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Lecture 07, Part 2Applets

School of EducationUniversity of Bridgeport

J. D. Cole

jcole@bridgeport.edu ▪ (203) 982-0677 ▪ Skype: dr.cole

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Topics

1. What is an “Applet?”

2. Authoring Languages.

3. Other Authoring Tools.

4. Sources.

5. Examples.

iMSITWhat is an Applet?

Applet

A “small” application that runs within the context of a browser.

Appl as in Application

et as in ette, indicating a diminutive.

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iMSITAuthoring Languages

1. Java (Open source)Oracle & Sun Microsystemshttp://java.sun.com

2. Flash (Commercial) Adobehttp://www.adobe.com/products/flash

3. PhP (Open source) Hypertext Preprocessorhttp://www.php.net

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iMSITOther Authoring Tools

1. JavaScript (Open source)http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_intro.asp

2. VBScript (Proprietary)Microsofthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sx7b3k7y%28VS.85%29.aspx

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iMSITEducational Applets

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iMSITJava Example

Money Programhttp://arcytech.org/java/money/money.html

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iMSITJava Example

Rainbowshttp://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/rainbows/rainbows.html

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iMSITJavaScipt Example

Typing Testhttp://www.edonyourown.com/javascript/typingtest.html

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iMSIT“Dry” Labs

Virtual Frog Dissectionhttp://www.froguts.com/flash_content

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iMSIT“Dry” Labs

Physicshttp://jersey.uoregon.edu

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iMSIT“Dry” Labs

Virtual Chemistryhttp://www.chm.davidson.edu/vce

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iMSIT“Dry” Labs

Visible Human Projecthttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

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