Author Archives: thomas.wallace@gmail.com

Web ARIA, Chrome Tools and More!

Codecast HTML5 – Obsolete and Redefined Elements ARIA Roles Usage Guidlines Your assignment for the day is to review to content from the Chrome Dev Tools Documentation. At a minimum, I’d like to to be familiar with the content covered in the following sections (Dev Tools for Beginners, CSS, Accessibility). Be prepared to demo a tip or […]

Introduction to HTML5

Understanding how a web page works Setting up our work environment using Codepen | Today’s Codecast Other Code Editors What is HTML5? Doctypes & DTD’s – Document Type Definition Declaring a Language Type Exploring the <head> Title Attribute Meta Tags Sample Content

HTML5 Review

Review Pre-Assessment Setting up our work environment: Codepen | Documentation Beginning the Transition to HTML5 | Codecast Doctype, Meta and More… HTML5 – Obsolete and Redefined Elements HTML5 New Semantic Elements ASSIGNMENT Set up an index page for your web space. This will be the landing page for this course where you will link all published assignments. Please send me […]

Image Editing

Gravit Designer – Web App | Install: Windows | Mac | Chromebook Workspace Overview Introductory Tutorials Working with type in Gravit Attaching to a path Removing the Background from an Image Sample file  Tutorial Exporting Files More Tips and Tricks

Structure, Content, Design, Behavior

Browser Overview Structure, Content, Design, & Behavior 300 Million Dollar Button How the Internet Works Understanding how a web page works

Positioning Lab Review and Image Editing Tools

Review Positioning Exercises (Solution 1 | Solution 2) Image Editing Tools Gravit Designer – Web App | Install: Windows | Mac | Chromebook Workspace Overview Introductory Tutorials

Pre Assessment Lab

Today I will work through the pre-assessment in an in-class demo. Please use this opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification on specific concepts and ideas. Pre-Assessment

Web Related Terminology

Discussion Understanding Web Related Terminology Browser Overview How the Internet Works Understanding how a web page works

Positioning Lab

Positioning Overview CSS Positioning Lab Exercises

Skills Pre Assessment

Cloud9 Choosing a Workspace Type How to Preview Files Finding the proper URL to submit Pre-Assessment