Assignment 2 Extra Help / Resources
This is the extra help / resources page for lab assignment 2.
Concepts
Semantic HTML: Google it and the results are good.
Tools
The HTML5 Validator: https://html5.validator.nu/ -- Very Useful
The W3C Link Checker: https://validator.w3.org/checklink -- Finds all broken links in documents that are online and public -- you'll need to have completed Part Z (make your Web pages public and online) for this to work.
Reference Materials
see the InterACT book and the Duckett chapter (get caught up on the assigned readings to do well on this assignment).
The one page CSS cheat sheet: http://lesliefranke.com/files/reference/csscheatsheet.html
The one page HTML reference: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTML/Element
HTML character entities (special/reserved characters): http://evolt.org/entities
The Hex Color Code Lookup Site: http://www.color-hex.com/
Paletton, the color scheme designer: http://paletton.com/
List of web multimedia file formats: http://w3schools.com/html/html_media.asp
Extra Tutorials
The W3 Schools HTML Tutorial: http://w3schools.com/html/
The W3 Schools CSS Tutorial: http://w3schools.com/css/
CodeAcademy HTML and CSS Tutorial: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/web (more in-depth)
Further Discussion
Why you should probably not use px measurements in your CSS: A Pixel Identity Crisis.
How real Web developers think about semantics:
Semantics in HTML 5. (longer)
More Thoughts About Blockquotes Than Are Strictly Required. (short)
Help Your Classmates
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