Getting to know each other

 What is this class and why are you here? What do you want to learn? What do you already know?

 Today’s featured site: http://tenyearsago.io/

 What you will learn in this class:

• Code to create websites: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
• How to create a website from scratch
• What is WordPress and how to use it (most popular website platform in the world)
• How to edit images for webpages and how to create simple graphics (tools and graphic design techniques)
• How to create a mobile-friendly website (something that looks good on all devices and screen sizes)
• How to use a text editor like Notepad++ to edit and preview your code
• How to use developer tools built into browsers like Chrome and Firefox
• The difference between websites and apps, and how to design/create apps
• Web hosts: what they are and how to choose good ones; how to register a domain name
• Website traffic: what it is and how to measure it
• How to learn more web development skills on your own
• How to do all of this at home with your own computer

 Questions

 Check out final projects from last year’s students

 How do you feel about the first day of school?