Exploring and Working with Sites Involving
Highly Interactive Elements -- II
Questions:
a Site name and URL
b.Why did you select this site?
c.How might the site help you with your major project?
d.What other uses might teachers have for this site?
e.How did you make use of this site?
f. What did you learn from your explorations?
g.To whom would you recommend this site, and for what purposes?
A. Site Name and URL: Web Monkey: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/
B. I chose this site because it is an "old friend." I have been visiting Web Monkey since I picked up the first issue of Wired magazine, which I still subscribe to.
C. The information of video editing, codecs, and streaming video tips are great. They helped me make some choices about my site construction. I regularly visit web monkey.
D. Any teacher interested in basic to very advanced web development will find this site useful. The articles are well written by experts in the "Wired" style. This site is friendly but does not talk down to visitors.
E. This site has tips and useful information on virtually every kind of web development tool or concept. They thoroughly examine all software features and aren't shy about criticizing poorly implemented features.
F. Being familiar with the site I did not learn all that much about it. Its more like "what did you learn from the newspaper today." Web Monkey is designed to be an ongoing repository of web development discussions and resources.
G. I would recommend this site to anyone seriously interested in web development. Myself, because I have been intensively studying computer networking for the last two years, would like to develop a serious educational web site relating to computer networking. The Web Monkey would help me with this goal.
A. Site and URL: JavaScript.com http://javascript.internet.com/B. I selected this site because it is my favorite Java script site. Other sites might have as many or more scripts but I find the selection of scripts and the ease of access in JavaScript.com's huge data base of scripts to be the best.
C. I can select from a huge data base of useful scripts to add to my site whenever I want. Menus, popups, counters, and hundreds of other scripts are there for the taking. If I have a problem with the script the site provides many tutorials on how to implement them and how to create basic Java scripts as well.
D. Any teacher who wishes to add useful features to a web site would love this site. With web developing tools like Dreamweaver and Adobe Go Live fully supporting Java scripting its even easier than ever. Java scripts go a long way in adding a polished look to any site's design.
E. In my project I used Java scripting, but that associated with show-hide layers behavior built into Dreamweaver. Had the number of pages on my site been larger I would have considered adding a Java script menu.
F. I've long been aware of JavaScript.com, but its always fun to check in and see what new scripts are available or to check out section of the data base like "menus". You can see what the script does and what it looks like. It's a great way to learn about Java too.
G. Like the Web Monkey, I would recommend this site to anyone who wants to move into the realm of advanced web development. Used judiciously, Java scripts can enhance the end users experience and make a site well visited as a result.