EME2040-0008

From completing the Web Design assignment, I have gained countless new skills that I have not previously had to learn due to the fact that I have never had to make a website before. For example, I had to think about the order of the website pages and the information that I was sharing; it was important that the order everything was in made sense. When designing my website, I used CRAP to ensure that the website was visible and accessible. I intentionally made sure that there was dark text on light backgrounds and vice versa. One aspect of Weebly that I did not like was that I did not tell me if it was auto-saving my work. Along with that, it was slightly difficult for me to think of what information to include because I am clearly not a teacher currently, so I did not know exactly what parents would want to see. In my future career I will be able to use website design in the same way that I did for this asisgnment- it is a great way to have all of the information for the classroom in o...

       My experience so far with blogging has been okay, I do not feel super strongly about it. The website and software have been relatively simple to use and learn, however, having its own website feels slightly unnecessary. I feel that the same learning and education could be met by having our Blog Journals on a Google Doc or a Canvas discussion board. I could see how Blogger can be useful for people in different circumstances, but for a class setting, I feel like it is unnecessary.      One Web 2.0 that I have personally used in educational settings is  GroupMe . This is a group chat messaging system that can be extremely beneficial for classrooms because it is a way for students to connect and collaborate. Two ways I have used GroupMe are group chats with the entire class and group chats to work on group projects. Many courses, especially in college have a GroupMe created for students to ask any questions they have regarding the course before...