This week was all about Recap of Web 1.0 , where user enters interacts with a web page, browser sends data to web server and vice-cersa.
Browser is the one that receives the data and updates the page.
Web 2.0, JavaScript is used extensively , entire page doesn’t need to be refreshed. It’s also known as AJAX (Asynchro JavaScript and XML).
Two advantages in Web 2.0 are Speed and Smoothness.
We also re-mentioned what a web application is .Which is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet and other parts of Web Application (Integration, Communication).
Now we are able to know for what RSS , Widgets and SaaS Software as a Service) stand for:
RSS: for “Rich Site Summary”—this technology delivers blog posts and any other content in a highly portable form, so they may be read in a user’s personalized homepage or “feed reader” software. It is used to publish frequently updated works.
WIDGETS: Small, freestanding programs—pieces of HTML and programming code—that can be pasted into any web page. They use JavaScript, DHTML, Flash, or other language to carry out some dynamic action. Web visitor counters, mini games, clocks, calendars, horoscopes, weather forecasts, and stock tickers are all examples of common widget applications. They may also be called “web widgets,” “snippets” or “modules,” and Google likes to call them “gadgets.”
SaaS: “Software as a Service”—Software applications that are hosted on the internet and delivered on demand, through a web browser. SaaS is the Web 2.0 answer to the traditional software model of shrink-wrapped products, installed on a user’s PC or on the local network
Next week we moved on to the Web development tools and Google Apps technologies.
Google Apps is a service from Google, providing customizable version of several Google products under a custom domain name.Google Apps for education is free.
Google Calendar, Google Doc, Gmail and then we did and In Class Activity where we had to list down examples of Google Application, describe their function.
Website design can be done using free web design tools or licensed web design tools. Here are some examples-Dreamweaver, Photoshop, WebSphere, Visual Studio and Google Sites.
Google sites we learned that are free and can easily build and publish web sites.
