schedule


Date Before Class In Class Assignments Due Dates
Wed, Jan. 20 Introductions

Class outline

Syllabus and schedule

Fri, Jan. 22 Watch The Internet: Behind the Web Intro to the class blog

Intro to Project 1

Intro to TextWrangler

Intro to HTML basic structure

Project 1

Mon, Jan. 25

Discuss web hosting

Wed, Jan. 27

  • Register for BlueHost Account
  • continuing HTML

Fri, Jan. 29

Mon, Feb. 1

  • Continuing HTML
    • Navigation Strategy
    • Multiple Pages

Wed, Feb. 3

  • Continuing HTML/work day

Fri, Feb. 5

  • Project 1 workday

Project 1 due Feb. 5th by midnight
Mon, Feb. 8

  • Handout: CSS Properties
  • Discuss HTML Divs & Classes
  • Intro to Project 2
  • Blog Post 1

Project 2

Blog Post 1

Wed, Feb. 10

  • Download Project 2 Template
    • discuss working with a template
  • Continuing CSS
    • classes and ids

Fri, Feb. 12

  • Continuing CSS
    • classes and ids

Blog post 1 due Friday, Feb. 12th by midnight

Blog comments due Sunday, Feb. 14th by midnight.

Mon, Feb. 15

  • Have ideas ready for your original website logo or header

Wed, Feb. 17

  • Photoshop workday
  • Class and ID quiz

Fri, Feb. 19

  • Continue to work on Project 2 outside of class

Work day for Project 2 Project 2 due Feb. 19th by midnight
Mon, Feb. 22 Review HTML and CSS handouts.

  • Review concepts
  • Discuss Troubleshooting Assessment
  • Blog Post 2
Blog Post 2
Wed, Feb. 24

  • Troubleshooting Assessment

Fri, Feb. 26

  • No class

Blog post 2 due Friday, Feb. 26th by midnight

Blog comments due Sunday, Feb. 28th by midnight.

Mon, Feb. 29

  • Begin work on Responsive Exercise

Responsive Exercise
Wed, Mar. 2

  • Continue work on Responsive Exercise
  • Break into teams for iMovie

Fri, Mar. 4

  • Continue to work on Responsive Exercise outside of class

  • Work day for Responsive exercise
  • Get approval for iMovie exercise topics

Responsive Exercise due Mar. 4th by midnight
Mon, Mar. 7

  • Intro to iMovie exercise
  • Collect Footage

iMovie Exercise
Wed, Mar. 9

  • Overview of iMovie functions

Fri, Mar. 11

  • iMovie workday

iMovie Exercise due Friday, Mar. 11th by midnight

Mon, Mar. 14

Spring Break! No class! 
Wed, Mar. 16

Spring Break! No class! 
Fri, Mar. 18

Spring Break continued!
Mon, Mar. 21

  • Intro to Bootstrap
  • Intro to Project 3
  • Intro to Blog Post 3

Project 3

Blog Post 3

Wed, Mar. 23

  • Bootstrap
    • the repository
    • the grid

Fri, Mar. 25

  • Continuing Bootstrap components

Blog post 3 due Friday, Mar. 25th by midnight

Blog comments due Sunday, Mar. 27th by midnight

Mon, Mar. 28

Slideshow/ Carousel Exercise
Wed, Mar. 30

  • Bootstrap/Carousel troubleshooting

Fri, Apr. 1

  • P3 workday
  • Brief intro to Final Project

Decide on a topic for Final
Mon, Apr. 4

  • Discuss Final Project topics
  • P3 final workday

Wed, Apr. 6

  • Set up subdomains for Final Project
  • WordPress Install

Fri, Apr. 8

Project 3 due Friday, Apr. 8th by midnight

Pick a WordPress theme over the weekend

Mon, Apr. 11

  • Discuss theme customization/child themes
  • Discuss plugins and widgets
    • install a child theme
  • Handout: WordPress Plugins

Final Project
Wed, Apr. 13

  • Creating menus
  • Creatings pages
    • adding/organizing pages on a menu

Fri., Apr. 15

  • Be gathering footage, interviews, content for Final Project

  • WordPress continued

Mon, Apr. 18

  • Data Visualization
  • Final Blog Post

Blog Post 4
Wed, Apr. 20

  • Advanced WordPress customization

Fri, Apr. 22

  • Have AT MINIMUM:
    • 1 story complete
    • 2 multimedia components complete

  • Content Review – this WILL be part of your final grade

Blog post 4 due Friday, Apr. 22nd by midnight

Blog comments due Sunday, Apr. 25th by midnight

Mon, Apr. 25

  • Work on Final Projects

Work day for Final Projects
Wed, Apr. 27

  • Work on Final Projects

Work day for Final Projects
Fri, Apr. 29

  • Work on Final Projects

Optional work day for Final Projects
Mon, May. 2 no class – see open lab hours
Wed, May. 4 no class – see open lab hours
Fri, May. 6 no class – see open lab hours Final Projects due Friday, May. 6th by midnight.