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  • Web Essentials

    Web Essentials Q1

    This course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of Web site creation practices by developing basic skills in XHTML and CSS. Through various lessons, activities, and projects students will be able to: generally describe the workings of the Internet and the WWW, understand XHTML elements and basic tags, understand CSS rules and declarations, create a basic Web site with XHTML and CSS, incorporate multimedia objects into an XHTML document, and learn about server-side web languages. While becoming familiar with Web page creation, students may start to see a future in a career of Web development.


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    • Web Essentials Q1 Moodle Course File

  • Topic 1

    • Introduction

    • INTRODUCTION to Week 1 Page

    • Chapter 1.1 Getting to Know You

    • WATCH: Get to Know Ms. Hansen! Page

    • Chapter 1.2 Syllabus

    • WATCH: Web Essentials Syllabus Page

  • Topic 2

    • Introduction and Study Guide

    • STANDARDS Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 2 Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Week 2 URL

    • Chapter 2.1 Web Jobs

    • READ: Web Development Jobs Book

    • Chapter 2.2 The Internet

    • READ: The Internet Book

    • Chapter 2.3 Web 2.0

    • READ: Web 2.0 Book

  • Topic 3

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 3 Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Chapter 3 URL

    • Chapter 3.1 Introduction to Web Languages

    • READ: Introduction to Web Languages Page
    • RESOURCE: What is XHTML? Page
    • RESOURCE: What is CSS? Page
    • 6. ASSIGNMENT: Introduction to Web Languages (Due on September 17)

    • Chapter 3.2 How to Create and Edit a Web Page

    • READ: How to Create and Edit a Web Page Book

    • Chapter 3.3 Viewing a Web Page's Source

    • WATCH: Viewing a Web Page's Source

    • QUIZ: Chapter 2 and Chapter 3

  • Topic 4

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 4 Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Chapter 4 URL

    • Chapter 4.1 HTML Basics

    • READ: Essential Elements Book
    • READ/WATCH: The "HTML" Man Book

    • Chapter 4.2 XHTML Tags

    • READ: XHTML Basic Tags Book
    • READ: Index of HTML Elements Page
    • GAME: How Many HTML Elements Can You Name in 5 Minutes? Page

    • Chapter 4.3 XHTML Rules of Well-formedness

  • Topic 5

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Chapter 5 URL

    • Chapter 5.1 Case Study: "Your Mom's Cards"

    • WATCH: Case Study "Your Mom's Cards" Book

    • Chapter 5.2 Validation

    • READ: Validating your XHTML Page

    • Chapter 5.3 W3Schools.com

    • READ: W3Schools.com Page

    • QUIZ: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5

  • Topic 6

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 6 Page

    • Chapter 6.1 Elements, Attributes, CLASS, and ID

    • WATCH: Elements, Attributes, CLASS, and ID Book

    • Chapter 6.2 End of XHTML Unit Project

  • Topic 7

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Chapter 7 URL

    • Chapter 7.1 CSS

    • READ: Introduction to CSS Book
    • READ: How CSS Works Book

    • QUIZ: Chapter 6 and Chapter 7

  • Topic 8

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page
    • STANDARDS Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 8 Page

    • Chapter 8.1 XHTML ID and CLASS Attributes

    • READ: "Your Mom's Cards" ID and Class Attributes Book

    • Chapter 8.2 CSS Selectors and Properties

    • READ/WATCH: CSS Selectors Book
    • READ: CSS Properties Book

    • Chapter 8.3 Applying CSS Styles

    • READ: Colors and Fonts Book
    • READ: Applying Text Styles Book

  • Topic 9

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 9 Page
    • STUDY GUIDE to Chapter 9 URL

    • Chapter 9.1 The Cascade

    • READ: The Cascade Book

    • Chapter 9.2 Files and Folders

    • READ: Files and Folders Book

    • Chapter 9.3 Relative vs. Absolute Paths

    • READ: Relative vs. Absolute Paths Book

    • QUIZ: Chapter 8 and Chapter 9

  • Topic 10

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page
    • INTRODUCTION to Week 10 Page

    • Chapters 1-9 Review

    • READ: Midterm Exam Study Guide URL

    • Finishing Up