Thomas Wallace

Lectures and Resources

Web Technologies

Spring 2023 | IFSC 1310

Building an Accessible Content Carousel

Class Exercise

Be sure to publish your work to GitHub and add a link to the demo we built to your course homepage.

Assignment

Please add a working url of today’s lab to your course homepage on Github.

All course work should be posted by Sunday, May 7, 10am – This is a firm deadline. No work after this time will be accepted. I have enjoyed working with you this semester.

JavaScript and the Document Object Model

Assignment

Make sure to push your Dragon/Segway project to Github and provide a link from the course homepage.

Read the following Article on Progressive Enhancement. On your course homepage, create a section below the navigation element that contains the heading “Thoughts on Progressive Enhancement”. Please describe progressive enhancement in your own words and discuss why progressive enhancement is important in modern web development and include a link to another article you found and read relating to the topic. Due 5.1.2023.

Site Planning and Interviewing Clients

SEMESTER WRAP UP AND FINAL INFORMATION

To successfully complete this semester the following assignments should be posted to your course homepage

  • Prototype HTML Assignment
  • CSS Demo
  • Positioning Exercises (These 4 are required but you could do extra for additional credit)
    • Float 1
    • Float 2
    • Absolute 1
    • Absolute 2
  • Flexbox Froggy
  • CSS Diner (Extra Credit)
  • Corel Vector Logo
  • Bear on Moon
  • SpaceX Dragon or equivalent project
  • Cycle Lab (Image Slideshow)
  • SpaceX Dragon Revised
  • Progressive Enhancement Writing Assignment (Written on Course homepage)
  • Dragon Project Revision and Reflection (Written on Course homepage)

DRAGON PROJECT REVISION AND REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT (FINAL)

For this assignment, I ask that you collect feedback from a peer, family member, or a friend on your first attempt at the Dragon or Segway project. Using that feedback, I’d like you to attempt to address any issues or problems pointed out by your potential users. You should provide a link to the revised project (duplicate the project directory in gitpod and then add a link to the revised project). You should also provide several paragraphs reflecting on the learning experience working on this project and your experience during the semester. What were the things you did well? What would you do differently if you had to start over? Also report on the feedback you received and what you did to address those issues or why you chose not to make the recommended changes. This should be posted on your homepage under the progressive enhancement writing assignment.

EXAMPLE:

https://thomaswallace.github.io/ifsc-1310/

DUE DATE:

Sunday, May 7, 10am – This is a firm deadline. No work after this time will be accepted.

Bringing it all Together

INDIVIDUAL WEB PROJECT

Choose one of the two micro-site projects and submit url to me by April 24, 2023.

Starter HTML – You are welcome to use your own structure. This document is a reference for those that need it. Do not copy this code line for line and use it for your project. I want you to write your own code.

SpaceX Dragon

Segway Centaur

Assignment

Make sure to have both the image replacement lab image and the tutorial assignment posted to your course homepage. If you have any missing assignments they should be completed before next weeks class. The next few weeks will be busy so make sure you are caught up so you can focus on the upcoming work.

Image Manipulation and Optimization

Assignment

Export a copy of the image you create in class today and provide a link to it from your course homepage. You’ll need to upload it to Gitpod and link to the file. You should also provide a link to the Icon you create in the tutorial.

Image Manipulation and Optimization

Assignment

After working through today’s material spend you remaining time working on the Icon Assignment. Remember you only have 14 days to complete once using your free trial so make sure to not procrastinate.

Complete the following tutorial and submit the icon you create in the tutorial.

Create an Icon in Gravit

You should post the icon and link from your Github homepage before class on Tuesday  (4/10/23). I do not expect you to perfectly replicate the icon in the tutorial but I would like to see a solid effort from each of you. This is a challenging assignment so I encourage you to not wait until the night before it is due. Good Luck!

Positioning Lab Debrief

Assignment

Make sure your positioning labs are loaded and linked from your course homepage. Please experiment with the photo editors presented in class. Create free accounts for each.

Setting Up Our Work Environment

  1. Create a Github Account and verify your email address.
  2. Create a Repository using these instructions.
  3. Login to Gitpod.io with your Github credentials.
  4. (Optional) Add the gitpod browser extension to your browser if you want to be able to launch any repository directly form GitHub.
  5. In Gitpod, Click New Repository Button and select the repository we created in step 2.
  6. From the top-right dropdown menu select user settings  > integrations
  7. From the github option, Click the triple dots at the end of the line and select edit permissions. Make sure public_repo and repo are checked.
  8. Be sure to submit your github pages URL.

Publishing your Work to GitHub

Assignment

  • Create and Validate a prototype HTML document that includes examples of all HTML elements covered thus far. For a list of requirements view this page.
  • Create a link to this assignment from your course homepage. Name it “Prototype HTML5 Assignment”
  • When complete publish it to your Github account with the Commit Note “Prototype HTML5 Assignment Submission”.
  • Make sure you have submitted your Github Pages URL here: https://forms.gle/RnyJRBM5wG6mYLYu8
  • We will have a Q&A on the assignment next Monday and the Quiz.
  • Due 2/22/2023
  • Reading Assignment: CSS Basics

Introduction to HTML5

Assignment

Read: Block vs. Inline Elements

Weekly Help Session (Attendance not require)

Web Technologies Open Lab
Friday, February 17 · 2:00 – 3:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ssv-bupu-cit
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 414-882-8898‬ PIN: ‪435 408 380‬#

 

Additional Reading

Guide to HTML Head Elements

Structure, Content, Design, and Behavior

Assignment

Evaluate a web site you frequent based on our discussion of Structure, Content, Design, and Behavior. This is a written assignment that should be emailed to me (tswallace@ualr.edu) and Madan Mohan Reddy Vanga (mvanga@ualr.edu) no later than 2-1-23. Make sure you discuss the following elements: Site URL, An assessment of the Structure, Content, Design, and Behavior of the site, Things you like about the site, Things you would change. There is no length requirement for this assignment, but please give an organized and thorough response.

Web Related Terminology

View today’s introduction to content and assignments.

Assignment

Setup and Account at Codepen.io. The free account is acceptable for the work we will do in class.

We will meet at our regularly scheduled time on Wednesday (January 25th). Please attend in the classroom or online at our scheduled time (1:40pm). See you then.

 

Additional Reading

300 Million Dollar Button (We’ll Discuss on Wednesday)

Course Overview

Welcome Video

Course Syllabus

Introduction to the Virtual Classroom

We will be using a broad array of tools to support this course this semester. If you would like to familiarize yourself with these feel free to do so. I will explain and do walkthroughs with the tools when we begin to use them.  You are welcome to go ahead and create your accounts (they are all free) but make sure to keep track of your credentials.

  • Codepen.io – Codecasting Service for Lectures and Reference
  • Gitpod – Cloud-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • GitHub (Student Pack) – Code Versioning Repository for submitting assignments
  • Gravit.io – Cloud-based Vector Imaging editor