Shape of the Day:
- Complete Web Dev 10 Page
- Learn about the Internet and Websites
Website of the Day:
http://omgspace.net/ – Travel through space!
1. Complete your Web Development 10 Page
- By now you should have created a Web Development 10 Page with the following details:
- Add details about yourself by using the following guiding questions (create a list using Notepad or Microsoft Word):
- Bio – Facts about you – Try using any of the following to describe a bit about yourself. Use whatever you feel comfortable sharing but try to understand how connecting with your readers is important, so sharing information to help build connections helps your reader understand where you are coming from.
- elementary and middle school you went to or where you were before Terry Fox, where you grew up, how many languages you speak, activities or hobbies you enjoy, clubs at school you are a part of, describe your family, what kind of animals you like, if you have a job, your favourite food, movies, etc.
- Random thoughts, quotes, or famous people that inspire you
- Add images using http://unsplash.com/ or http://www.pexels.com/ that reflect your interests
- Bio – Facts about you – Try using any of the following to describe a bit about yourself. Use whatever you feel comfortable sharing but try to understand how connecting with your readers is important, so sharing information to help build connections helps your reader understand where you are coming from.
- Try playing around with the WordPress functions for the page – see what you can add and manipulate! For now, try to avoid the use of plugins – we’ll get there!
- Be prepared to share what you did so the class can learn from you about how you were able to change/create something.
- Added from yesterday:
- Create a hyperlink to the Student Websites of Web Development 10 (can be found somewhere on Mr. Chastkavich’s page)
- Embed a YouTube video onto your page
- Embed a document onto the page (Microsoft Word/Excel/PDF)
- New from today
- Ensure the Web Development 10 Page is added to your main menu
- Playing with ‘Appearance > Customize
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- Depending on your Theme, you will have varying things you can change and alter
- Try something with CSS in the additional CSS section
- Add a widget of your choice to your website – see if you can make it visible on your Web Development 10 page (understanding the difference between your entire site/blog vs a single page)
- Utilize the Text Editor on the editing page (tab found beside “visual”) and add a comment (Remember the HTML code for a comment is:
<!-- WRITE CONTENT HERE -->) - In Customize you can edit your menus and see a live change before publishing/updating your site. Ensure that your Web Development Page is on your menu. You can also find menus when you hover over the Appearance tab on the left.
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- Add details about yourself by using the following guiding questions (create a list using Notepad or Microsoft Word):
2. Let’s learn about the Internet and Websites
- Here’s a graphic on how to get your website online
- What even is the internet? Let’s watch here
- Here’s a pretty cool graphic on how to BUILD your website
- With a partner or on your own, answer the following questions using this website – click on “start reading” – answer the questions in a notepad document or anywhere on your computer that is convenient – you may be called upon to answer a question.
- What is the internet?
- What is an IP address?
- How does a domain name relate to it?
- What is a webpage vs a website?
- What is a browser? What are some examples?
- For a domain name, how can you create and register one?
- What is a web host and why is it necessary to have one?
- What tool must you have to write HTML code?
