Workshop: Building the Web
NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED
This workshop has been canceled due to low turnout. If you have interest in a web development workshop please let us know and we will attempt to reschedule this event for a more suitable time.
This workshop is a special two-day holiday event for girls aged 13-15. Students will design and publish their own website on day one, then add a bunch of extra cool stuff to it on day two.
Learn how websites are made by actual web designers and see how easy it is to create your own!
If there are boys who want to come along we'll probably let them, just ask us politely first :) We'd like to ensure that girls are given priority when buying tickets.
See the schedule below for full event details.
Day One (9am - 4pm)
- Learn the basics of how the Internet works
- Experiment with some HTML code
- Play with some CSS design
- Hack the designs of existing websites
- Create your own website of your own design
- Add an image gallery
- Embed a video from YouTube
- Share your site with your friends
Bring a cosy cushion and blanket, and prepare your belly for popcorn overload! Friday night is Movie Night. Movie is yet to be decided. Staying for the movie is optional.
Day Two: Building with jQuery (9am - 3pm)
- Add multiple pages
- Link to other websites
- Make your gallery interactive
- Use custom page animations
- Create a slideshow
- Integrate a contact form
- Anything else you want!
- Final showcase
About this module
Designed for beginners with little or no prior programming experience, Building the Web focuses on the basics of CSS/HTML and provides foundational skills for advanced coding.
Presenter
Tanya Gray
Tanya is the lead presenter on the Gather Workshops team, and she’s on a mission to increase the uptake of programming in secondary schools. With a professional background in web development, she is now applying her real-world experience to classroom learning and bridging the gap between schools and industry.
Hayley van Waas
Since discovering her passion for programming only a few years ago, Hayley’s goal has been to expose as many high school students to computer science as possible. As Gather’s newest recruit, she is already enjoying mentoring and presenting workshops as she has particular interest in Python.
