April 24, 2008

This week has been a very busy week. I have been working on my websites over and over again. I mainly worked on my 2nd website because the grade I received for my first website was very good. In regards to my goals for the week, I have met all of them. I hyave changed my font, added sources to each page, and continually looking at the rubric. I have become pretty familiar with tusing front page throughout the semester.

My goals for next week is to be prepared for a presentation of one of my websites. I am going to take the time to rethink both my websites.

• Which website is the best in my eyes?
• Which one did I learn the most either about websites or frontpage?
• Which is the most attective to they eye?

I did not have any readings this week due to a work night.

April 14, 2008

This week I have been still working on my websites and changing and changing the design. I have changed the font for the second site.
My goals for the week ahve been accomplished, but still working on each goal from last week.

• Changing the font
• Adding sources
• Continually look at the rubric.

The readings from this week helped me to think more about my site. I thought of the usability concerns. I feel that both of my sites are pretty usable. The thought of the Human-Computer Interaction was thought about as I navigated through my slides.

The websites that suck was good to look at. They were pretty confusing to navigate. I read the checklists and thought about my website. If I found something that was on that list I made another change.

April 7, 2008

This week as been a very productive week. I have met all of my goals from last week. I am very impressed with the content I have learned so far in class.

This week's goal that I met are the following:

• I have FTP'd first website on my own from the house
• I have added a new themed background to my second website and added buttons
• I have been looking at the rubric as I slowly muddle my way through the website.

I keep making changes and keep making changes. I will find something I like and that is appropriate for the rubric the more I work with the site. It is a continual work in progress.

My goals for next week as follows:

• Change the font on the second website to make it match throughout the site.
• Keep adding the sources on the first website.
• Continually looking at the rubric as I move forward with my sites.

The readings for the week that caught my attention and the points I noticed were as follows:

• I believe that if you add enough color and intersting pictures toa site it will strike a person's curiosity. Also beginning my asking the right question may also strike curiosity, almost like a webquest. Hook the reader, create a conflict, allow time for questions, allow students to choose the interst to them, and lastly give students the choice within a particular interst area.
• Distance learning takes discipline and effort to succeed. Even though you may do just as well or if not better than if you were actually sitting in a class.
• What is the best way to meet all the needs of your students? That is a typical question from any teacher. I believe allowing stepping stones and branches that lead the student in a positive way to learning. Even if it means more time or research for a project. Possibly even creating dirrent levels to a website for those who need help in different areas.

March 31, 2008

This week I had the opportunity to add video to my website. I enjoyed learning about this. Adding video to the page is fun and adds interest for the reader. I had to embed the code into the HTML part of the website. I had tried placing video into my website earler that day and had done it the right way. I was pretty impressed with myself.

In regards to my goals that I met last week, I did get a lot of help from Melissa. I had the opportunity the discover new parts of Front page I have not known. I added a background and more appropriate buttons. I am really excited about the site now that I made the changes. I am going to make the same changes to my second website and create a background and buttins as well.

Next week my gaols are to:

• I would like to FTP my file to update my work. I have added information to the last two pages.
• Create a background for my second website.
• Continually looking at the rubric as I continue to revamp my websites.