HTML 1
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HTML is the language which drives the entire web. All webpages are created using HTML.
History
What does HTML mean, anyway?
Acronym
Markup
Language Interpretation
What's the big deal with HTML 5?
Versions
Standards
HTML 5 isn't a ratified standard yet -- it's only a draft spec.
Evolution
Syntax
Tags
Attributes
Self-closing Tags
Structure
Semantic Markup
Head and Body
Legacy Stuff, to be modified/converted
- HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
- HyperText stems from HyperCard, and the concept of clickable links in text, to other content.
- Markup means that the text/content is plainly available, with tags providing instruction on what to do with that text.
- Language implies that it can be interpreted differently (and, in fact, is) by different browsers.
- Related languages; CSS &JS (XML?)
- JavaScript has no relation to Java; it's official name is ECMAScript.
- Point out and discuss that web browsers can load HTML from any source; server or local file.
- http:// or file:/// in Location Bar
- Discuss HTML syntax; how to type the language
- less than, greater than symbols are boundaries
- tag is the first word or letters found
- Discuss basic HTML structure (head, body)
- HEAD is used to load other assets (css, js)
- BODY is the primary document; it's what users see
- Document Outlines
- proper use of H1, H2, P, etc
- Discuss element attributes
- CLASS / ID / STYLE