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==== Topics Covered ====
==== Topics Covered ====


* What do we mean by the Internet
* What do we mean by the Internet ?
* Web markup, HTTP and web applications
* Web markup, HTTP and web applications
* Your development environment (Web browser and text editor)
* Introduction to XHTML
* Validation services (if time left)


==== Teaching materials ====
==== Teaching materials ====
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* At Webster, the "official" text editor is NoteTab light: http://www.notetab.com/
* At Webster, the "official" text editor is NoteTab light: http://www.notetab.com/


See also [[XML editor]]s, and alternative for XHTML editing
See also [[XML editor]]s, an alternative for XHTML editing
 
; HTML and XHTML
(subject to change until Wednesday!)
Either consult the Reference book (Deitel) or do an online tutorial. Recommended:
* http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/HyperText_Markup_Language
* http://www.w3schools.com/html (part 1) followed by /http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/ (W3C Schools tutorial)
* [[HTML links]] includes pointers for other online tutorials
 
; HTML elements reference
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element


==== Classroom activities ====
==== Classroom activities ====
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* Browser configuration
* Browser configuration


; Wednesday
* Introduction to XHTML
* Coding with NoteTab light
* Validation
* Adding/editing HTML fragments to/in on-line services with [[through the web editor]]s


==== Homework ====
==== Homework ====


TBA on Wednesday. You will have to hand-code HTML contents.
* TBA on Wednesday. You will have to hand-code (X)HTML contents.

Revision as of 23:12, 30 August 2009

Week 2

Topics Covered

  • What do we mean by the Internet ?
  • Web markup, HTTP and web applications
  • Your development environment (Web browser and text editor)
  • Introduction to XHTML
  • Validation services (if time left)

Teaching materials

What do we mean by the Internet ?
Configuring your Web browser with extensions
Text and HTML editors

See also XML editors, an alternative for XHTML editing

HTML and XHTML

(subject to change until Wednesday!) Either consult the Reference book (Deitel) or do an online tutorial. Recommended:

HTML elements reference

Classroom activities

Monday
  • Q/R HomeWork 1
  • Lecture: What do we mean by Internet and the World-Wide Web
  • Browser configuration
Wednesday
  • Introduction to XHTML
  • Coding with NoteTab light
  • Validation
  • Adding/editing HTML fragments to/in on-line services with through the web editors

Homework

  • TBA on Wednesday. You will have to hand-code (X)HTML contents.