Unit 6 - HTML

In order to refresh my memory on HTML, because the basics have not really changed, I worked my way through the www.w3schools.com HTML tutorial. I created a practice file that links to a couple of other practice files within a folder.

After working through the HTML tags in an essentially draft document with no real content, just to use the tags, I rewrote my u.arizona.edu homepage with an updated biography, updated photo, and links that I have discovered through this last school year. Now, my page may not use all of the formatting and styles that I learned from the tutorial, but now I have a reference file with my own notes that I had see when I need to implement a new convention on my web page.

Unit 5

The course has referenced a variety of mediums for learning the content needed to navigate Linux, networking, and ultimately the LAMP project running. In previous courses I would had definitely said that I learn best from reading articles or textbooks. If I read a text, write some notes, and review them, I remember the content better than other styles. That seemed to work well when studying history, English, or philosophy, but the medium that has greatly helped me with configuring programs for 672 has been video. In the world of words and discussion, reading texts is my best way to learn the subject, but in the world of computer screens it has been very helpful to see and listen to someone performing the task, then repeating it myself. Once I have seen a video, then a document with instructions and screen captures would probably be a faster reference if I had to refresh myself to repeat the task.