Build Your Own Website: Intro to HTML/CSS (4-Eve Workshop)

This hands-on, woman-friendly introduction to HTML and CSS class runs 4 evenings, Sept 11, 13, 18, 20 Mon, Wed, from 6:45-9:00pm;

Fees cover the cost of all 4 classes totaling 8 hours of instruction.

Want to learn how to build your own website? Already have your own Tumblr/WordPress/etc. site, but want to have more control over it? Interested in learning to program, but want to start small? This class is for you!

We will guide you through the basics of HTML and CSS, give you some easy to use skills, and answer any questions you may have along the way.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students are required to bring their own laptop for classes. We will be using a text editor and suggest that you install Sublime Text 2 or 3 (http://www.sublimetext.com/) or ATOM https://atom.io/ , prior to class. Please let us know if you want to meet with a teaching assistant before class to take Sublime for a test run!

There will be 1 scholarship awarded for those with financial difficulties. Please fill out an application here: Scholarship Application (https://goo.gl/forms/7QQDxDv6jJid64283)

About the Teacher, Michelle:

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Michelle Suranofsky is a Sr. Developer at Lehigh University where she implements open source software and develops custom web applications for the library. Michelle has 20 years of programming experience and has taught PHP & JavaScript as an adjunct instructor at Northampton Community College. She has a BS in Computer Science from Muhlenberg College and an MS in Instructional Technology from Lehigh. She loves programming and is excited to work with GDILV!

About our Teacher, Kim:

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Kim White taught herself HTML and CSS in Chicago when the internet was in its infancy and has been developing and maintaining web pages ever since. To formalize her education, she earned an associates degree in web development from Northampton Community College. She owns Pixelpaper.net (http://pixelpaper.net/), a company she began in 1999 provide businesses, graphic design firms, churches and non-profit organizations affordable web solutions. Kim is a co-organizer of Lehigh Valley WordPress Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Lehigh-Valley-WordPress-Meetup/).

All attendees are expected to abide by the Girl Develop It Code of Conduct (http://www.girldevelopit.com/codeofconduct).