jQuery..

It was interesting using jQuery and seeing what it can do to a webpage. I learned a little bit by watching the videos that the professor had posted but I wish I knew a little more. I am having issue with part of the assignment. I was able to get the draggable part to work but not the green animation. I tried a few different things but could not get it to work. I am still working on it, so hopefully my next blog I post will have a background color! Although, I do not want it to be green because it won't match my page! Hope you all like my first blog :).

Misunderstanding..

I have just realized something now during Week 8 that I have been doing something wrong this entire class. I had no idea that we were suppose to submit a forum to the teacher which lets him know that we have completed the discussion boards! I have done all of the discussion boards up to date and checked my grades and received a 0/100 on all of them, I almost had a heart attack! Did anyone else have this problem? I thought by submitting our threads to the discussion boards was the way to show the teacher and class that we have our discussion completed. Now that it is week 8... I realized we post a blog and on the discussion board.... then submit a forum saying we completed both... Oy Vey!

Javascript...

This week's assignment was Javascript.  This was easier than I thought it would be. As I mentioned before I had always wondered how websites were created and how they received feedback.  The "say hello" button on my website that we had to create is very cool. I had no I idea it was this easy to actually put a website together. I have learned a lot about how websites work through taking this class. Doing this assignment and seeing the completed work was rather fun. It still amazes me that just by typing in certain commands into a text program that it can simply be created into a website that does fun things such as the stuff from this assignment.  Interactive WebPages are very useful in the Internet world today. I am glad we learned about this.

Week 7 Jotform...

This week we worked the with Jotform feedback. This was fairly simple to make because the codes were straight forward after watching the video.  This is a cool idea for people to give and take advice on how the class and others think our websites are coming along.  It is cool to think about how websites are actually created. Now every time I look at a website I am going to think.. I wonder who made this and if they made it with the same codes I used?  I have always wondered how forums were created and now I know! Creating my website is something that I can look back on forever, rather than just delete it after this class is finished. It is a good feeling to know that you have made a website all by yourself and it is only yours.

Creating my website...

Safe to say my website is finally coming along!.... Once I saw all of the different coding for creating the website, I thought I would never be able to figure it out. It looks more confusing than it actually is, and I feel now that I am actually getting the hang of it, the class is almost over. Although, I am still having a lot of trouble. This might have to do with not being able to connect to FilaZilla like the rest of the class can though! I wish I could because now I do not know how my final grade is going to turn out. My website is finally starting to look like a real website. One question is how do I make all of the font centered? Mine is all right aligned and I want it to be in the center. Any suggestions from the class? I never knew this was how you actually make website. This is good to know for future reference.  I feel like I have learned a lot so far in this class and it is very beneficial .

Midterms...

I can't believe that it is already midterm time! I feel like the semester just started. I must say I do like accelerated courses that are only 10 weeks. They go by much quicker than the other ones although the work is a bit of a heavier load. I felt that I did good on my midterm, but had some trouble with how it was displaying. I also had to pass in two 6-10 page papers and take a test this week. I am so glad this week is almost over and I get to enjoy spring break, even though I won't be going anywhere.  I cannot wait for this semester to be over all together, taking 6 class was harder than I thought . Working 35 hours a week and keeping up with all my homework is very though. It will be worth it in the end when I graduate this summer!

Pandora..

One of my most used Web application would be Pandora. Pandora is an Internet Radio that you can use for free music. Almost everyone I know with an Iphone or Laptop uses it. In my house, we use our Ipad as a radio and just use Pandora. Pandora is a web application that allows you to listen to the music that you have asked Pandora to play. You can chose the playlist you want base on a specific genre or artist. By clicking “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” Pandora becomes adapt to what type of songs you actually like. Sometimes I believe that Pandora knows exactly what I want to hear. You are allowed to put all of your playlists on shuffle and it will give you all the genres of music you have told Pandora you liked. For example when I am working out I listen to “today’s hip hop.” The best part about this radio app is that it is free. I do not even put music on my Ipod anymore because all I ever use is Pandora. The only downfall to Pandora is the commercials and you are only allowed 6 skips per radio stations. It is really annoying when you have a commercial every 4 songs. When you are already used up your 6 skips per station, you can just make another station. Having unlimited radio stations is a plus to listen to as much music as you want.