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Tonight’s discussion

• Discuss: find three themes (free or $) that you find visually appealing; create an interesting link post (creative headlines!) about them on the SBdesign220 course blog; your primary audience is your fellow classmates – what might they want to know? Include a screen capture of each one. Remember to link to each theme. Post to class WP site before 5 pm on Wednesday.
  • Read and comment on your classmate posts
  • What makes a good theme?
  • How can you decide if you should buy a theme?
  • What are the parts of a theme?
• HTML
  • History/overview
  • HTML 5 – how it’s different
  • Basic HTML

Lab / HTML

• Read
  > Getting Started with HTML
  > Tags, Attributes and Elements
  > Page Titles 
  > Paragraphs
  > Headings
• Create an account at CodeAcademy
• Complete Introduction to HTML (two modules)

Send me an email with a screen capture that shows your completion.

Lab / WP (or before Monday’s class)

• Install JetPack
• Install at least one new theme on your self-hosted site.
• Turn on Akismet (use your WP.com account info to get your FREE API Key)
• Make sure your Gravatars have photo or sketch (of you), biographical info.
• Time permitting > Install Yoast SEO pack

Next session assignments

• Read/resources: (see main page)
• Create a post on the student site with information about your self-hosted site (domain, purpose, audience). Be sure to include the link! Write about how you might/will you use a blog with your site. Link to your Gravatar. Talk about the theme  you installed and why you picked it. Was it one that you found or one that a classmate found?