Unit 20: Client Side Customisation of Web Pages - HTML and Css
Cascading style sheets (css) is used to change the
appearance of an html page which
contains the page content.
In order to apply css in the best way it is important
that the html has been structured semantically (with meaning).
This first lesson looks at the basics of Html.
30 min
a demonstration of styling an html5 page using css.
25 min
Completing Assessment 1 on how cascading style sheets work.
5 min
Summarise css and answer any questions
Questions and Answers
Example Styled Page
Assessment 1
Use Professional IDE
HTML5 Coding
CSS 2.1 Coding
Useful Resources
Codecademy:
An interactive way of learning the basics of HTML & CSS,
JavaScript and jQuery
Video:HTML5 Part 1
A very clear introduction to the basic elements of an HTML5 document
Video:HTML5 Part 2
An example of using headings and css (but not used in the best way)
Video:HTML5 Part 3
An example of using images and hyperlinks (but again using styles in the html
which is regarded as very poor practice!!! Also contains examples of
poor html code layout!!!)
Video:
Beginning HTML5 Part 5
A good example of using the new HTML5 semantic tags to
structure the content of a web page
Video:
Beginning HTML Part 6
A good example of how css can be used to change the
look and layout of elements in a web page.
Video: Designing a Web Site.
An example of designing, using sketches and design software to produce
website for Joomla, WordPress and others without using PhotoShop.