UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site -- Module 1: Description of Applets

Technologies

	Animated Graphics
	Animations
	Applets
	Asynchronous Communication
	Authoring Programs
	Databases
	Downloaded Media
	Images
	PowerPoint
	Repositories
	Scripts
	Streaming Media
	Synchronous Communication
	Text (HTML, PDF)
	Web Sites

Applets

Applets are programs written in the Java programming language. As with scripts, references to applets resident on the host server, are embedded in their code. However, due to the complexity and flexibilty of Java, applets tend to run slower than scripts.

Examples of Uses

Simulations, logic games, calculators, calendars, function plotters

Requirements for Using it on a Computer

Netscape Navigator 4.5+ or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+

Requirements for Using it to Create Materials

Intermediate to advanced programmer

Examples in Module 1

•	Conceptual Learning: Mathematics, Statistics
•	Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Causality and Statistics, Physics

This project is a joint initiative of the Center for the Virtual University and the Center for Teaching and Learning at UMUC.