HTML TAGS:
I did a basic HTML course several years ago but never had the chance to pursue it much. I quite enjoyed these lessons, refreshing what I’d learnt all those years ago. It also reminded me how much I enjoyed ‘mucking’ around with the coding, and being satisfied with programming my own webpage from scratch, like what has been achieved in following these 14 lessons!
Record any difficulties enountered:
I encountered no real difficulties with this exercise, until having to post it to the presentations site on webct. For some reason the images didn’t work.
…….However I’ve now been able to fix this issue without too much time wasted. (The webct version didn’t like the ../ in the code before the pictures folder). If fact I was able to suggest this 'fix' on the forum to someone as they were experiencing similar problems.
When comparing my presentations space to fellow students I was also concerned that my presentations site contained only the 'volcano' web page, whilst other students' (a lot have previsouly studied html as part of their studies prior to this unit according to comments on the forum) have quite flash web pages in their presentation space instead.
During our webct discussion on 2/1/07 (as part of the ICQ replacement exercise) this issue was raised about whether students can make their own presentation page or use the volcano example ... as Cynthia confirmed the volcano example is sufficient. (Phew!)
(an extract of the 2/1/07 webct discussion):
Andrew Threadgold>>Re module 3 chat? are we marked down if we only use the volcaloes wbpg from the tutorial?
Cynthia --Verspaget>>Andrew: not at all! I wouldnt do that to you :)
Andrew Threadgold>>Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!im pretty slow at the html coding
Cynthia --Verspaget>>if its in the curriculum you cant go wrong
WWW STANDARDS:
Optional ‘Standards’ Task:
I may come back to this at a later date if I have time. As much as I enjoy the learning within this course, I want to ensure I allocate sufficient time to complete the core tasks (including assignment work) prior to biting off more than I can chew, doing too many additional tasks. :(
Optional ‘Standards’ Task 2:
UPDATE:
I've not been able to get back to these, but as per my posting in Mid Term - Progress Report... - these tasks are only optional.
That doesn't mean that I can't pursue them after the end of this unit when I have more time. That is after all part of being an Advanced Internet User: being able to make priorities (Concept 33), and continually extend onself to learn/acquire new knowledge (Concept 29), (1).
LEGAL ISSUES:
Have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?
Copyright has always been an important topic, but one maybe not always abided by or fully understood, and since the development of the web, this has been magnified. However in recent years, (especially since Napster and online sharing of music files on the web), there has been a new wave of education, awareness, and enforcement of copyright material (and rightly so in my opinion).
To that end I generally create my own work which is displayed online (except the tutorials etc completed as part of this NET11 course, ie Volcaloes on the unit's 'presentations' page).Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment?
The logo is the property of Curtin, so therefore would be copyright material. I cannot see the point of doing this in any case. Nonetheless, if someone so chose to include it in their assignment, they should obtain permission to do so from Curtin, and reference the image appropriately.
FTP:
This exercise has me a little stumped, however, from all the postings on the forum about this exercise, I'm not the only one. As far as the FTP upload goes, that was quite painless - just following the online help files of OASIS for FTP. I followed the instructions using Core FTP Lite as suggested. It took 3 attempts as the first two failed for some reason, but all in all only took a couple of minutes. Trying to view/open my space on OASIS has been somewhat more complex, (even when logged in, inside the Curtin/OASIS network), and I still cannot. At this stage I don't know whether it is a operator (me) problem or an OASIS (computer) problem. The following screen dump shows the file successfully uploaded to the WWW folder in OASIS as instructed in the help files:
Record the url of your uploaded page (in OASIS):
The link to my oasis space is below; a single page webpage with a link to this blog.
http://www.student.curtin.edu.au/~13323499
However as per my comments above, it hasn't been working correctly (and I'm not sure why), so below is a paste of how the page (link) should look:
UPDATE:
After several attempts over quite a time frame, I haven't been able to access the OASIS space to display this webpage correctly. Therefore, instead I have uploaded it to WebCT, so that at least it can be viewed. (While I was at it, I also made some modifications, and updated it). The link is:
http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Andrew%20Threadgold%20%2813323499%29/index.html
It now looks like:
BLOGS:
Take a screen shot of your blog:
This is a screen shot of the fist post I made to this blog.
(my 1st ever blog post as far as that goes!)
Optional Task:
Record your 'top 5 tips for new bloggers':
I may come back to this later if I have more time - still trying to keep up with just the core requirements...
UPDATE:
I've now been using this blog for awhile and have 'caught up' some, so thought I'd add my thoughts...
Top 5 Blog Tips:
(bear in mind these aren’t universal, as different blogs can have different contexts/focus/purpose etc.)
1) Start blogging!!! – That’s No1! – It really IS easy.
2) Inject your personality – add your own personal points of view
3) Be reflective and critical (both of the topic, and what you decide to write)
4) Regular posting is better than spasmodic *
5) It should interest you, and therefore be FUN
* Helps build your online identity, as per Concept 14 ‘Cyberspace is informationally created space (1).
REFLECTIONS:
My experience with the HTML exercise certainly did provide an example for Concept 28 ‘The paradox of the World Wide Web’ (1). Completing the tutorial and constructing a simple webpage did seem quite easy. Further it definitely gave the impression that it was in fact very simple, and one could proceed to an advanced level of designing web pages very quickly. Nonetheless, this perception was soon challenged when I tried to upload it to WebCT. The ‘other’ side of the web played its hand reminding me that the Internet can be quite complex - and it took me a little time to work out how to get my images to display on the presentations page, even though I’d uploaded everything exactly as it was on my own pc, where it worked perfectly.
Regarding standards and legal issues, I can see the theory behind Concept 12 ‘Communication and Information are related’ (1). In our frequent communication with others we are, often without though, passing on ‘information’ that is more than just idle chat. That is, a lot of information is copyright for example, but due to the ease at which we can obtain, copy, store, and send information, it is easy to forget this aspect. This is due to information and communication being related, thus it can be difficult to differentiate between what needs to be accredited to someone else’s information and what doesn’t. In the merging of these two elements the boundaries between them has become unclear. At the same time information is vital, as according to Concept 14 ‘ Cyberspace is informationally created ‘space’’, it is information that identifies people, allows them to be recognised, and facilitates how they create themselves online (1).
As far as the reliability of FTP and Concept 24 ‘Client-server two-way interactions’ (1), I’ve mentioned this in Module 1…
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