Feb 2
Discuss the HTTP homework from Matthews text.
(I've posted the
answers ).
Then depending on time, start discussing html5, css3,
and how to create web pages.
Our approach will at first be "old school":
I want you to understand how
to do this stuff with a text editor before
using CMS (content management systems) like WordPress
that fill in the details for you.
Second, show how you can do this on your computer :
- download the files from example1
- get yourself a text editor ; TextWrangler (mac) or Notepadd++ (windows) are good choices.
- modify first_webpage.html and/or first_stylesheet.css with the editor, then open the .html file on your laptop with a browser. (Details will vary with the browser, but there's likely an "Open File" menu choice.)
For next week (this and more will be posted in the assignments): start reading in the "HTML5 and CSS3" text, at least chap 2 and 4.
