this assignment - due October 25.

Week 7 - October 4

Our  Class_07 wiki page is now available.

Blogs - A New Way of Publishing and Distributing Information

In this class we will learn about blogs. Blogs are probably the most prominent application that allows for the socialization and democratization of the Web, a characteristic of Web 2.0.

Blogs are a good way to get information out to readers fast. People read blogs, see things that interest them and write about it in their own blogs.  Blog posts can be "tagged" so informaiton can be easilly found. Because blogs automatically generate an RSS or Atom feed, it is easy to share this information.

Assignment: There is an assignment to accompany this class. You have 2 weeks to complete this assignment.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!

teresa@wwwsights.com / 760-749-0107