Project #2 Information Communicatin Website and Mindmap

For our second course assignment, we were challenged to create, design, and implement a website that was both functional and informational for us as educators. The intended goal of the assignment was to create a resource that was a realistic tool for not only ourselves as teachers, but also for students and parents.

The task was very challenging for me. I can be very creative when it comes to implementing class assignments and projects, but because this was web based and because I am so inexperienced with creating a website, I definitely felt overwhelmed-not because of the requirements but because I would like to have more personal time to freely explore my options and choices while designing my website. Once I began the process of designing and shaping my site, I started to think of additional ideas and possibilities that I would like to try with more time.

The mindmap was a useful way to brainstorm and outline ideas that I wanted to integrate into my website but once I got started, I realized that some of the ideas generated on my mind map were not as important as I had thought or that they were ideas that could be implemented at a later time when I had the foundation laid for my website.

I do feel that we have gained a strong knowledge base of resources and tools that we can use within our sites. For example, I would love to create a survey through Google Docs and upload as an attachment under my section titled "Student Announcements" just to receive weekly feedback from students in reference to coursework, activities, and class discussions. I also believe that the the use of images through Google is a valuable tool for creating this website, especially a beginner like myself.

Overall, I feel that this has been a very productive and useful project that I hope to use this fall for my students and parents--that is with more time and development.

Project Website http://sites.google.com/site/leader10thgradehonors/home