1) Description of how I used HTML and CSS: For the HTML project, I created a webpage for my Algebra I classes. On the webpage, I used headers, an image, and hyperlinks to outside sources. For the CSS project, I edited the page for the css page I was given. I changed the font family, the background color of the body, the image location, font sizes and colors.
2) What obstacles I encountered: The only obstacle I encountered in the HTML project was getting the hyperlink to work correctly for my e-mail. I didn't really encounter many obstacles in the CSS project. It was a little difficult to make it look presentable, but I figured it out ok.
3) How I overcame the obstacles: I need to do a little more practice to learn how to overcome the HTML obstacle.
4) Successes I experienced: I coded in HTML and CSS for the first time and it worked!! To me, that is huge!
5) Ideas about future use of HTML and CSS: I need to make a webpage for our High School Swim Team and I'd like to try to do it in HTML. I would like to try to use CSS for the High School Swim Team page, but I definitely need some more practice! I think I could use CSS to make the Swim page look better (with more colors and fonts) without having to write alot of code in HTML over and over.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Blog #1
1) Description of how you used Microsoft Word and Powerpoint:
For the Miscrosoft Word project, I created an instructional document for installing the SMART Notebook software 10. For the Powerpoint project, I created a lesson about probability for my Algebra I class.
2) What obstacles you encountered:
For the Word project, the only obstacle I encoutered was deciding on how to size the images so they would fit well into the document and not leave a great deal of white space. For the Powerpoint project, I had a hard time sticking to the 6x6 rule and having 3 bullet points. I either had too much information to put on some slides and sometimes, I did not have enough information to put on slides to warrant having 3 bullet points.
3) How you resolved these obstacles:
I resolved these obstacles simply by going back over it again and again and editted it so that I was following the criteria on the rubric.
4) What successes you experienced (what you learned):
I learned how to format using Word. I've created many documents in Word and I've never used the heading or the alt text tools. I definitely see the importance and ease of using the heading tools. In the Powerpoint project, I learned that images do not need to clutter the slides more than necessary. I learned that a "pretty" presentation is not always a good presentation.
5) Ideas about how you can use this application in the future:
I'm definitely going to use the formatting I learned from the Word project more (the headings, alt text, bulletted lists, etc) to create documents. I don't really use Powerpoint for presentations, however, if I ever do, I'll try my best to follow the 6x6 rule and use less graphics (only necessary ones).
For the Miscrosoft Word project, I created an instructional document for installing the SMART Notebook software 10. For the Powerpoint project, I created a lesson about probability for my Algebra I class.
2) What obstacles you encountered:
For the Word project, the only obstacle I encoutered was deciding on how to size the images so they would fit well into the document and not leave a great deal of white space. For the Powerpoint project, I had a hard time sticking to the 6x6 rule and having 3 bullet points. I either had too much information to put on some slides and sometimes, I did not have enough information to put on slides to warrant having 3 bullet points.
3) How you resolved these obstacles:
I resolved these obstacles simply by going back over it again and again and editted it so that I was following the criteria on the rubric.
4) What successes you experienced (what you learned):
I learned how to format using Word. I've created many documents in Word and I've never used the heading or the alt text tools. I definitely see the importance and ease of using the heading tools. In the Powerpoint project, I learned that images do not need to clutter the slides more than necessary. I learned that a "pretty" presentation is not always a good presentation.
5) Ideas about how you can use this application in the future:
I'm definitely going to use the formatting I learned from the Word project more (the headings, alt text, bulletted lists, etc) to create documents. I don't really use Powerpoint for presentations, however, if I ever do, I'll try my best to follow the 6x6 rule and use less graphics (only necessary ones).
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