This module introduces HTML and CSS and the tools used to create web pages. It also covers many of those annoying little issues that you need to know about before creating modern web pages

Lessons

Welcome!
History
The Life of a Web Page
HTTP Status Codes Definitions
Most Important Things to Know as a Web Developer

Lab 1: Getting Started with HTML

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the history and use of HTML and CSS.
The life cycle of a page request and how the web server and web browser interact.
How to create a new web project in Visual Studio

This module covers the use of HTML editors, page creation, core HTML tags and HTML validation.

Lessons

HTML and CSS Editors
Text, Spaces and Tabs
Working with Tags
Attributes
Comments
Non-Standard Tags
File Extensions
Core Page Elements
Nesting
Testing HTML
HTML and Text

Lab 1: Core HTML Elements

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use HTML editors to create web pages.
Use core HTML tags.
Create CSS style sheets.
Validate HTML using validators and browser tools.

Although CSS is covered throughout this course and is introduced and used with related HTML tags, this module explores the core CSS features including selectors, CSS units and the CSS Box Model.

Lessons

Before CSS
With CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Adding CSS to a Page
Order of CSS Processing
Experimental Vendor Prefixes
CSS Units
The CSS Box Mode

Lab 1: Cascading Style Sheets

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add CSS to pages.
Create and use CSS selectors.
Understand the CSS unit system.
Work with the CSS Box Model.
Use CSS to create shapes and symbols.

This module explores the use of fonts and lists.

Lessons

Fonts
CSS for Text
CSS Text Ticks!
Working with Lists
Upgrading and to Windows 7

Lab 1: Fonts and Text

Q&A quiz
Lab Solutio

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how fonts are used and selected in HTML and CSS.
Apply CSS to fonts.
Use CSS to create shadows and rotated text.
Create and format text lists.

In this module we will explore how colors are used and applied in HTML and CSS to HTML tags, fonts and backgrounds.

Lessons

Specifying Colors
Applying Colors
Gradients

Lab 1: Colors and Backgrounds

Q&A quiz
Exercise 2 - Gradients
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Define colors using RGB and other systems.
Apply colors to HTML elements using CSS.
Work with CSS gradients.

The �H� of HTML refers the ability to link from one document to another. In this module we will work with the anchor tag and buttons to build hyperlinked documents.

Lessons

Hyperlinks with Images and Other Objects
Buttons

Lab 1: Anchors and Hyperlinks

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create hyperlinks to internal and external targets.

In this module we will look at HTML�s options to control where and how content is arranged on a page. We will look at both the HTML tags and what can be done using CSS.

Lessons

Page Layout Options
Tables for Data
DIVs
Float
SPAN
HTML 5 DIV-like Tags
IFRAMES

Lab 1: Page Layouts

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose the best options for laying out pages and contents.
Work with CSS and DIVs to layout content.
Work with the new HTML5 contextual tags.
Build and format tables of data.

This module explores working with image in HTML pages. We will explore file types, file sizes, compression, background images, CSS sprites and best practices.

Lessons

Favicon
Preparing Images
Image Files
The IMG Tag
Background Images
Image Best Practices
CSS Sprites

Lab 1: Images

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose the best file format for an image.
Insert, size and format an image.
Use background images.
Work with CSS sprites.
Understand the best practices for working with images in web pages.

In this module we will be exploring the HTML tags to create, style and validate web forms.

Lessons

A Basic Form
POST vs. GET
name vs. id
Basic Form Elements
Basic Form Attribute
Select
Uploading Files
HTML 5 Form Enhancements
DataList

Lab 1: HTML Forms

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create HTML forms.
Choose the best method, POST or GET for the form.
Work with form elements to upload files.
Work with the new HTML5 form elements and browser compatibility.
Create a Data List.

This module explores the addition of video and audio to web pages.

Lessons

Video and Audio
HTML 5 Video
CSS
JavaScript
Audio
Hosting Videos in the Cloud
Working with Animated GIFs

Lab 1: Adding Videos to a Page

Q&A quiz
Lab Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the issues and limitations when working with videos across multiple browsers.
Use the HTML5 tabs to add video and audio to a page.
The use of animated GIFs.