CIW: Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist (1D0-620)

HTML5 Essentials

• Introduction to HTML5 and CSS3
• Migration to Mobile Devices
• The Web Development Trifecta
• The Evolution of HTML5
• HTML5 Structure Elements
• Validating HTML5 Code
• The <video> Element
• The <audio> Element
• HTML5 APIs
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Technology

• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Style Guides
• CSS and HTML
• CSS Terms and Syntax
• Applying CSS Styles
• Page Layout with CSS
• CSS Positioning Schemes
• The CSS Box Model
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Introduction to CSS Version 3 (CSS3)

• Introduction to CSS3
• CSS3 Selectors and Properties
• CSS3 Background Properties
• CSS3 Border Properties
• CSS3 Font Properties
• CSS3 Text Effects
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Using Advanced CSS3 Techniques

• Introduction to Advanced CSS3 Techniques
• CSS3 2D and 3D Transformations
• CSS3 Transitions
• CSS3 Animations
• CSS3 User Interfaces
• Creating Menus and Buttons with CSS3
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Introduction to JavaScript

• HTML5 and JavaScript
• Introduction to Scripting
• JavaScript Characteristics
• JavaScript vs. Other Languages
• Embedding JavaScript into HTML5 Documents
• JavaScript and Common Programming Concepts
• Objects, Properties and Methods
• Variables
• Expressions and Operators
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

JavaScript Events, Functions and Methods

• User Events and JavaScript Event Handlers
• Introduction to JavaScript Functions
• Defining a Function
• Calling a Function
• Methods as Functions
• Errors In JavaScript
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Using HTML5 APIs

• Introduction to HTML5 APIs
• Document Object Model (DOM)
• Common HTML5 APIs
• The Canvas API
• The Offline AppCache API
• The Geolocation API
• The Drag-and-Drop API
• The File API
• The History API
• Retrieving Data with XMLHttpRequest
• Manipulating Data with jQuery
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Developing HTML5 Forms

• Introduction to HTML5 Forms
• Cross-Browser Compatible HTML5 Forms
• HTML5 Form Input Types
• New Form Elements in HTML5
• HTML5 Global Attributes for Form Elements
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Completing, Submitting and Validating User Input Forms

• Improving Forms with HTML5
• HTML5 Attributes for the <form> Element
• HTML5 Attributes for the <input> Element
• Submitting Forms with the <button> Element
• Concepts and Techniques for Validating User Input
• Validating User Input with HTML5 Attributes
• Validating User Input with JavaScript
• Optional Lab
• Lesson Summary

Designing for Mobile Devices

• Introduction to Mobile Design
• Mobile Web Sites vs. Mobile Apps
• Designing Web Sites for Mobile Devices
• Page Layout for Mobile Devices
• Navigation and Hyperlinks for Mobile Devices
• Images and Mobile Design
• Validating and Testing Mobile Web Pages
• Responsive Web Design
• Lesson Summary

Appendix A: CIW Advanced HTML5 And CSS3 Specialist Objectives and Locations

Appendix B: Web Developer Resources

• A List Apart: For People Who Make Web Sites
• W3Schools
• HTML Goodies: The Ultimate Web Resource
• Google Developers
• Some Helpful Links

Appendix C: Works Consulted