Introduction to Web Authoring Bill Introduction #WRA210

Welcome! What is the Course About? Syllabus –Textbooks –Goals –Policies –Projects –Schedule Getting Started: Breaking Down a URL For Next Time: 1.Buy the Book Stolley Book 2.Buy an HTML/CSS reference! 3. Work on Module 1 (How the Web Works)

Course Goals To learn basic principles, skills, and technologies for web authoring. To gain fluency in analyzing and producing common web-based genres. To gain fluency in analyzing and producing standards-compliant XHTML & CSS To acquire best practices of information architecture. To build a basis of expertise for fostering web authoring excellence in co-workers and clients To engage in reflective practice, laying a foundation for a career in professional writing.

Let’s Look at the Syllabus Goals Textbooks Policies and procedures Projects Schedule

Project Timeline January February March April Personal Project Page Modules Web Portfolio To do well, you’ll need to be consistently writing and revising throughout the semester. Plan for 2 hours or so outside of class for each hour in class

Introduction to Web Authoring Bill Post Your Project Page! #WRA210

Turning Your Projects in… To do this, you will set up a personal project page. A website where you’ll post your projects, big and small. Your MSU NetID

Web Space? You have access to an account provided by MSU– your AFS Space. To put stuff there, FTP to ftp.msu.edu and store files in the directory called public_html; Or, in a networked lab, map the drive and navigate to your public_html directoryftp.msu.edu Did that last bit of jargon confuse you? Watch the FTP video on the course page

Try it now… Post your project page in your AFS space. 1.Download the sample page file from the course home page 2.Rename the file index.html 3.FTP the file called index.html into your AFS space 4.Reload the course page and click on the link with your…if you did it right, your link will work now!

For Next Time… 1. Watch the FTP video if you have trouble posting your project page 2. Order the Stolley text & go buy a good html/css reference (right away) 3. Start working on module 1 and get as far as you can by Thursday