Week 7

Session 1: Let’s finish working on our form projects today, so that we can move on to the next assignment that involves delving deeper into the possibilities of Javascript within web application design. We will be looking at several Javascript frameworks and then utilize JQuery to implement motion graphic elements into a web application. There are many advantages to using pre-existing Javascript frameworks, rather than writing new code from the ground up.

1. You are not reinventing the wheel
2. Browser compatibility in built into most frameworks
3. Large development and support communities surround the projects
4. Security exploits are quickly found and resolved by the developer community

Reading Assignment:
How jQuery Works
jQuery vs. MooTools
Animating with jQuery

Sessione 2: Today we will be discussing the requirements for the next project as well as having a look at your form projects.

Javascript Framework Project:
In this project we will be using a Javascript framework called JQuery to add functionality beyond what is possible with XHTML and CSS alone. Due on session 2 of week 8.

1. Use JQuery to animate hidden content into view
2. Integrate JQuery animation techniques to text navigation
3. Apply one or more tutorials from http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials under one of the following headings:
    a) General Tutorials
    b) Manipulation, Attributes, and CSS
    c) Traversing and Selectors
    d) Using jQuery with…