LESSON 1: Introduction

1. Welcome!
2. Go over the syllabus.
3. Try out the typing test that will be used to test your typing skills: http://www.typingmaster.com
   The quiz over this typing test will be on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
4. Get the Weasel Book.
5. Talk about "setting up the screen": you want a browser, Simpletext, and your personal file folder all easily accessible.
6. Create your first, very simple, HTML document! (We'll do this together in class.)
7. Study the index cards from INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET. The questions on index cards (which are repeated below) are fair game for quizzes and tests.
   1. What is the "Internet?"
   2. What is HTML?
   3. What is a "markup language"?
   4. What is "hypertext"?
   5. What is a browser?
   6. What two browsers dominate the market?
   7. What are some other browsers in use?
   Please do the WORKSHEET #1 items from INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET. Write out answers to the questions. I may ask you one of these questions for a Quick Quiz (and you will be allowed to use your notes).
   You do NOT need to do the ASSIGNMENT #1 items.
8. Glance over the Table of Contents on pages v–xii of the Weasel Book to see what's in store.
9. Quickly read the Preface, pages xiii–xix. It gives a nice personal perspective on the history of the web, and gives a quick overview of the text. LIST FIVE THINGS from the overview of the text that seem particularly meaningful and exciting to you.
10. Read pages 3–7 (up to "Browser Usage Statistics") and answer the following questions:
    1. What do most authors agree is the biggest challenge in web design? (Make sure you understand all the words in your answer.)
    2. Does the general public tend to keep up with the "latest and greatest"?
    3. What is a PDA? (Sometimes, you may need references other than the Weasel Book to answer some questions.)
    4. When your text was written, what was the current version of each major browser?
    5. What are the newest available versions of each major browser? (web research!)
    6. What POSITIVE thing(s) have come out of the competition between the two major browsers?
    7. What NEGATIVE thing(s) have come out of the competition between the two major browsers?
    8. List five browsers, other than the major two, that web authors may choose to take into consideration.
    9. According to your text, Mac users account for approximately what percent of global web traffic?
    10. What does AOL stand for?
    11. According to your text, what percent of AOL users view the Web on Windows machines using IE 5.0 or higher?
    12. Suppose you have a web site that you've checked in our computer lab on both major browsers, and it looks GREAT. Will it necessarily look the same through the AOL system?

• Showing me that you can "set up your screen" quickly.
• Questions from the index cards and reading (see below).
• (Note: The TYPING TEST will be a separate quiz.)