Presentation On HTML & Podcast Done by: Shamelia Young & Sheriece Williamson

What is HTML??? HTML is the language that web pages are written in - in fact, HTML stands for hypertext mark-up language. But what does that mean? Hyper is the opposite of linear. Old-fashioned computer programs were necessarily linear - that is, they had a specific order. But with a "hyper" language such as HTML, the user can go anywhere on the web page at any time. Text is just what you're looking at now - English characters used to make up ordinary words. Mark-up is what is done to the text to change its appearance. For instance, "marking up" your text with <b> before it and </b> after it will put that text in bold. Language is just that. HTML is the language that computers read in order to understand web pages.

What Is HTML Used For? HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is used to create web pages. Site authors use HTML to format text as titles and headings, to arrange graphics on a webpage, to link to different pages within a website, and to link to different websites. How HTML is used to Create a Web Document HTML is a set of codes that a website author inserts into a plain text file to format the content. The author inserts HTML tags, or commands, before and after words or phrases to indicate their format and location on the page. HTML tags are also used to add tables, lists, images, music, and other elements to a webpage.

Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Easy to use Loose syntax (although, being too flexible will not comply with standards) Supported on almost every browser, if not all browsers. Widely used; established on almost every website, if not all websites. Very similar to XML syntax, which is increasingly used for data storage Free - You need not buy any software Easy to learn & code even for novice programmers Disadvantages It cannot produce dynamic output alone, since it is a static language Sometimes, the structuring of HTML documents is hard to grasp You have to keep up with deprecated tags, and make sure not to use them Deprecated tags appear because another language that works with HTML has replaced the original work of the tag; thus the other language needs to be learned (most of the time, it is CSS) Security features offered by HTML are limited

What is a Podcast??? A podcast is a digital audio file (usually MP3 or AAC) made available for download on the internet through an RSS 2.0 feed. The web address of the media file is contained in the enclosure tag of an item in the XML file. The enclosure tag was added to the RSS 2.0 standard in 2004 making podcasting possible.

Applications Podcasts can be used for a number of different things, and as the industry evolves I'm sure broadcasters and webmasters will find additional ways to use podcasts in the future. 1.) Talk Shows 2.) Music Shows 3.) Interviews 4.) Story Telling 5.) Tutorials 6.) Directions 7.) Commentaries 8.) Sportscasts

Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages available anytime/anywhere for students easy to create, distribute, and download -- no professional equipment is required new podcasts are auto- downloaded can restrict podcasts to students enrolled in the course power of audio over text -- students can listen and learn while walking, riding, waiting in line, etc. Disadvantages entire file is downloaded to students' computer/device need sufficient bandwidth to download the podcasts in a timely fashion limited usefulness for hearing impaired people no interactivity -- audience cannot participate, etc. intellectual property issues