HTML I

The purpose of this class is to introduce you to HTML and specifically prepare you to write perfect HTML from scratch, a necessity in eventually creating higher level web applications. The class will not cover use of HTML editors such as Dreamweaver, but will exclusively concentrate on helping you understand clearly exactly how HTML works at a fundamental level, so that you will eventually be able to write your own code, and directly edit any code you later have to deal with.

Class Outline:

1. What HTML is and isn't
2. What HTML can and can't do
3. The fundamental structure of HTML
4. Your first HTML document
5. Definition of an HTML "tag"
6. Closed and self-closing tags
7. Definition of an "attribute" of an HTML tag
8. Use of quotes in attributes
9. Use of white space
10. HTML vs. XHTML
11. HTML and CSS
12. Basic formatting
13. Lists: ordered and unordered
14. Using the W3C validator to perfect your code

Class Materials:

PDF of entire class

PowerPoint presentation

examples in .zip file

examples folder