So now that Thanksgiving has come and past, it is time to update. My website is now online. This process was much more time consuming and lack of a better term, annoying than I thought it would be. Still, in the process of creating and uploading a website, I learned so many different things, including how to make a functioning website. At this point I have total confidence that I could make a solid homepage in a day. Besides feeling confident that I could make a website, I observed the difficulties of switching operating systems.
During class time we worked on a PC platform, but I am MAC user and have these programs for Mac. Despite this change, I did not experience any major problems. However, it did take a while for me to get used to the different layout that a Mac platform offered. Once I got used to the layout of Dreamweaver for Mac, this platform and program was much easier to operate. In addition to the different platforms, I was also working with two different versions ofAdobe Creative Suite. Again, there were not that many differences and the ones that I did encounter were extremely small, and did not appear to alter anything.
Taking the chance to work on these two different platforms, as well as taking this class, helped me become a better consumer of technology and writer. Because I had to significantly adjust my writing style. Instead of long-winded, wordy documents, web documents had to be more concise. At first this was difficult, because I was used to composing written documents containing the typical elements found in a paper, such as a thesis.
Without question, this class has been one of the most informative and worthwhile classes I have taken during my four years at Capital. Not only did I learn how to produce and upload a website, I also learned how the changes in technology have helped to change the world. By understanding these developments I learned how these changes impacted me and made my education easier. For example, without my laptop, I would not be able to write documents as easy and efficiently as I can. Also, I am lucky enough to have a laptop, which is technologically advanced enough to support Dreamwaver, and photoshop as well as other programs included in Adobe Creative Suite 5.
As the semester comes to an end, this blog will begin to do the same. This blog and blogging about my experiences during this class has been more rewarding and fun than I would have expected. As I begin to conclude this blog, please feel free to comment or share your own experiences; either with these programs, or technology, because we are witnessing its change.
