FROEBEL'S FOURTEENTH GIFT UPDATED

WEAVING WEBSITES AT TRINITY SQUARE VIDEO

Weaving and computation have a long shared history. The first mechanized loom, The Jacquard Loom, used a punch card system akin to the punch cards used to code early computers. Weaving has long been considered a rudimentary skill. German educator Friedrich Froebel, best known for his kindergarten curriculum of ‘gifts,’ included paper weaving as a part of his early education curriculum.

This introduction to HTML and CSS goes over both basics by reimagining Frobel’s paper weaving exercises. The workshop will begin with paper weaving with construction paper, followed by translating these paper works into static websites. At the end of the workshop, the participants will have created a digital collection of Frobel’s paper weaving exercises and a better understanding of basic web coding.