User:Vtaylor/CIS 89A HTML and CSS/Welcome to CIS89A

Welcome!

Just a few quick notes then, please start working on the course.

Assignments
 * All assignments for a module are due on the due date listed in the CIS89A Syllabus at 11:30pm. Late will be accepted but points will be deducted. You need to complete the assignments even if they are late.
 * Please let me know if you can not turn in your work on time - family, work,... and provide an estimate of when you can get it in.

Textbook - NOTE: The sequence of the topics is different from most HTML guides. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are introduced and practiced from the beginning. Most other guides and tutorials introduce CSS as an advanced topic or at least wait until most of the other element types have been covered.
 * HTML: A Beginner's Guide 5/E by Wendy Willard (Mar 13, 2013) - step by step, how to create dynamic websites with HTML. The book covers new HTML5 features, including video, audio, and canvas elements. Learn how to structure a page, place images, format text, create links, add color, work with multimedia, and use forms. You'll also go beyond the basics and find out how to work with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), create dynamic web content with JavaScript, upload your site to the web, and code HTML emails. By the end of the book you'll be able to build custom websites using the latest HTML techniques.

Optional reference
 * HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide (8th Edition) * Visual Quickstart Guides [Paperback] Elizabeth Castro (Author), Bruce Hyslop (Author) Publication Date: August 19, 2013 ISBN-10: 0321928830  ISBN-13: 978-0321928832  Edition: 8  -  learn HTML and CSS - reference's visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions. clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce all of today's HTML and CSS essentials. Features current web design best practices.  design, structure, and format website.  new elements and form input types in HTML5. create and use images, links, styles, and forms;  add video, audio, and other multimedia to your site. You'll learn how to add visual effects with CSS3. You'll understand web standards and learn from code examples that reflect today's best practices.  test and debug your site, and publish it to the web.  all of HTML and essential coverage of HTML5 and CSS techniques. * textbook * code examples

Online tutorials
 * HTML Dog HTML Beginner Tutorial - assumes that you have absolutely no previous knowledge of HTML or CSS. It should be easy to follow if you work through each page and then, to celebrate, everything that’s covered is brought together at the end, before moving on to the CSS Beginner Tutorial.

Be sure to read these as they include important information about the course
 * CIS89A Syllabus
 * Introduction to CATALYST (aka Moodle) DeAnza's course management system
 * Discussion participation

Questions

If you have questions, please contact me. I usually get back within 24 hours. You can post general questions to the Questions discussion. This will help others who may have had a similar question, or it may be answered by other students. You can reach me by email at taylorvalerie (at) deanza (dot) edu

Getting started...

Please get started right away working on the Getting Started module.

Notes
 * You can work ahead through the course at your own pace, but you must participate in the discussions for the current module - see the CIS89A Syllabus for the dates for each module.
 * If you are not regularly participating in discussions and submitting assignments, you may be dropped from the course.