Web Design (Kahlo)
- Level Middle School
- Contact Hours 70
- Timeframe Semester
In this course, students will learn how to build their own web pages using the languages of HTML and CSS. They will extend their knowledge to create multi-page websites and use interactive features of HTML and CSS.
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MODULES - 6
Students are provided with a high-level introduction to the Internet and how it functions, investigate how the Internet has impacted society over time and set course goals for themselves.
Students learn about the language behind all websites: HTML. Students learn about several different HTML tags as well as the basic structure of a web page. Students use HTML to develop several of their own creative web pages.
Students build their own websites about themselves. This site will be accessible on their own custom domain and will be continually improved by the student as they continue on in the course.
Students learn the language CSS and use it to style their web pages. Students learn about the benefits of styling with CSS and will use CSS to create several styled web pages of their own.
This module dives deeper into different things we can do with HTML and CSS. Students practice advanced topics in HTML and CSS, including visibility, image filtering, interaction, and animation, to develop more advanced websites.
In this project, students work to design and develop a final website based on their local community.
Explore programs that your students will build throughout this course!
Here are a few examples of teacher resources and materials to use in the Web Design (Kahlo) course
In today's world, web pages are the main medium for sharing ideas and information. Learning to design websites is an incredibly useful skill for any career path. This Professional Development course prepares teachers to teach a successful Web Design course with CodeHS.
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This course is designed for middle school students (grades 6-8).
No. This course is a project-based introduction to web design—students start from the fundamentals of HTML and build up from there.
Students learn HTML and CSS.
Students learn HTML structure and tags (text formatting, links, images, lists, tables, copyright/citing sources), then CSS styling (selecting by tag, class, and ID, the cascade), and advanced HTML/CSS topics like divs, spans, special selectors, visibility, image manipulation, and animation/interaction.
This course is approximately 70 instructional hours, designed as a semester-length course.
Yes, every lesson comes with a Lesson Plan that includes a built-in "Modifications" section with suggested adjustments for advanced students, students needing additional support, and English Language Learners.
