In this lesson, students will take a diagnostic assessment to determine their proficiency in HTML/CSS and Javascript. The results will help determine which module students should begin with in the Web Development course.
In this lesson, students learn how to incorporate JavaScript into their HTML pages using the script
tag.
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In this lesson, students learn how to modify HTML tags on a webpage using the DOM. The DOM, or Document Object Model, translates HTML files into accessible objects that can be manipulated or added to a webpage.
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document.getElementById
document.getElemenyByTagName
In this lesson, students will learn how to create elements using the Document Object Model.
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document.createElement
In this lesson, students learn how to style elements in HTML using JavaScript and the Document Object Model.
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setAttribute
appropriately to style elements in JavaScriptIn this lesson, students learn how to use functions to make their webpages more dynamic.
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In this lesson, students learn how to use the keyword this
to pass elements as parameters in their click events.
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this
this
is used with onclick and with eventListenersIn this lesson, students will implement the skills they’ve learned from the previous lessons to create a working, clickable keyboard.
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In this lesson, students learn about another event listener - keyboard interactions. Students learn how to listen for a keyboard press, and how to access information about each keyboard stroke.
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keydown
and keyup
events to read keyboard informationkey.code
and key.key
, and when it’s appropriate to use eachIn this lesson, students learn how to animate web page elements using timers.
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In this lesson, students learn how to use the position
style in CSS to improve animations.
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position
attributesposition
to animate elementsIn this lesson, students test their knowledge of concepts from this module with a unit quiz.
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In this lesson, students learn how libraries can be used to make JavaScript easier to read and write, and how they can incorporate them in their own projects.
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In this lesson, students learn how to iterate through selected jQuery elements using the .each
function.
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each
function to iterate through selected jQuery elements and appropriately use the each
function parameters.each
should and should not be used for any given jQuery selection.In this lesson, students learn how to animate elements using jQuery.
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In this lesson, students learn how callback functions are used in programming to execute code segments after a particular action has been completed. Students learn how programs can execute synchronously and asynchronously, and how to use callback functions to control program execution flow.
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In this lesson, students learn how to better organize their HTML files by separating their scripts into a separate js
file.
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js
files with the correct syntaxjs
files in the correct order, and explain why the order of script loading impacts usability and performanceIn this lesson, students test their knowledge of concepts from this module with a unit quiz.
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In this lesson, students learn how to write a resume. Students will use this skill to develop an interactive resume on a website.
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In this lesson, students learn about website layouts, and how to construct a website so that it is aesthetically pleasing. Students will use these concepts to evaluate the quality of formatted resumes.
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In this lesson, students will draft their interactive resume and make changes based on constructive feedback.
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In this lesson, students learn about the pros and cons of data collection and the different ways that data can be stored.
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In this lesson, students learn how to store data using localStorage
.
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localStorage
and setItem
localStorage
and getItem
In this lesson, students learn how to store objects and data structures in local storage using JSON.
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JSON.stringify
JSON.parse
In this lesson, students will learn how to store data using objects.
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In this lesson, students learn how to use forms to collect data from users.
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form
tagform
input
tags to request data from usersIn this lesson, students will implement the skills they’ve learned from the previous lessons to create an online survey.
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In this lesson, students learn how to store and retrieve data using Firebase. Firebase is a cloud data storage system that enables programmers to save and retrieve data using only JavaScript.
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In this lesson, students learn how to navigate through data nodes in Firebase using ref()
.
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ref()
to navigate data nodesIn this lesson, students will implement the skills they’ve learned from the previous lessons to create a program that tracks the number of times elements are clicked.
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Date
object classIn this lesson, students learn how to iterate through objects using the for/in loop.
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In this lesson, students learn how to request API data from a URL, and how to access that data using getJSON
.
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getJSON
In this lesson, students test their knowledge of concepts from this module with a unit quiz.
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In this lesson, students are introduced to a data collection project that will require them to create a website that collects user data.
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In this lesson, students learn about user personas and how they are used by companies to make predictions about user interactions.
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In this lesson, students will draft and complete their data collection websites.
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In this lesson, students will collect data on their project websites from users, and provide feedback to classmates on the quality of their data collection process.
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In this lesson, students learn about the different types of data that they can collect from users, and how they can use that to make informed decisions about their website.
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In this lesson, students will write up a report about their data collection findings.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to choose a meaningful and appropriate domain name for their website.
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In this lesson, students will learn about web CMS providers, the different benefits each offer, and how to choose the best fit for their website.
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In this lesson, students will learn what web optimization and web conversion rate are why they are important and useful.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to optimize a web site, understand how a search engine works, and use their understanding of F-pattern reading, SEO, and the Yoast tool to further optimize a site.
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In this lesson, students test their knowledge of concepts from this module with a unit quiz.
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In this lesson, students are introduced to the final project, and work to brainstorm ideas for their final project innovation.
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In this lesson, students will plan their website using a project timeline and sitemap.
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In this lesson, students will draft and complete their final project innovation.
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In this lesson, students will provide feedback to classmates on the quality of their final project innovation.
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In this lesson, students prepare a presentation to share their innovation and how it’s changed over time.
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In this lesson, students will be introduced to HTML: the language for building web pages. Students will discover why HTML is important and how it works in order to start building their own web pages.
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In this lesson we upgrade from simple tags to full HTML documents. We learn some new tags that let us put information in different places on the web page, and we learn about the nested tree structure of an HTML document.
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In this lesson, students learn about formatting tags that let them modify the appearance of text and make their web pages look clear and aesthetically pleasing.
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In this lesson, students learn how to add hyperlinks to their web pages using the <a>
tag.
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In this lesson, students learn how to add images to their own web pages using the <img>
tag!
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In this lesson, students learn how to add lists to their web pages and practice making different kinds of lists.
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In this lesson, students learn how to create and add tables to their web pages!
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In this lesson, students will use HTML styling to make their pages visually appealing and unique.
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In this lesson, students will begin using CSS to add styling to their HTML pages.
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In this lesson, students will learn CSS superpowers! CSS tag selectors can be used to select all elements of the same kind (<table>
, or <h1>
for example) and give them all the same style.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to use CSS class selectors to apply CSS styling to all HTML elements that share a specified class. This allows for more specific styling.
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Using CSS to select an element by ID helps to select a single element to format on a webpage. This is helpful when there is a need to be very specific in applying the CSS rules for the webpage.
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In this lesson, students will learn how CSS rules are applied when more than one rule applies to an element.
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In this lesson, students will learn why multi-file websites are important and how they can create them.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to use divs to group and style multiple elements.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to use spans to group and style multiple elements of inline text.
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<span>
tag to style multiple elements of inline textIn this lesson, students wlll learn how to combine CSS selectors so they can style multiple selectors and combinations, or specific parent/child selectors.
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In this lesson, students will learn about special selectors such as :hover
and :focus
, and how these selectors can be used to style elements as the user interacts with them on the page.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to use the visibility property to make elements visible or invisible on their page.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to add simple animations to their websites.
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In this lesson, students will combine special selectors like :hover
with animations to create sites that respond to the user’s actions.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to print messages out onto the console using the Javascript command println
.
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start
functionIn this lesson, students learn how to assign values to variables, manipulate those variable values, and use them in program statements. This is the introductory lesson into how data can be stored in variables.
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In this lesson, students learn how they can allow users to input information into their programs, and use that input accordingly.
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In this lesson, students learn about the different mathematical operators they can use to perform mathematical computations and create useful programs that compute information for the user.
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In this lesson, students will learn more about boolean values. Booleans refer to a value that is either true or false, and are used to test whether a specific condition is true or false.
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In this lesson, students will learn about logical operators. Logical operators allow students to connect or modify Boolean expressions. Three logical operators are the !, ||, && characters.
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In this lesson, students learn how to use comparison operators. Comparison operators let students compare two values.
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In this lesson, students learn about if statements as a way to make decisions and execute specific code depending on the validity of a condition.
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In this lesson, students will learn in greater detail about for loops. For loops in Javascript are written and executed in the same manner as Karel exercises, except now students will explore modifying the initialization statement, test statement, and increment statements of the loops.
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i
inside the for loop code to do something different on each iterationIn this lesson, students will learn how to create for loops to solve increasingly challenging problems by using nested for loops and branching control structures.
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In this lesson, students will learn how randomization can enhance a program and be used in combination with various control structures.
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In this lesson, students will explore while loops and JavaScript variables. This combines the ideas of creating variables, updating variables throughout a loop, and determining the correct ending condition.
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In this lesson, students will learn how to create a Loop and Half. A Loop and a Half is a specific way to write a while loop with the condition being true
. Inside the loop, students create a SENTINEL
value to break out of the loop whenever that condition is met, causing the loop to end.
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In this lesson, students learn about functions and parameters in the context of JavaScript, which builds on their prior knowledge of working with functions in Karel. This lesson focuses specifically on defining and calling functions, and passing simple, single parameters to functions.
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In this lesson, students will work with, define and call their own functions that take in multiple parameters as input and print out output.
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In this lesson, students learn about return values so they can write functions that do some work and send the result back or use later in the program.
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In this lesson, students work with and define functions with return values and more than one parameter.
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In this lesson, students will explore the scoping of a variable, which is where the variable is ?defined? or where it exists.
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In this lesson, students learn about lists/arrays and how to access an element in an array with an index so they can create ordered collections of items and use them in their programs.
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In this lesson, students continue to work with array indexing to get and assign array values so they can incorporate arrays/lists into their programs and handle data more efficiently.
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In this lesson, students learn how to add and remove elements at the end of an array using the push
and pop
methods.
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push
methodpop
methodIn this lesson, students will be able to get the length of an array and learn how to loop through an array so they can have more functionality with arrays in their programs.
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