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Build four simple projects using HTML and CSS in Khan Academy

πŸ€– Step 3: What to do

Learn HTML and CSS by completing Unit 2 of Khan Academy’s Computer Programming course. You don’t need to know anything about coding to start - it’s good for complete beginners. There are 9 lessons in Unit 2. The video playlist is ~2 hours long, and the whole course will take 4-10 hours. This course is completely free.

  1. Create an account on Khan Academy
  2. Go to the course: Computer Programming: Unit 2 HTML/CSS Making webpages
  3. Follow along and build the projects.
  4. Deploy the Lesson 6 project “Event Invitation” to GitHub Pages and share the link in the submission form

The 4 projects you will do are:

  1. Project: Travel webpage
  2. Project: Recipe book
  3. Project: Blog
  4. Project: Event invite

The project you will deploy to GitHub Pages is:

  1. Project: Event invite

πŸ€– Step 3: How to check your work

A volunteer will review your submission and check it meets the acceptance criteria. They will give you feedback on your submission and help you make any changes to meet the criteria.

Here is the criteria you need to meet:

πŸ€– Step 1: How to show us

Submission

You must submit a link to your work in the CYF Course platform

  1. Share a link to your Invitation project on GitHub Pages

Personalise your URLs

Before you share your link, set your Github Pages URL to include your name, so we can tell who you are. You can use your first name or last name.

How to get help

When you have a question, ask it.

πŸ’‘Code Your Future is a Community

Remember, Code Your Future is a community of adults sharing skills. We are all here to help each other, and learn. You are meant to ask questions at Code Your Future.

When you see someone else has a question, help them if you can.

First, visit our frequently asked questions page

When you have questions about coursework, ask in a workshop 🧢 🧢 workshop Code Your Future Workshops are meetings where you can get technical help. or in Slack 🧢 🧢 Slack Slack is messaging software - once you have downloaded Slack you can visit our Slack workspace to ask your questions.

You do not need to wait for a workshop to ask a question. You can ask questions in Slack at any time. We are here to help you understand and complete this course. Our goal is to help you learn.

πŸ’ͺ🏾 Step 3: Extend Your Skills

Use your new skill in real life:

This optional step is just for you. You don’t need to submit it. Next, build a website to show your skills and experience. It’s a great way to show potential employers what you can do.

A site like this is called a portfolio. It’s a collection of your work and skills. Start now and keep adding to it as you learn new things.

πŸ’‘Tip

This four hour video course Learn HTML: Full Tutorial for Beginners (2022) answers most of the common questions beginners have.