Build Your Own Website: Intro to HTML/CSS

This two-part Intro to HTML/CSS course runs on Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th from 11am to 4pm. Each day includes a 30-minute lunch break.

Want to learn how to build your own website? Already have your own site and want to have more control over it? Interested in learning to program but want to start small? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this course is for you!

This beginner course will guide you through the basics of HTML and CSS. By the end of the class, you will have developed a first version of your own website.

PREREQUISITES & TECH REQUIREMENTS

• Your laptop. Note: A netbook or tablet is NOT a substitute.

• A modern browser with either Chrome (https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/) and the "Web Developer (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm)" extension or Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) and Firebug (http://getfirebug.com/) installed.

• A text editor. We recommend Sublime Text 2 (http://www.sublimetext.com/2) (It's free and available for both Mac and PC).

(If you don't have a modern browser and text editor it may take 20 minutes to install prior to class. Please come prepared.)

ABOUT THE TEACHER

Lisa Yoder is a freelance front-end developer. She's taught WordPress classes at Scribe Video Center and volunteers as a teaching assistant with Girl Develop It. When she’s not working, Lisa is probably reading, writing, traveling, taking photos, or holding a cat.

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

Questions about the class or Interested in TA-ing this class?? Contact lee@girldevelopit.com

Unemployed or in financial distress and interested in taking this class? Apply for a scholarship (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRJNXNIYmJ0Mkk1WmxzZUUyN29faUE6MQ#gid=0).