HTML/CSS Crash Course

1. Build Your Own Website
February 2018
WIFI: CrossCamp.us Events
Password: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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2. Instructor
Austen Weinhart
Thinkful Mentor
Coding Instructor
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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3. About you
What's your name?
What brought you here today?
What is your programming experience?
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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4. About Thinkful
Thinkful helps people become developers or data scientists
through 1-on-1 mentorship and project-based learning
These workshops are built using this approach.These workshops are built using this approach.
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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5. Suggestions for learning
Don't treat this as a drill, we're making something realwe're making something real
Don't get discouraged, struggle leads to masterystruggle leads to mastery
Don't be shy, take full advantage of our supporttake full advantage of our support
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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6. This is what we're making
View example here
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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7. Agenda
Learn key HTML and CSS concepts (30 min)
Go over starter code (10 min)
Build your site with our support! (30 min)
Steps to continue learning (10 min)
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-websiteWi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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8. HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
<h1 class="intro">Hi there!</h1>
AttributeOpening tag
h1 element
Closing tag
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Content
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
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Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la

9. HTML
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-websiteWi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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10. CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
h1 {
color: blue;
}
Value
Property
Selector
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Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
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11. CSS selectors, properties, values
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-websiteWi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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12. Margin, border, and padding
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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13. Margin, border, and padding
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-websiteWi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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14. Real developers use Google... a lot
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-websiteWi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
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15. Glitch setup & first steps!
http://bit.ly/build-website-starter
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
Pass: Countdown54321 bit.ly/build-own-website
Wi-Fi: CrossCamp.usEvents
Pass: none
http://bit.ly/website-la
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16. Ways to keep learning
More Structure
Less Structure
More SupportLess Support
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17. 325+ mentors325+ mentors with an average of
10 years of experience10 years of experience in the
field
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18. Support 'round the clock
Your Mentor
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19. Our results
92%92%job-placement rate + job guarantee
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20. Thinkful's free resource
Talk to one of us and email aaron.lamphere@thinkful.comaaron.lamphere@thinkful.com to learn
more
Web Development Fundamentals
Covers HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Unlimited mentor-led Q&A sessions
Personal Program Manager to help you
set goals and navigate resources
Student Slack Channel
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