Hello Bloggarinos!
I am a little sad that this is our last blog together. I can't believe the last 8 weeks have flown by. I still am glad to be done with HTML but I will admit that knowing HTML helped if I wasn't liking how Dreamweaver set something up. For example, I would enter breaks in Code view of Dreamweaver. I have been inspired by this course to enroll in another web design class next semester, hope to see some of you there.
I must say that I was pleased with the books we used for this course, since we are online it is important to have a book that explains things well, is easy to follow and easy to use as a resource. Both texts have been great!
I was happy to see many students participating with the bulletin boards. I feel we got to know each other through them and the group project. A suggestion for the blogs would be to have us write one for each week rather than each assignment, combine them. This would save time and really I had similar comments about the different assingments so sometimes it was hard to think of good comments to make. I was disappointed that a group member bailed on us, I think it would have been nice to have more suggestions but Virginia is an awesome team member!
Carrie and Viola, you have been great in assisting me with problems/questions over the last few weeks and for that I say a big THANK YOU.
I now feel I have a basic understanding of webdesign and look forward to learning more, not sure I would like it as a carreer but as I said in the beginning of the course I would like to use these skills for some of the groups I volunteer for.
Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Final Project in Dreamweaver
Hello Blog Buddies,
Believe it or not I actually have a few thoughts about the final project. First of all I have to mention the thing I liked most which was the time I was able to spend with Stephanie Walls who provided me with many of the pictures and most of the content information for the page. I spent several hours on the phone, emailing and at her home interviewing her and taking a lot of pictures of her holding snakes and lizards. I was warned while she was handling the snakes to NOT react if one BIT her! Yeah right! None of the snakes have venom so she was in no danger and luckily no snakes bit her during our visit. We have become better friends over the course of doing this project and for that I am very happy.
Technically the assignment drove me crazy, I had to manipulate 29 photos which drove me crazy especially the Reptile page which was 3 tables with photos - fun! (sarcasm) I was happy that I was able to figure out Flash buttons to link between pages but when I loaded the website my file was too big so I took them out, I was bummed because they looked good. With Tripod I had major issues with uploading files so I used FortuneCity instead. Fortune city did not like 12 of my photos and rejected the files so I opened the photos in MicroSoft paint, adjusted the size and resaved, then went back to Dreamweaver and readjusted the photos and was able to successfully load my site. Success!
I think I did a good job with the site, it is very basic but I think it is easy to navigate, well balanced and contains interesting information.
I spent 35 hours, researching, constructing and uploading the Final Project.
Believe it or not I actually have a few thoughts about the final project. First of all I have to mention the thing I liked most which was the time I was able to spend with Stephanie Walls who provided me with many of the pictures and most of the content information for the page. I spent several hours on the phone, emailing and at her home interviewing her and taking a lot of pictures of her holding snakes and lizards. I was warned while she was handling the snakes to NOT react if one BIT her! Yeah right! None of the snakes have venom so she was in no danger and luckily no snakes bit her during our visit. We have become better friends over the course of doing this project and for that I am very happy.
Technically the assignment drove me crazy, I had to manipulate 29 photos which drove me crazy especially the Reptile page which was 3 tables with photos - fun! (sarcasm) I was happy that I was able to figure out Flash buttons to link between pages but when I loaded the website my file was too big so I took them out, I was bummed because they looked good. With Tripod I had major issues with uploading files so I used FortuneCity instead. Fortune city did not like 12 of my photos and rejected the files so I opened the photos in MicroSoft paint, adjusted the size and resaved, then went back to Dreamweaver and readjusted the photos and was able to successfully load my site. Success!
I think I did a good job with the site, it is very basic but I think it is easy to navigate, well balanced and contains interesting information.
I spent 35 hours, researching, constructing and uploading the Final Project.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Reusing Code and Rollover images
Hello Bloggers!
I am thinking this is my favorite assignment...why you ask? Well I got it done quickly and understood what I was doing. I now know why we had to go through the horrible HTML assignments...to better understand how to work with Dreamweaver (and appreciate it too). This assignment took about 45 min to do. The worst part was cleaning up the copied code from Geocities when pasted to Dreamweaver but I love how Dreamweaver marked the code to tell me to "Delete Here" how great is that.
This assignment was so easy that I didn't even need my usual mellow music in the background!
Off to begin the final project and find some content for Wiki since one of our group members is MIA!
Have a super week!
I spent 45 min on this assignment!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Using Tables in Dreamweaver
Hello Bloggers,
Wow only a few more assignments to go! Can't believe it's December 1 already! So I began this assignment just over 2 hours ago! It went fairly well, I am happy to say that I was finally able to get Dreamweaver to work on my home computer - Bonus! As I am a night owl I appreciate being able to work at home in the middle of the night.
Ok so the assignment was pretty straightforward and I was able to get it done successfully but I was not able to use the "print screen" command to complete step 1. I am going to scan the print version as a PDF from work on Monday to complete the assignment; puzzled as to why it didn't work. Oh well.
Am excited to get started on the final project, I meet with my subjects on Wednesday!
I spent 2 hours on this assignment!
Wow only a few more assignments to go! Can't believe it's December 1 already! So I began this assignment just over 2 hours ago! It went fairly well, I am happy to say that I was finally able to get Dreamweaver to work on my home computer - Bonus! As I am a night owl I appreciate being able to work at home in the middle of the night.
Ok so the assignment was pretty straightforward and I was able to get it done successfully but I was not able to use the "print screen" command to complete step 1. I am going to scan the print version as a PDF from work on Monday to complete the assignment; puzzled as to why it didn't work. Oh well.
Am excited to get started on the final project, I meet with my subjects on Wednesday!
I spent 2 hours on this assignment!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Typeography in Dreamweaver
Hola Blog Buddies!
This assignment was pretty straightforward; the only problem I recall was finding a font so I just substituted with a similar looking one. I wonder if anyone else had that problem?
A couple of assignments ago I said that I liked the HTML book better...well I think I may take that back. This book is fairly easy to follow I just wish the screen shots were a bit bigger or better marked. I still am loving Dreamweaver better than HTML, I would bet the rest of the class feels the same. I am disappointed that the trial version did not work on my computer...I am having fun learning this and would have considered buying the software. Oh well their loss!
I spent one hour on this assignment in the lab.
Ok, so now I am amending this blog. I was correct when I said that I worked for an hour in the lab BUT I have since spent 5 more hours working on Steps 4-6 of the assignment. I did not like the Bravenet.com free site GRRRRRRR!
I have spent 6 hours on this assignment in total! (all links worked for me I hope they do for you!)
This assignment was pretty straightforward; the only problem I recall was finding a font so I just substituted with a similar looking one. I wonder if anyone else had that problem?
A couple of assignments ago I said that I liked the HTML book better...well I think I may take that back. This book is fairly easy to follow I just wish the screen shots were a bit bigger or better marked. I still am loving Dreamweaver better than HTML, I would bet the rest of the class feels the same. I am disappointed that the trial version did not work on my computer...I am having fun learning this and would have considered buying the software. Oh well their loss!
I spent one hour on this assignment in the lab.
Ok, so now I am amending this blog. I was correct when I said that I worked for an hour in the lab BUT I have since spent 5 more hours working on Steps 4-6 of the assignment. I did not like the Bravenet.com free site GRRRRRRR!
I have spent 6 hours on this assignment in total! (all links worked for me I hope they do for you!)
Working with CSS in Dreamweaver
Hello Blog Buddies!
I hope your Turkey Day was good! I spent mine at the home of a friend that does exotic pet rescue so if you know of anyone interested in adopting a snake , bearded dragon or some sugar gliders let me know. She has lots to go around; look for my final project for more information. I am going to ask if I could use her as the subject for my project.
But I digress...working with CSS in Dreamweaver. The best thing about this assignment was working in the split view. I found that by being able to see both views side by side I better understood the code. I really appreciated how Dreamweaver numbers the lines of code, this made parts of the assignment easier to complete. Looking at a full page of code could drive you crazy. What I didn't care for was the 20 things you want to remember about working with CSS in Dreamweaver. I don't memorize phone numbers cuz that is what phone books are for. I don't memorize CSS stuff cuz that is what w3schools website, the text books and the manual loaded on the Dreamweaver software is for! My brain has limited capacity so there you go!
I spent 2 hours in the lab on this assignment!
Happy Monday!
I hope your Turkey Day was good! I spent mine at the home of a friend that does exotic pet rescue so if you know of anyone interested in adopting a snake , bearded dragon or some sugar gliders let me know. She has lots to go around; look for my final project for more information. I am going to ask if I could use her as the subject for my project.
But I digress...working with CSS in Dreamweaver. The best thing about this assignment was working in the split view. I found that by being able to see both views side by side I better understood the code. I really appreciated how Dreamweaver numbers the lines of code, this made parts of the assignment easier to complete. Looking at a full page of code could drive you crazy. What I didn't care for was the 20 things you want to remember about working with CSS in Dreamweaver. I don't memorize phone numbers cuz that is what phone books are for. I don't memorize CSS stuff cuz that is what w3schools website, the text books and the manual loaded on the Dreamweaver software is for! My brain has limited capacity so there you go!
I spent 2 hours in the lab on this assignment!
Happy Monday!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Creating Links in Dreamweaver
Hello all! Long time no blog!
With Thanksgiving only days away I ask myself "Self...what are you thankful for?" "Well Self" I answer "That I am done with the HTML section of my Be 170 Class". On that note, let's do this blog!
So Creating Links in Dreamweaver...say it loud say it proud
SO MUCH EASIER THAN IN HTML!
I am loving this program. Granted we are only two assignments in but darn tootin' this is more fun than HTML. Chapter 5 took just under one hour to complete! Yeah me! Oh yeah and I actually understood what I was doing with no having to start over! Yes, blog buddies you heard it hear first "ALF completed her assignment without a do-over." That earns me a margarita....or Cold Stone Ice Cream. Both? Nah, one or the other. As I stated in my Assignment 9 blog I left the CD rom here at the Hawk so I have yet to watch the videos but they are on my list for when I get home! I just need some Pop Secret Jumbo Pop and I am ready to watch!
SO MUCH EASIER THAN IN HTML!
I am loving this program. Granted we are only two assignments in but darn tootin' this is more fun than HTML. Chapter 5 took just under one hour to complete! Yeah me! Oh yeah and I actually understood what I was doing with no having to start over! Yes, blog buddies you heard it hear first "ALF completed her assignment without a do-over." That earns me a margarita....or Cold Stone Ice Cream. Both? Nah, one or the other. As I stated in my Assignment 9 blog I left the CD rom here at the Hawk so I have yet to watch the videos but they are on my list for when I get home! I just need some Pop Secret Jumbo Pop and I am ready to watch!
I hope this assignment was as successful for you as it was for me. Until next time blog buddies be sure to cook those turkey to the proper temperature to avoid a trip to the ER this Thanksgiving.
In all I will have spent 3 hours on this assignment: Chapter, research and blogging.
In all I will have spent 3 hours on this assignment: Chapter, research and blogging.
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