dig245-hello-world's Introduction

Hello World!

Introduction

Practice using VS Code, Git, and Github to write, track, and publish a website.

Learning Objectives

Students who complete this assignment will be able to:

Compare markup languages and describe the primary function of HTML on the web.
Describe the anatomy of a web page, including elements, tags, attributes, and nesting.
Use HTML to create a basic web page.
Explain essential computing concepts from an activity in the learn-computing modules.
Use Git and Github to fork, clone, update, and publish files in a repository.

Preparation

Complete the following to prepare for this assignment:

Rubric

See Moodle.

Fork this repository and clone it to your machine.

Add the following in index.html. Use HTML to make your text readable. Experiment!

Your name, year of school, major (or intended major)
Why are you taking this course?
What experience do you have creating content for the web or programming?
What are your goals in this course?
Select a tutorial from learn-computing. Follow the instructions and summarize it 100-150 words.
Select 3 web-based projects that represent your interests, aspirations, and passions. See the CWD examples for inspiration. List each project with its title, a link to it, and 2–3 sentences describing it and why it is remarkable.
Add an HTML comment explaining if any part of this assignment was difficult.

Save and refresh your work in the browser often to see your changes.
Commit changes regularly.
When finished, push, publish, and post all deliverables to Moodle per documentation in the Assignments.