Tools for Information Literacy | Week ⑦ 
Preps for behavioral layer

The behavioral layer

What is the behavioral layer?

The structure or content layer of a web page is the underlying HTML code of that page. Just as a house's frame creates a strong foundation upon which the rest of the house is built, a solid foundation of HTML creates a platform upon which a website can be created. (ThoughtCo.)

You can make your site interactive by including some dynamic HTML functions.
This is the behavioral layer.

To be prepared for a discussion of the third web page layers, read over and watch the following.

Server side scripting

... a method of designing websites so that the process or user request is run on the originating server.

1. Read Server-side scripting
2. Then watch this short introduction.

Client side scripting

Read What is Javascript? in a very popular online javascript book.
Read only the text under the What is Javascript? heading.

Other items relevant to today's class

1. 21 top examples of JavaScript
2. 20+ PROJECTS YOU CAN DO WITH JAVASCRIPT
3. W3Schools JavaScript Tutorial - you may prefer to bookmark it for reference