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Web Principles: HTML/Expression Web
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Syllabus

Instructor's Notes
Using the Internet Surfing, searching, saving, printing web pages
Using E-mail
E-mail Etiquette
Creating and managing E-mail
Tips for sending E-mail in a professional manner.
Web Concepts
PowerPoint Presentation
Basic web concepts and terminology.
Creating Web Pages HTML basics including paragraphs, lists and images.
Formatting Web Pages Formatting skills beyond the basics
Creating Web Sites Organizing your web site and linking its pages.
Image Manipulation How to change existing images: format, size, cropping, transparency. Demo using Paint.NET.
Cascading Style Sheets How to format web pages using Cascading Style Sheets in HTML.
Tables (HTML) How to create tables using HTML. Includes merging cells and embedded tables.
Using Expression Web to Create Web Sites The same topics covered in HTML Tags and Containers (headers, images, links etc) in Expression Web.
Tables (EW) How to create tables using Expression Web.
Web Forms How to create web-based data entry forms
Java Scripts and Applets (HTML) How to incorporate existing Java Script and applets into web pages.
Page Transitions (HTML) How to change the way web pages on your site transition from page to page


Assignments
Tickets Daily mini-assignments required to get into the next class period.
XHTML Standards Standards that must be applied to all assignments.
Unit 1 - Internet and Email Practice your E-mail and Internet skills and learn a few more tricks along the way.
Unit 2 - Creating Web Pages Develop your first web page using basic HTML commands
Unit 3 - Web Design Tips Assignment to research design tips not covered in the text.
Unit 3 - Formatting Web Pages Make that page look a little snazzier
Unit 4 - Creating Web Sites Linking web pages to create a web site
Unit 5 - CSS Formatting web pages using CSS
Unit 6 - Tables Using tables in HTML
Unit 7 - Web Sites in Expression Web Creating and managing web sites using Expression Web
Unit 8 - Tables in Expression Web Creating and customizing Expression Web tables
Unit 9 - Web-Based Forms Creating a web-based form
Unit 10 - JavaScript and Applets Incorporating JavaScript and Java applets into your page.

Evaluation Sheets Evaluate your own assignments before turning them in.
Unit 2 - Basic Web Tags Evaluation sheet for the Basic Web Tags assignment.
Unit 3 - Formatting Web Pages Evaluation sheet for the Formatting Web Pages assignment.
Unit 4 - Web Links Evaluation sheet for the Web Links assignment.
Unit 5 - Cascading Style Sheets Evaluation sheet for the Cascading Style Sheets assignment.
Unit 6 - HTML Tables Evaluation sheet for the HTML Tables assignment.
Unit 7 - Expression Web Basics Evaluation sheet for the Expression Web Basics assignment.
Unit 8 - Expression Web Tables Evaluation sheet for the Expression Web Tables assignment.
Unit 9 - Web-Based Forms Evaluation sheet for the Web Forms assignment
Unit 10 - JavaScript and Applets Evaluation sheet for the JavaScript and Applets assignment.

Additional Resources
Image Manipulation How to change existing images: format, size, cropping, transparency.  Demo using Paint.NET.
Web Design Tips 2010 Consolidated web design tips gathered by students in Spring 2009
XHTML 1.1 Validator W3C web site that scans your XHTML file to ensure it complies with the standard
CSS 2.1 Validator W3C web site that scans your CSS file to ensure it complies with the standard
Adding Notepad Shortcuts How to create a shortcut to Notepad on your Desktop and to the Send To menu

Tips
HTML Color Information Complete information on specifying colors in HTML (and a whole lot more)
http://www.tips-tricks.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/1924/index.html
Tips for Html code and developing your own web page.
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ List of HTML tags and tips for how to use them
http://www.wdvl.com Tons of web design tips
http://www.wdvl.com/Graphics/Images/ Tips for adding images to web pages
http://www.pageresource.com Tutorials for HTML, JavaScript and web design
http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Graphics/Tools/PSP/ Tutorial for Paint Shop Pro 5

Graphics
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/?cag=1
http://screamdesign.daz3d.com/free.html
http://www.jasc.com
http://www.adobe.com
http://www.iconbazaar.com
Links to sites that will answer questions about adding graphics to your web page.

JavaScripts and Applets
http://javaboutique.internet.com
http://javascript.internet.com
Links to sites with lots of JavaScript and Java applets you can use.

Web Servers / Hosts
Charter Communications
http://www.findmyfreehost.com
http://www.free-web-space-finder.com
http://www.freewebspace.net
http://www.myfamily.com
http://www.tripod.lycos.com
http://geocities.yahoo.com/home
http://smorgasbord.freeservers.com
Links to sites that offer free web hosting.

 
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