Essential Questions

1/9/12
Describe what is a blog?
A: A blog is a way to communicate, share ideas, and interact with people through the internet.

1/11/12
Explain the difference between a new blog and a new post.
A new blog creates a new page but a new post makes a new section on the same page

1/13/12
Define and give examples of a hyperlink.
A hyperlink redirects the browser to another site. It is usually blue and is underlined.

Wordle Reflection

At first it was kinda hard to use blogger. I didn't know how to design my page, and I wasn't sure of the difference between a new post and a new blog. I had to learn how to change the background and the size of gadgets. I wasn't sure of how to navigate around the site either. The more we used it, the easier it got. I pretty much know how to do everything on the site now. I have made changes to my page in order to appeal to the browsers and my blog visiters. Instead of having a plain boring blog, I made my blog interesting to look at. After all, your blog should reflect your personality.

My Opinion

As I was checking out some of the class' blogs, I came across Antwon and Jeremy's blog, I noticed that Antwon had a very busy background which takes your attention away from the text. I would suggest changing it to something a little less active. His font style and the color of font makes his text easy to read. The link should probably be a different color so that it stands out more. Jeremy's page is very basic and straight forward. Most of his page is black and the text is aligned on the left. The style and size of font is easy to read. However, I would suggest having some variety in the page. Maybe changing the style and adding some different colors to make the page more appealing. Overall both of them have good pages and designs.

Good Vs Bad Web Designs

A good web page design is extremely important. Its similar to the cover of a book. People will judge your page based on its appearance and quality. It is important to not have a busy background so that the text is not hard to read. The text should be a reasonable size and the color should not be too hard to read. Make sure all of your links work properly and cleary state where they will take the viewer. Your graphics should not be too big or dorky and should contain a link. Navigation bars should be easy to use and the page should not take too long to download. One problem I had was my links. They weren't working properly, however I found the error that were causing them to be inactive before I left last time. I also had to change the widths on the gidgets on my page so that the text didnt become crowded against the left side. 

Glider Project

When we did the glider project, I learned how engineers go through the design process. You can't just wake up and decide that you are going to build something. First you have to define the problem, do research, come up with possible solutions, and choose the best solution for your problem. After that, you can start working on the development of your solution and construct a prototype. The most important thing about this is measurements. You have to ensure that each part of your prototype is steady, and is the correct size. The glider that we created wouldn't work if the wings weren't even. I also learned time management. If you rush into things, then they won't turn out right. You'll have to go back and reconstruct your prototype. It is extremely important to take your time, while managing to finish by the due date

What I learned about the blog

I learned that a blog is a way to express your ideas on the web. It gives you a voice and allow people to communicate with you. On this particular blog, you can choose who reads your work and who can converse with you by using access controls. The profile lets people find you easily and learn a little more about you. You can post pictures by pasting the url of the photo. The template designer makes your page look unique. You can drag gadgets and add them to your page. Theres also a way to go mobile so that people can view you page on their phones. You can decide how your page will look on the mobile site. There is a lot that you can do on this site