Bwhtmlpdx0809

1. Build Your Own Website
August 2017
WIFI: Nedspace Guest
Password: nedspace
http://bit.ly/build-site-pdx
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2. Instructor
Alex Poe
Front End Developer at Innovint
Coding Instructor
TAs
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3. About you
What's your name?
What brought you here today?
What is your programming experience?
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4. About Thinkful
Thinkful helps people become developers or data scientists
through 1-on-1 mentorship and project-based learning
These workshops are built using this approach.These workshops are built using this approach.
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5. Suggestions for learning
Don't treat this as a drill, we're making something realwe're making something real
Don't get discouraged, struggle leads to masterystruggle leads to mastery
Don't be shy, take full advantage of our supporttake full advantage of our support
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6. This is what we're making
View example here
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7. Agenda
Learn key HTML and CSS concepts (30 min)
Go over starter code (10 min)
Build your site with our support! (30 min)
Steps to continue learning (10 min)
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8. HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
<h1 class="intro">Hi there!</h1>
AttributeOpening tag
h1 element
Closing tag
bit.ly/website-la
Content
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9. HTML
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10. CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
h1 {
color: blue;
}
Value
Property
Selector
bit.ly/website-la
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11. CSS selectors, properties, values
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12. Margin, border, and padding
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13. Margin, border, and padding
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14. Real developers use Google... a lot
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15. Glitch setup & first steps!
http://bit.ly/build-website-starter
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16. Ways to keep learning
More Structure
Less Structure
More SupportLess Support
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17. 325+ mentors325+ mentors with an average of
10 years of experience10 years of experience in the
field
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18. Support 'round the clock
Your Mentor
Q&A Sessions
Career Coach
In-person Workshops
Slack
Program Manager
YouYou
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19. Our results
91%91%job-placement rate + job guarantee
Kaeside IwuagwuKaeside Iwuagwu
Link for the third party audit jobs report:
https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-
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Frontend Developer
Sierra GreggSierra Gregg
Software Engineer
JP EarnestJP Earnest
Web Developer
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20. Take a tour!
Talk to me (or email emma@thinkful.com ) if you're interested
Get a tour of the program to see if
project-based, online learning is a
good fit for you.
Discuss the curriculum,
mentorship, and how to create
your own learning schedule.
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