Web Coding:

What is it and what is it good for?

Kate Sears

Albion College

Elkin Issac Symposium 2015

A little background:

• Interviewed Fall of Freshman Year
• No experience!
• Emerging Technologies Library Assistant 

Megan O'Neill Kudzia

AKA

Wonderwoman 

Albion College Library Website, 2015

Screenshot: Kate Sears

Web programming refers to the writing, mark-up, and coding involved in web development. 

2014 Hanselman.com

Design vs. Development 

Would you rather have a working cell phone or a picture of one in your pocket?

Would you rather have a pretty phone that is hard to use or an ugly one that is easy to use?

Application of Code

As a User:

Can Students and Faculty find what they need?

As a Coder:

What can I do (realistically) to improve users' experience?

Web Coding Languages

• Are as easy as pie (cake)

• Multiple layers

Different Languages Deserve Different Categories

HTML

• Structure

• Text

• Content

• The Cake

CSS

• Presentation

• Beautifying the words

• The icing 

Javascript

• Behavior

• Interactive

• Manipulation

• The candles 

Benefits of learning

• The Technology Age
  • Job Skills
• In the classroom
  • Math 
  • Science
  • English

Future Projects

• Maintaining and Polishing

• Usability Testing

• Personal Growth 

Future Projects 

https://www.codeclub.org.uk/

Friday, 24th at 3:00 PM

Tuesday, 28th at 8 PM

Cutler Commons

Thank you

• FURSCA

• Megan O'Neill Kudzia
• Eric Westmoreland
• Eddie Bachle
• All of the Albion Library Staff

Happy 11th Birthday Rebekah!

Questions?

Let's talk more!

eks11@albion.edu