HTML5 Foundations foundation

HTML5 Foundations In this course you will learn the basics of HTML5, which is the foundation language of web design and web development. This is the first step in learning how to code web apps. By the end of the course, you will be able to build simple websites.

But more important, you will understand many key nerd concepts, that will propel you towards becoming an app developer.

Prereqs: None!

Course Outline:

  • Chapter 1: The Basics
    • Introduction to the course
    • First look at HTML
    • HTML and the web pages it creates
    • How to view the source of a web page
  • Chapter 2: Behind the Pages
    • Breaking down HTML
    • HTML tag basics - part 1
    • HTML tag basics - part 2
    • Web design apps
    • How HTML handles video, audio and images
  • Chapter 3: Build your 1st Web Page
    • Setting up the basic HTML page - part 1
    • Setting up the basic HTML page - part 2
    • HTML tag rules - part 1
    • HTML tag rules - part 2
    • Versions of HTML and doctypes
    • Peculiar text behaviour and tag spacing
  • Chapter 4: Build your 1st Website
    • What exactly are websites - part 1
    • What exactly are websites - part 2
    • Hyperlinks - part 1
    • Horizontal rule tags
    • Header tags
    • Hyperlinks - part 2
    • Hyperlinks - part 3
    • Paths
    • Clients vs servers
    • Root directory
    • Closing the chapter
  • Chapter 5: The 9 Essential Tags
    • Introduction
    • The break tag
    • Images - part 1
    • Images - part 2
    • Images - part 3
    • Images - part 4
    • Images - part 5
    • Images - part 6
    • HTML list - part 1
    • HTML list - part 2
    • Text formatting
    • Inline vs block tags
    • HTML comments
    • Domain names
  • Chapter 6: HTML Forms
    • HTML forms - part 1
    • HTML forms - part 2
    • HTML forms - part 3
    • HTML forms - part 4
    • HTML forms - part 5
    • HTML forms - part 6
    • HTML forms - part 7
    • HTML forms - part 8
  • Chapter 7: HTML Tables
    • HTML tables - part 1
    • HTML tables - part 2
    • HTML tables - part 3
    • HTML tables - part 4
    • HTML tables - part 5
    • HTML tables - part 6
  • Chapter 8: The Head Section and Meta
    • The ‘lang’ attribute
    • Meta Tags
    • More about the Head