Advanced Web Development
Assignment Page
JavaScript
Our first assignment was to create something interactive using
JavaScript. I worked together with a group of people also interested in
Elementary Education. One person in our group who is still teaching in the
classroom suggested a topic based on the novel Sarah Plain and Tall by
Patricia Laughlin since that is a subject she covers with her fifth grade
class. We decided on a multiple choice quiz designed as a self
evaluation. See our quiz here.
I had used some copy and paste JavaScript in the past so I was a little bit
familiar with the process. In the future, I would like to learn more about
writing my own from scratch.
Flash
Our second assignment was to do some work with Flash.
This was my first ever experience with this program. My first attempt at
getting anything accomplished with the program resulted in a very rough
rendition of a car
but I was encouraged that I could get the wheels to turn, the car to move and
insert a background. I am just NOT an artist! While talking with one
of the members of our JavaScript group, we began brainstorming some possible
educational uses of Flash. She suggested a lesson about states
and capitals and I started to get some ideas. We decided to work
together on a project that would accomplish that goal.