Week of March 17

First off, Kansas is a number 1 seed in the NCAA tourney. That makes me happy.

1. Journal contains bulleted list of “To Do” items for the week including an order of priority (i.e. which items will be completed first, second, etc.)

• I need to get a template for my two websites
• I need to begin building the framework of my sites.
• I need to look over my peer's websites and critique them before I leave town on Easter break
• I want to start looking at ways to improve my webpage design by using a design guide.
• I need to read ahead all of the articles for the coming weeks.

2. Journal contains students’ thoughts, concerns, or struggles as he/she works to complete the work indicated. Journal also indicates a plan to resolve conflict or possible solutions to problems. If class readings are assigned for the week.

I feel much better after attending the class with Dr. T. I feel more at ease about what is expected for the class. I need to continue to produce my webpages, even when I feel uninspired. I also need to stay away from making things so fancy that they lose their functionality. The biggest key is to take careful time reading the articles for class each week. I felt that I didn't cover the articles for this week thoroughly enough and took awhile to get on board with the discussion. I certainly want to stay involved with the discussion. I think I have plenty to learn from my colleagues.

3.Students will discuss the assigned class readings and indicate how the articles have impacted their web development.

I really was impacted by creating a design guide. I usually don't set parameters for myself when designing, which means that things go way overboard in creativeness. So much so that it bogs things down and make my work messy. Also, considering my audience is a big deal. I am interested in how to generate traffic through a website. The Webdesign Principles site was helpful in that it gave several "how to's" as well as "how not to's". Great discussion on blackboard the other night.