geekitarian

I've done this once or twice before: I don't like "bonus" questions on exams but I like to give a little freebie question to lighten the mood.  These are the results of the very artistically talented (as well as some of the less artistically talented) students in my web applications class.   Disclaimer: don't try to feed a taco to a hippo, they don't eat meat and they're more dangerous than sharks or lions or bears or bearsharks or lionbears .  Maybe try a vegetarian taco *** . Click the images to enlarge. * * * #10: I appreciate this answer because the author really followed the directions. #9: There's irony in this much contemplation from a hippo that doesn't understand the concept of words. #8: I'm surprised there weren't *more* maracas and sombreros. #7: I don't have any idea what's wrong with this hippo... but I know there's a lot right. #6: Pretty sure this student thought

For 4 months this year I taught a web application development class at the University of Pittsburgh.  We mostly used Google App Engine  but we also covered HTTP concepts, HTML5 and CSS3, JavaScript, some front-end frameworks, PHP , and mobile development, though I wish there was a bit less PHP. This pretty much sums it up. Most of the classwork is around a semester-long project.  I think the student projects were pretty impressive this term - here are the descriptions the students provided and links to the applications (in no particular order): Scratcher ( http://scratcher-app.appspot.com ) Make and share scratch art on the web. Gaggle ( http://gagglepitttest.appspot.com/ ) Crowdsourced application for tracking crowds and busyness of places. tripPAL ( http://trippal-1520.appspot.com ) tripPAL helps connects fellow commuters, and travelers to find low budget transportation options. Gradr ( http://gradr.io ) Application for managing class assignments and classroom