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:

• First, let’s watch this brief intro video
• 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 some projects from previous students

 How do you feel about the first day of school?