If you have a child or teen who wants to learn web design, or if you want to learn it yourself, there are 3 languages that are important to know: HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript.
HTML5 is the first language that should be studied. It’s basically the skeleton of a web page. Contrary to what some people think, it’s actually NOT a programming language. It’s a markup language composed of tags, attributes, and values. In fact, the letters HTML stand for Hypertext Markup Language. This markup language is actually quite easy to learn and is a good place to start when learning web design.
What follows is a list of some sites that can help just about anyone learn HTML5. Some are ebooks, some video courses, and others are interactive tutorials. Some may work as a complete course in HTML5 while others make nice supplemental resources. All will help the future web designer in your family learn to “speak” the language of the internet.
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Resouces to Help Your Child Learn HTML5
W3schools: This site is an excellent resource for looking up and testing code as well as learning the HTML5 language.
Udemy: This site offers a free HTML5 video course.
Tutorials Point: You’ll find a free online tutorial for HTML5 on this site.
HTML Dog: There are beginner, intermediate, and advanced online tutorials on HTML Dog.
HTML5 Tutorials: As the name suggests, you’ll find HTML5 tutorials on this site, although, there is actually just one single tutorial, not multiple ones.
HTML5andCSS3.org: This site offers both an online and PDF version of its tutorials.
Microsoft Virtual Academy: Microsoft offers a course on HTML5 and CSS3 fundamentals.
Dive into HTML5: Mark Pilgim has an online book that teaches HTML5.
Did you find some useful resources to help your future web designer learn HTML5? I hope you did. If you know others who are interested in learning web design, feel free to share this list with them using the buttons below.
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