Presentation Type:

 

JavaScript Primer

 

Ulrich Woermann

Division for Instructional Media, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

Abstract:

JavaScript is one of the few approved standards for the World Wide Web. JavaScript allows web-authors to create cross-platform interactivity by controlling the various elements of HTML. JavaScript is not as powerful as compiled programming languages such as C++ or Java, but it is much easier to learn and to implement.

 

After communicating the essential facts on how to integrate JavaScript into HTML pages, examples such as how to change an image (rollover effect), change the content of a frame, open a new window, and simple calculations will be shown. Debugging with the Netscape Console and Internet Explorer will be covered as well as MIME type mapping on the WWW-Server. Examples of how to combine forms with JavaScript to create interactivity and form evaluation will be discussed. The concept of the preworkshop is to swap between theory and exercises.

 

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who wants to add interactivity to a Web site without too much effort.

 

Pre-requisite:

A working knowledge of HTML (especially forms) and a basic understanding of programming.

 

Benefit in Attending Session:

Having attended this workshop you should be able to:

 

 

PRIMARY AUTHOR'S INFORMATION

Ulrich Woermann, MD

Abteilung f*r Unterrichtsmedien AUM

Inselspital 38

3010 Bern

Switzerland

Telephone Number: ++41 31 632 2534

Fax Number: ++41 31 632 4998

E-mail Address: woermann@aum.unibe.ch

 

Web Site: http://www.aum.iawf.unibe.ch/port/ma/uwoermann.htm