XML Training
with: Scott Anderson

Scott Anderson is a seasoned computer instructor with 10+ years of experience across all aspects of the web. In Educator's course, Scott utilizes his up-to-date knowledge of XML combined with a Master's degree in Software Engineering to have you understanding and implementing newly learned material in no time. Scott's course focuses on theory and important information in the beginning but quickly dives into actual coding examples and real world applications. This XML course spans everything from the formal structure of XML to XSLT, Google Earth files, RSS, and SVG. Downloadable coding examples are included so students can follow along with lessons.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction to XML
	Introduction to XML			7:44
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:08
			Lesson Overview	0:10
		Meaning of XML		0:27
			Extensible Markup Language	0:28
		Nature of Markup		2:30
			Example of Markup	2:31
		Menu Example in XML		5:21
			Menu Example in XML	5:22
		Menu Example in XML, Cont.		5:36
			Menu Example in XML, Cont.	5:37
		XML as Text Document		7:15
			XML as Text Document	7:16
		In This Lesson		7:26
			In This Lesson	7:27
II. XML as Document
	XML as Document			12:42
		Intro		0:00
		XML Version 1.0		0:19
			XML Version 1.0	0:20
		XML Version 1.1		0:50
			XML Version 1.1	0:51
		Differences		1:23
			Technical Adjustments and Allowance for Certain Characters	1:24
		XML 1.0, Fifth Edition 2008		2:04
			XML 1.0, Fifth Edition 2008	2:05
		Nature of Computer Input		2:42
			Nature of Computer Input	2:43
			Menu Example	3:50
		Purpose of XML		4:52
			Purpose of XML	4:53
		Document		5:31
			Document	5:32
		Element		6:25
			Element	6:26
		Start Tag		7:22
			Start Tag	7:23
		End Tag		8:03
			End Tag	8:04
		Empty Tags		8:40
			Empty Tags	8:41
		Attributes		9:54
			Attributes	9:55
		Necessary?		11:35
			Necessary?	11:36
III. Relationship Between HTML and XML
	Relationship Between HTML and XML			9:46
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:26
			Lesson Overview	0:27
		HTML		0:44
			HTML: Properties and Examples	0:45
		XML		3:34
			XML: Properties and Examples	3:35
		XHTML - HTML with XML Restrictions		4:27
			XHTML - HTML with XML Restrictions	4:28
			XHTML Example	5:05
		Poor Adoption		6:44
			Poor Adoption	6:45
		In This Lesson		9:20
			In This Lesson	9:21
IV. XML and CSS
	XML and CSS			12:31
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		1:13
			Lesson Overview	1:14
		Meaning of CSS		1:38
			Meaning of CSS	1:39
		Syntax of CSS		2:23
			Syntax of CSS	2:24
		CSS Files		2:57
			CSS Files Example	2:58
		XML Processing Instructions		3:57
			XML Processing Instructions	3:58
		XML-Stylesheet Processing Instruction		5:00
			XML-Stylesheet Processing Instruction	5:01
		Block Display		7:34
			Display: Block & Inline	7:35
			Block Display Example	8:10
V. Formal Structure of XML Document
	Formal Structure of XML Document			20:38
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:18
			Lesson Overview	0:19
		XML Prolog		0:46
			XML Prolog	0:47
		XML Declaration		1:07
			Format & Version Number	1:08
		Doctype Declaration		1:54
			Type Matches Root	1:55
			[] = Internal Subset	2:45
		Attribute Declarations		3:02
			Attribute Declarations Example	3:03
		Entity Declarations		8:34
			Entity Declarations	8:35
		External DTDs		11:05
			External DTDs	11:06
		System and Public Identifiers		12:50
			System Identifier	12:51
			Public Identifier & Formal Public Identifier	13:41
		XML as Database		17:33
			XML as Database: Root, Record, Fields, and Validation	17:34
		XML Prolog		20:09
			XML Prolog	20:10
VI. Namespaces
	Namespaces			11:23
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:39
			Lesson Overview	0:40
		Explanation of Namespaces		1:09
			'table' Element In Two Doctypes	1:10
		URI		3:30
			URI	3:31
		XHTML Namespace		5:18
			XHTML Namespace	5:19
			Example	6:06
		Combined XML File with Namespaces		7:20
			Combined XML File with Namespaces	7:21
		In This Lesson		10:52
			In This Lesson Review	10:53
VII. XML and XSLT
	XML and XSLT			21:09
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:19
			Lesson Overview	0:20
		XSL		0:51
			XML Stylesheet Language	0:52
			XSL-FO: Format Object	1:03
			XSLT: Transform	1:34
		XSLT vs. CSS		1:52
			Syntax	1:53
			Intelligence	5:28
		Example XSL Transformation		5:46
			HTML Page and Creating an XSLT Template	5:47
		XPATH		8:22
			XPATH	8:23
		XSL-For-Each		10:34
			XSL-For-Each	10:35
		XSL-Value-Of		12:08
			XSL-Value-Of	12:09
		XML File		19:10
			XML File	19:11
		XSL-Sort		19:24
			XSL-Sort	19:25
		In This Lesson		20:35
			In This Lesson Review	20:36
VIII. XML Schema
	XML Schema			11:37
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:18
			Lesson Overview	0:19
		What is a Schema?		0:50
			What is a Schema?	0:51
		Schema vs. DTD		1:35
			Schema vs. DTD	1:36
		Schema Example		2:43
			Schemamessage.xml & Messageschema.xsd	2:44
			Using Schema to Describe Document	8:26
		In This lesson		11:06
			In This lesson Review	11:07
IX. Office Open XML
	Office Open XML			10:55
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:42
			Lesson Overview	0:43
		ZIP		1:08
			Lossless Compression Algorithm	1:09
		ZIP-ing ZIPS		1:43
			ZIP-ing ZIPS	1:44
		Unzipping Word		2:24
			Older Word Format vs. Newer Word Format	2:24
			Unzipping Word Example	2:57
		Office Open XML		5:00
			XML Files Organized into Folders	5:01
		In This Lesson		10:02
			In This Lesson Review
X. Google Earth & KML Files
	Google Earth & KML Files			17:15
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:15
			Lesson Overview	0:16
		KML		1:00
			Keyhole Markup Language	1:01
		Placemarks		2:00
			Setting Up a Placemark Using Google Earth	2:01
		Adding HTML to Your KML		7:56
			Character Entities: < and >	7:57
			Coding Example	8:55
		CDATA Sections		12:39
			CDATA Sections Overview	12:38
			Adding CDATA Sections to Your KML	13:55
		In This Lesson		16:35
			In This Lesson	16:36
XI. SVG
	SVG			18:25
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		1:11
			Lesson Overview	1:12
		SVG		1:39
			Scalable Vector Graphics	1:40
		Shapes		2:19
			Rect, Circle, Ellipse, and Polygon	2:20
		Fills		12:49
			Colors and Gradients	12:50
		Effects		13:13
			Blur Effect Example	13:14
		In This Lesson		17:50
			In This Lesson	17:51
XII. History of XML
	History of XML			20:19
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:15
			Lesson Overview	0:16
		SGML		0:45
			Standard Generalized Markup Language	0:46
		Charles Goldfarb		1:02
			Once Document Collection & Three Non-Interoperable Applications	1:03
		Generic Coding		2:27
			Generic Coding & GML	2:28
		Tim Berners-Lee		6:12
			Internet, Markup, Hypertext and the World Wide Web	6:13
		World Wide Web		8:07
			URL	8:08
			HTTP	8:53
			HTML	9:11
		Browser Wars		9:48
			WorldWideWeb, Mosaic, Netscape, and Internet Explorer	9:49
		HTML Versions		10:35
			Custom Tags	10:35
			HTML 2.0	12:36
			HTML 3.0	13:46
		XML		15:07
			History of XML	15:08
		HTML		17:51
			HTML Version 4.01 and First Version of XHTML	17:52
		In This Lesson		19:20
			In This Lesson	19:21
XIII. Semantic Web
	Semantic Web			14:41
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:37
			Lesson Overview	0:38
		RDF Triples		1:02
			RDF Triples	1:03
		RDF Triples, Cont.		1:49
			RDF Triples, Cont.	1:50
		RDF Triples, Cont.		2:07
			Subject, Predicate, and Object Example	2:08
		RDF Triples: URI		2:48
			Subject	2:49
			Predicate	3:10
			Object	3:55
		RDF in XML		4:39
			Example File	4:40
		OWL		6:47
			OWL Definition	6:48
		OWL Example		7:42
			OWL Example	7:43
		OWL uses XML Schema		9:03
			OWL uses XML Schema	9:04
		RDFa		9:42
			RDFa	9:43
		Mircoformats		12:05
			Mircoformats	12:06
		In This Lesson		13:35
			In This Lesson	13:36
XIV. RSS and Atom
	RSS and Atom			8:47
		Intro		0:00
		Meaning of RSS		0:17
			Meaning of RSS	0:18
		Uses		1:16
			Blog Readers and Custom Home Pages	1:17
		Formats		3:25
			Non-W3C RSS and W3C RSS	3:26
			Atom	6:16
		In This Lesson		8:05
			In This Lesson	8:06
XV. Issues When Using XML
	Issues When Using XML			19:12
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:41
			Lesson Overview	0:42
		Differences Between XML and HTML		1:18
			HTML	1:19
			XML	2:18
		Example: Images the HTML Way		3:24
			Example: Images the HTML Way	3:25
		Images the XML Way		6:00
			Element and DTD, ATTLIST, ENTITY, and NOTATION	6:01
			Coding Example	7:18
		Text Encodings		11:08
			Text Encodings	11:09
		Encoding Declaration		12:59
			Encoding Declarations	13:00
		Media Types (MIME-Types)		14:55
			Media Types (MIME-Types)	14:56
		text/xml		16:57
			text/xml	16:58
		application/xml		17:26
			application/xml	17:27
		In This Lesson		18:37
			In This Lesson	18:38