Class materials

Required technology: Internet access, Chrome browser, FTP client (Fetch for Mac or FileZilla for PC), HTML editor (Textwrangler or BBEdit for Mac or Notepad++ for PC).

Required book: Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, Ninth Edition, by Julie C. Meloni and Michael Morrison.

Online hosting plan and domain name purchase the $30 shared hosting through Reclaim Hosting. Use the code SNIDERCLASS to save 10 percent off the first year. You'll have to choose your domain name based on the website you want to build in the class. Most students build a personal portfolio, so they buy a domain name that is close to their own name.

Lynda.com access (optional): You can access Lynda.com tutorials on campus by pointing your web browser to http://iplogin.lynda.com. Off-campus access is provided via the Campus Life tab in BlueView. Look for the Lynda.com link in the eLearning Content Resources channel.