Schedule

 

First Week of Class Begins: Monday, 1/12/2026
Add without Instructor Permission by: Sunday, 1/11/2026
Last Day to Add with APC*: Sunday, 1/25/2026
Drop with Refund by: Sunday, 1/18/2026
Drop without "W" Grade by: Sunday, 1/25/2026
Drop with "W" Grade by: Friday, 2/27/2026
Class Ends Wednesday 03/11/2026
Last Week of Class Ends: Sunday, 3/15/2026

 

Spring 2026 Tentative Class Lecture Schedule - Canvas Announcements Detailed Due Date -

CIMW140 - CSS (CASCADING STYLE SHEETS) & RWD (RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN) Professor Tom DeDonno

University Calendar

Due Date Web-casts, Canvas Quizzes Due Monday - Expire Wednesday Night 11 PM
01/12/2026 Week 0: Webcasts Wednesday 01/14/2026 at 1 PM details on Canvas

01/19/2026

Week 1: Tasks, Complete the Week 1, Read Me First Canvas Modules, which inludes:

A Welcome Discussion Board Announcement

Become familiar with the following web-sites:

  • class web-site, Assignments, Tests, Syllabus
  • cim.saddleback.edu , central index, Questionnaire, your home page
  • on-line videos, quizzes, & quiz grades (left canvas tab grades)
  • mySite - Forward your Saddleback e-mail

All Sites are Cross Listed - login Help

Complete Canvas  H0 Intro Quiz

Create your CiM Home Page

01/26/2026 Canvas links to module will only work, if you are currently log in to canvas
Week 2: Read Me 2nd - Due 01/26  HTML Review, HTML Quiz 1, and review CSS designs


  • Discussion board student designs - not planning on adding new designs in Spring
    P.S., if you are familiar with RWD/CSS Frameworks, Tailwind CSS has become popular but is complex. I have also observed that all the new AI sites typically use Tailwind. Skeleton is simple, may update all cim sites to skeleton, can use AI to fix some of the past design, or add student projects to enhance them.
  • HTML Review Quiz 1,
  • HTML Web Page Assignment
02/02/2026

Week 3: Due 02/02 - H4 Chapter 1&2 Tutorials and Quiz 2

  • Discussion board Zen Gardens
  • H4 Chapter 1, 2, tutorial 2 web page
  • CSS Intro - Quiz 2 CSS Styles


    Nota bene,  that CIMW140 is a point-based class; you may complete all assignments and quizzes or focus on the discussion board, tutorial web page, and CSS quiz.

02/09/2026

Week 4: Due 02/09 H5 and Chapter 3 Quiz 3 Selectors

  • H5 Chapter 3 Web page
  • Quiz 3 Chapter 3 CSS Selectors
02/16/2026 Week 5: Due 02/16 Chapter 4 Inheritance and Chapter 5 Mulitple Spread Sheets
  • H6 Chapter 4 Inheritance Web Page
  • H7 Chapter 5 Multiple Style Sheets Web Page
  • (May add Quiz)
02/23/2026

Week 6: Due 02/23 H8 Chapter 6 Fonts and Quiz 4 Fonts

  • WOFF Web Open Font Format and CDN
  • H8 Chapter 6 CSS Fonts Textbook Pages 172-184
  • Chapter 6 Quiz 4 Fonts
03/02/2026

Week 7: Due 03/02 Chapters 7 Margins/Graphics and Quiz 5
 

  • Web Page Tutorial Chapter 8 Pages 214-226
  • Quiz 5 Margins and Borders
  • I did create a webcast on adding links from your home page to each assignment.
  • Discussion Board implement a fancy textbox using CSS3

03/09/2026

Make sure your assignments are accessible from your home page.

Week 8: Due 03/09 Chapter 8, and Chapter 9, Quiz 6 Colors/Backgrounds

  • Discussion Board— In week 7,  you created a fancy text box with a special effect on cim and took a snapshot (Alt Print Screen). In this dicussion add a gradient to it.
  • Chapter 6 Quiz: Colors and Backgrounds
  • Web Page Chapter 8 Textbook Tutorial Graphics
  • Note: CSS3 gradients can get awfully fancy. Links to an external site.

Also Due 03/09: Extra Credit Quiz and Extra Credit Assignments

Good luck with your other classes, and have fun this summer.