There are many different ways one could create a "introduction", in
integrating a site. First of all there are tour guides. This is basically
a site where one is forced through a series of sites, like a tourist is
forced to visit various places on a tour bus. Our instructor provided Tour
Guides in introducing his site. In the tour guide, all one has to do is
click on the continue button to go to the next tour site. Personally, I
did not like the tour guide because I was not able to control where I was
going. But, looking at a visitors perspective, a tour guide seems like a
winner. Secondly, there are Indexes. Indexes just lists all of the
available topics, and link to them. I find these the easiest means for
searching for a topic. They are also the easiest to employ. Our instructor
includes an Index within his home page. From a
students perspective, an index is the best choice. In addition, there are
search engines. An example of a search engine on a home page would be at Polk Audio's web page. As a person types
out the key word that
they are looking for, and the search engine searches for all possible sites for
that particular topic. I think that this concept is pretty neat, but it
would be difficult to employ for a home page. CGI Maps are also useful in
integrating a site. CGI Maps essentially map out an entire area.
When one's mouse is pointed at a particular location on the map, the bottom
of the screen will expose its location. Clicking on the particular spot on
the map will send one to the new site. An example of a CGI map is at
the Virtual Tourist
location. At this site, the map of the world is an example of a CGI map.
Notice that when you skim your pointer across the map, the number on the
bottom is constantly changing.
Given all of these
choices, I would most likely choose an index in integrating a site. They
are simple and easy to understand. Best of all, they are the easiest to
create.
Structure
Dr. James's Generational
Curriculum incorporates all of his students pages, generation after
generation. It is all of his students together that make this site unique.
Together we make up a learning cybercommunity. First of all, we learn from
each other during class. Hints and ideas are given to improve our reports.
In addition, we try to learn from past generations, through their
reports. We then expand the site, trying to create picture
perfect reports. Besides that, we allow others, outside our community, to
participate in this interactive learning through our various databases. We
link to each others pages and to past generations in explaining ourselves.
In addition, we link to sites outside our community in giving examples.
Generation after generation, we flow with improved technology,
incorperating and taking advantage of it, to make good progress
even better. Through it all, we expand the knowledge of cyber psychology,
spiritual psychology and traffic psychology, and share it with the world.
At the end, we will leave open
ends and problems for the next generation to solve. To obtain a detailed
explanation of the structure go to Dr. James's statement
page and his cybercommunity
page.
Since we are a learning community, it brings great benefit
in being the fourth and latest generation. First of all, our instructor is
greatly educated from the past generations. By now, he probobly knows what
works and what doesn't, and hopefully he will be able to steer us in the
right direction. During the first couple generations, he probably had to
do everything by trial and error. Being the latest generation, we are also
able to learn directly from past generations. Past generations explained
their experiences as well as their difficulties in their reports. Through
this, we were able to learn and hopefully avoid the same mistakes.
Technology has
improved greatly since the first generation. In fact technology has
improved significantly since the third generation. Improved technology
allowed this generation to travel on improved browsers such as Netscape 3.0
and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. These browsers support better design
capabilities and greater searching power. In addition, technology has
allowed us access to faster modems and computers. It must have been
dreadful working with a 9600 modem, LINX and low powered computer's.
Popularity of the Internet has attracted more users and information on
the WEB. This gave us access to more information than previous
generations. In addition, technology has allowed improved graphics, animated
gifs and backgrounds. Next generation is sure to benefit greater from
technology and past generations.
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