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  • Brady Nilsson
  • Email: bnilsson@madison.k12.wi.us
  • Overview of Portfolio

    This website will include examples of my work in this class, along with info about the course.

    Info about the Semester 2 Web Design Course

  • Room 1120
  • Teacher: Mr. Acker
  • Teacher's Email: dpacker@madison.k12.wi.us
  • School Website: west.madison.k12.wi.us
  • List of Units

    Unit 1 Designing and Planning Web Pages

    Reflections: This unit started out slow, but eventually lead us to figure out how to design, plan and organize web pages.

    Unit 2 Creating Web Pages

    Reflections: During this unit, I learned how to code basic HTML websites. I learned the basic tags and website structure of the HTML coding language, and learned how to put my files onto a web server and host it on the internet. I would like to improve on how my website looks, as it is a bit bland right now. All in all though, I am happy with my current progress.


    What I learned:
  • Basic Tags
  • Website Structure
  • Web Hosting
  • HTML Tables
  • HTML Videos / Captions
  • HTML Headers
  • Unit 3 Formatting Pages

    Reflections: During this unit, I learned how to code basic CSS. I learned the basic CSS syntax and selectors. I also learned how to use the box model to layout my website, and how to create an appropriate color scheme for my website.


    What I learned:
  • CSS Selectors
  • CSS Syntax
  • The Box Model
  • Color Schemes
  • ID's and Classes
  • Unit 4 Graphics

    Reflections: During this unit, I learned about copyright law, how to use Adobe Photoshop, and how to add images to a website.


    What I learned:
  • Copyright Law
  • Adobe Photoshop Basics
  • Inserting Images in HTML
  • Croping and Resizing Images
  • Unit 5 Scripting

    Reflections: During this unit, I learned about what scripts are and how they work. I also learned about client side and server side scripting and the differences between the two of them.

    Unit 6 Quality Control

    Reflections: During this unit, I learned about HTML and CSS quality control and how to use it on my site

    Unit 7 Website Mangement and Authoring Tools

    Reflections: During this unit, I began working with Adobe Dreamweaver. I used it to modify my website and see changes in real time.