Ever wonder what was actually going on when Sprout registration opened? Find out how this website (or any website) works behind the scenes. We’ll cover, very briefly, the basics of all the major concepts of web design, including HTML, CSS, databases, client-side and server-side scripting, servers, version controlling, and caching. All examples will be taken from the Splash website. If time allows, we’ll take a look at some of the administrative portions of the website - the pages that help the Sprout directors administer the program. This class will be an overview of many different concepts of web design, and how they interact. It will not be an in-depth look at any one concept, though links to resources for additional learning will be provided.

Ever wonder what was actually going on when Splash registration opened? Find out how the Splash website (or any website) works behind the scenes. We’ll cover, very briefly, the basics of all the major concepts of web design, including HTML, CSS, databases, client-side and server-side scripting, servers, version controlling, and caching. All examples will be taken from the Splash website. And if time allows, we’ll take a look at some of the administrative portions of the website - the pages that help the Splash directors administer the program. This class will be an overview of many different concepts of web design, and how they interact. It will not be an in-depth look at any one concept, though links to resources for additional learning will be provided.

Splash doesn't just run itself! Directors put in a lot of hard work to make this program run. Want to learn how to run a Splash when you go to college, or just want to hear what goes on behind the scenes? Come find out! Presented by two program directors from the MIT Educational Studies Program (ESP), a student group that runs Splash (and other educational programs) at MIT.