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HTML: A Textbook Guide Chapter 3 Demo
Addresses guidelines in §126.28, Web Mastering, of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
HTML: A Textbook Guide is an introduction to programming for the World Wide Web that also offers a seamless integration into the curriculum. While it does address the guidelines set down by the TEKS, it goes beyond these guidelines as well. Students learn how to problem solve, organize information, and think about information in new ways. For example, mathematics, tables, and charts have commonly been an area in which students score below average on assessment tests. As HTML: A Textbook Guide takes them through the steps necessary to design a table for a Web page, the students are also taught about organizing a table, adding captions, headings for the data, and how to mathematically arrange the table on the page.
This is but one example of the many subject areas introduced in the textbook. Through examples in the chapters and exercises at the end of every chapter, students are also given information on history, English, many different sciences, and social behavior. And, of course, all the while they are learning to program Web pages in the Hypertext Markup Language.
The textbook comes in two formats. One format is a standard, paper document. It is spiral bound so as to be easy to fold or prop open. It comes with a companion CD-ROM that contains sample code, programs to aid in Web page design, and a mid-term and final exam for the students.
The other format is a completely paper-less book on CD-ROM. An easy to use interface guides the student through a logical progression of chapters. The advantage of the CD-ROM version is that the students can see how the examples look in a real browser, see animations, and hear sounds. This version also includes sample code, programs, and exams. You can take a preview look at Chapter 3: Designing a Web Page.
