Today's Topic: HTML Forms, Javascript, and the Document Object Model

Tonight’s class will have lots of hands-on exercises. We’ll be playing around with javascript and forms, looking at cross-platform issues and incompatibilities.

Readings on HTML Forms, Javascript, and the Document Object Model

• Chapters 6 and 11 of Webmaster in a Nutshell
• Thau’s JavaScript Tutorial

Project Assignment: Group Project 1: Design Document

Create a design document for your group’s site, using the guidelines provided in the Webmonkey Information Architecture tutorial.

The document should be submitted to my dropbox in myCourses no later than the beginning of class on January 19. A printed copy of the document should be brought to class on that day. Page mock-ups can be included as part of the document (screen shots and diagrams), or you can provide an URL to a web-based mock-up as part of the design document.

I will evaluate these documents based on the following aspects:

• Quality and comprehensiveness of content (did you include all the things outlined in the tutorial?)
• Clarity of expression (how well did you express yourself? does it make sense? does it hang together as a cohesive document?)
• Appropriateness of choices (was your identification of goals, initial design look & feel, etc, well-suited to the site and audience?)

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More details on the trip:

Here’s the basic itinerary.

In addition to staying with a family friend in Tokyo, we’ll be making day trips to Kyoto, Kamakura, and Inba (Chiba province).

Javascript Reference Sites

• DevGuru Javascript Quick Reference Guide
• Visibone Javascript Reference

files for javascript prompt exercise

Here’s a zip archive of the files for the Javascript in-class exercises.