JavaScript Tutorial
In today's lab we will introduce you to an excellent on-line html tutorial.  We will only have time to do a few lessons in this tutorial, but I strongly encourage you to do more of it on your own.  If you are still confused about JavaScript, go back and do earlier lessons.  If you want to learn more, go on to the next lessons.

1. Open Internet Explorer and go to Chapter 4 of the JavaScript Learning Center's tutorial at http://www.javascriptmall.com/learn/lesson4.htm.
2. Scroll down and read about values and variables.  When you get to the button that says "-Lab-", click it.  This will open a new window.  In the bottom part of this window, you will type in your JavaScript.  Once you press "Test", the page you've created will appear in the top window.  Resize and reposition these windows so you can see both at the same time.
3. In the first Lab Time, type in the document.write statement, and try all four of the values suggested.  Be sure to click "test" between each one.
4. On the "electronic chalkboard" try changing each of these values.  Press test each time to see the effects of your changes.
5. Read the section on operators.  Using the "Lab" Window, try and do the three steps described in this exercise.  Please try on your own to do these three steps.  If you can understand this lesson, it will really help you understand JavaScript.
6. Scroll to the bottom and click on the "Contents" link.
7. On the Contents page, click on the  link for Lesson 5.
8. Click on "Test" to examine the if-then statement.  Change the number value as suggested, and click "test" again. Try and do the rest of the exercises in this lesson.
9. Skip Lesson 6.  If you have time, go on to lesson 7.

Inserting JavaScripts from the Web
In this exercise, we will visit a site that maintains a free library of cool JavaScripts that you can use on your pages.  All you need to do is cut and paste the code into your web pages.  Be sure to credit the author, and to leave any of their copyright information in the source code.

1. Open your browser and go to:  http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/resources/scriptlibrary/javascript/.
2. On the menu to the right, choose a category of scripts that you are interested in, and click on the link.
3. Scroll through the list of scripts until you find one that you would like to insert on your page.  You may want to pick a simple one with no images for your first attempt.  Click on the link for that script.  If the script you want to use requires any extra images, make sure that you download and unzip the script/images and  save the images in exactly the same folder as the web page.
4. Click on the "demo" button to see what the script does.
5. Click on the "source" button to see the source code.
6. Open a new page in Front Page.  Click on the "html" tab at the bottom of the window.
7. Follow the instructions on where to place each part of the code.  Be aware that you will have to scroll down within each text box (there is usually more more text than first appears) and copy the entire block.  Paste this code exactly where instructed.
8. When you're done, click on the "Normal" tab to make sure sure that what you've done makes sense and click on the "Preview" tab to see the fruits of your labors.