HTML and CSS

The past couple of weeks, in Educational Media, we have been exploring HTML coding and cascading style sheets (CSS). Our assignment in HTML was to create a basic web page, although we did not actually launch it to a site. It needed to have an image, headings for different sections as well as a bulleted list. For CSS, we were given a webpage's coding and asked to make changes only to the style (font, font size, font color, background color, borders, image placements, etc).

For a moment, I would think I had it figured out and then start trying it out and nothing seems to work. UGH. There is a great website though that provides tutorials for almost anything imaginable. www.w3school.com It was a lifesaver.

Some things I have learned:

• Take your time! Even though it is hard you can do it.


• HTML really makes sense when you look at the end product.


• CSS is great for adding flare to your site (if you understand it)

HTML and CSS are definitely tasks that I need to know but will always need a cheat sheet to help me out. I am sure those that do it often commit all the coding to memory though. In agricultural education, it is nice to have a working website that students and parents can check for announcements and upcoming activities.