EDET+603+Web+Activities

=Web Activity 2=

Revised website: []

Following the advice from the critiques, I made the following changes:

1. I corrected the broken link to the High School Biology page that I created. This was accomplished by explicitly following Dr. Smyth's instructions instead of "winging" it. My "I will figure it out on my own" way of thinking was not productive at all.

2. I provided hyperlinks for all of the courses that I teach and eliminated the link for educational websites that I utilized with my son (index page).

3. I added an additional photo to the index page, resized it, and centered it.

4. I corrected the broken link from page 1 back to the index page by creating a hyperlink to my wa1 folder.
 * This was the only change made to page 1 which was not viewable for wa1 due to the broken link.

All of the changes made were done to ensure that I completed a sufficient number of tasks on the Competency Worksheet correctly. I did make another attempt to use a template without success. I will make more attempts to tackle this problem. =Web Activity 1=

Part I: [|Ova Brown-Gillespie's Educational Website]

Part II: Description of process and challenges and new knowledge


 * 1) I decided to use Dreamweaver to create my website. Downloading the program was a tedious program because my trial to WinZip has expired. I accessed Dreamweaver material to learn how to use the web page design tools but they all seemed so vague and too technical at the same time. After almost pulling my hair out and giving up, I decided to check out tutorials on YouTube. The most useful tutorial was created by "createthenet" titled "Introduction to Dreamweaver CS5 - Part 1". This allowed me to finally get started and produce a viable product.

After suggestions from Dr. Smyth, revisions were made. I realized that many of the links did not work and had to be revised. I quickly learned that "http://" should be included in the web address of any internet link. I also had difficulty centering the imbedded media--still don't know how I finally got it to work. I believe that my biggest challenge was the realization that I needed to take the process slowly and not expect too much or underestimate the tremendous amount of energy required of creating a website. I would love to feel comfortable utilizing one of the many templates that I encountered during this journey. I would also love to utilize and incorporate tools such as drop-down menus.
 * 1) 5 Design Choices
 * Page Titles-Each page was given a title. This helps the viewer identify the material that they are viewing.
 * Home Link-I used a Home Link at the bottom of page 1 to make returning to the home page easier for viewers.
 * Jump to Top Link-I used a Jump to Top Link on the Index page to allow the user a quick way to access the top of the Index page without the use of the scroll.
 * Multiple Typefaces-Multiple typefaces/fonts were used to all users and to display my personality. (I prefer Comic Sans) The type size is also fairly large to accomodate readers of visibility problems.
 * Navigational Link-A navigational link is provided on the Index Page to allow the viewer to easily transition to the page containing information for high school biology. On the index page, varying color are used to denote used links.
 * 1) Items Addressed from the Competency Worksheet:
 * Created a site (Dreamweaver)
 * Created a new page
 * Enter and edit text---switched format to Comic Sans
 * Insert an image
 * Created an email link
 * Set the title
 * Inserted an anchor -- top of page anchor
 * Modify Page Properties -- changed background color, hyperlink color, and links visited color