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LITA Offering Web Course in November

Building Web Applications with HTML5CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5, presented by Jason Clark of Montana State University Library

Geolocation, Native video, Offline storage, Semantic markup elements, Responsive web design, Canvas elements, Voice input, Drag and Drop, Opacity, Gradients… HTML5 (a generic term which includes new HTML tags, enhanced CSS styles/behaviors, and new Javascript APIs) has been released and is changing the way web developers work. With wide support in mobile browsers and the latest browser releases from Google and Firefox, HTML5 is poised to be the technology that will help build the next version of the Web.

Building Web Applications with HTML5CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5 will consist of four live lectures held November 9, 12, 13, and 15, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm CST with additional self-paced modules in Moodle. Participants will examine the trends and enhancements that HTML5, CSS3, and the new Javascript APIs enable, talk through the specifics of implementation, and work through building a prototype HTML5 application.

For registration and additional information, visit: http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/HTML5