Assignment One (Welcome to CNIT 133)
REMINDER -- YOU WILL ALWAYS ADD TO YOUR SITE -- if you replace a tool, you must use it somewhere else.
By the time you are done, I should be able to find every lab you have done on your website. It will become the basis of your web portfolio and a place you can refer to to remember how to do something in HTML, CSS or JavaScript.
If you don't want to incorporate what you are learning in this class to your main website at this time, please create a link somewhere on your site that goes to the website I will be grading. It must be an actual site -- you can duplicate your main website -- not just links to each assignment.
I am not teaching front-end framework of a website which means we WILL NOT be using Bootstrap. There is already a class you can take that will teach you how to use it. If I see any Bootstrap code on any of your pages, I will send you an email asking you to revise your site. You will not receive any points until it has been corrected.

My Skydiving Web Page

My favorite Drop Zone is Sky Dance in Davis, California.

Add What You Know from CNIT 131
If you are to the point where you are learning JavaScript, I would expect you have access to webspace. If you took my CNIT 132 class you would have your own website. In any case, for this class you will need a URL that you can upload code to using FTP.
Topic Selection & Web Space
I do not grade you by what you email to me. I will go to your website each week and look for the assignment there - Live On The Internet. In order for me to do this you need to complete a few thigs for this lab:
  • Your Topic -- Rather than have you create a webpage on some topic you are not enthusiastic about, I am letting you choose your topic. It can be just about anything (within reason - nothing illegal, offensive or ethically questionable -- per my opinion). It can be a sport, a hobby, your business, your vacation, etc -- you choose. If you did take my CNIT 132 class you can use the same site or create a new one using the same web service.

  • Your Website -- In order to be on the web you need a spot on a web server somewhere and a URL that someone can enter into a browser to get there. Both of these items can be purchased from a web hosting service like PowWeb or GoDaddy I am not advocating these providers I am giving them to you as examples. Part of being able to set up a web site is the ability to work with a web provider to get a good deal. I arranged for your book to only cost $20-$30 so you had some extra cash to use for this purpose. Realize that all business transactions are negotiations. If you accept whatever they offer, it costs more. If you negotiate it costs less. In any case my students usually pay from $30-$100 for this service.

    Note: you need the ability to edit your html with Notepad (if on a PC) or Text Edit / Bracket also known as Notepad ++ (if on a Mac) and upload using FTP (like FileZilla), you also want access to PhP and MySQL.
    DO NOT USE A WEB EDITOR !!
    These include:
    DreamWeaver, Word HTML creator, or any other that does not force you to write your own code.

  • What You Learned in CNIT 132 -- In CNIT 132 you learned html and CSS. Create a basic landing page (like the one shown here) for your new website. I have an example of a page like what you need in my coding examples.
Email me with a subject "CNIT 133 Lab 1" and include your Name, your URL and your Theme in the body of the email
I will go to the URL to see what is there
 
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