Hands On Lab: Introduction to Windows® 8 Development - HTML5

In this lab you will explore the Windows Store apps guidelines and learn to apply them to apps.

Exploring Windows Store Apps

After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Examine Windows Store apps and their designs.

In this lab you will explore how to create Windows Store apps using HTML5, and JavaScript. You will learn how to create a grid application and how to use the WinJS library.

Creating a Grid App

Creating a Split App

Using the WinJS Library

After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Create a Grid App

Create a Split App

Use the WinJS Library

In this lab you will explore how the built-in contracts such as Search, Share, Settings are integrated.

Integrating Search Contract

Integrating Share Contract

Integrating Settings Contract

After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Examine how Search contract is implemented

Examine how Share contract is implemented

Examine how Settings contract is implemented

In this lab you explore how Tiles and Notifications that let users personalize their Start screen are implemented.

Using Live Tiles in a Windows Store app

Using Toast Notifications in a Windows Store app

After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Integrate live tiles into a Windows Store app.

Integrate toast notifications into a Windows Store app.

In this lab you will explore the Windows Store, and work on creating a trial version of a Windows Store app.

Exploring the Windows Store

Exploring a Trial Version to a Windows Store App

After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Explore the Window Store and its categories

Understand a Windows Store app’s license configuration