HTML5

[dpersing]

Is it safe to assume that the unit should use HTML5 as the default? I don't know what the various engines the students will be using will be outputting by default, but I think it would be great to start them out with HTML5 for editing their templates and making any static content.

I had good success with teaching new semantic HTML5 tags first, then introducing generic tags like <div> and <span> to demonstrate using them only if not semantic option is available.

[nickirios]

That sounds like a great idea to me.

[jefflembeck]

:+1: Starting with clean and semantic markup goes a really long way to having them build sites that are accessible (and not just in a screen-reader way).

[jefflembeck]

Also: Any chance that while we're teaching them to start with semantic elements, we can also teach them CSS from a mobile first perspective?

[nickirios]

Of course. I definitely agree. I think we should start everything that way so they don't have to relearn how to do things later in the week.

[kerrizor]

:+1: this is great :)