If you are ready to build your own web site, then come join us for this beginners course as we put together the exciting puzzle of (X)HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
These lessons are aimed not only at absolute beginners, but also to those with prior web page experience. The Build Your Web Site series of courses is for anyone who wants to learn to write standards-compliant, valid XHTML from the bottom up.
This 6 week beginners course will start off with the basic foundation of (X)HTML. You will learn to handwrite code and use an online validator to find and fix errors, then slide on into styling with CSS to add color, text formatting, and backgrounds. Learn how to create rollover links with just a little bit of CSS coding. Additional subject matter will include embedding images, simple tables, CSS classes, basic Accessibility issues, and lots of other assorted goodies.
Yep, it might sound intimidating, but no prior experience is necessary, oh, except for basic computer knowledge. (Please read the Course Prerequisites below.)
Prerequisites: Students must have working knowledge of their operating system, how to save and locate files, and how to unzip files: Free Windows Class Here
Directory Structure Tutorial Here
Winzip Tutorial Here
Requirements: Students must use the free hosting space on LVS servers for their assignments. Details will be found in the classroom. No special coding software is needed except for a simple text editor such as Windows Notepad or Mac SimpleText/TextEdit. Lesson 1 Lesson 2
- Setting up bare bones template
- Starting with basic XHTML tags
- Viewing your file in browser
- Validate your XHTML
- Uploading to Web host
- More Heading tags.
- Lorem filler text
- Adding comments to code
- Anchor tags and links
- Intro to CSS color
- Embedded styles
- Validate CSS Lesson 3 Lesson 4
- CSS Inheritance
- Text and font CSS styles.
- CSS Comments
- Inline CSS
- Formatting links with CSS
- Inserting images
- Using button images as links
- tag CSS styles Lesson 5 Lesson 6
- Simple CSS classes
- and tags
- Simple table for data
- Setting up Web site directories
- Adding an index page
- Thumbnail images
- meta tags
- Special characters
- Review and final exam
Read several comments from students that have completed this course.
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