Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Reflections

The process of designing this blog started out a little bumpy.  When I first went onto blogger, I ran into my first question immediately.  I was unsure if I was supposed to choose Google profile or Blogger profile.  After determining that I was supposed to choose Blogger profile, I was on my way.  I had trouble watching the video explaining the step-by-step process.  I could hear, but could not see the video of the computer screen.  I was reminded that I am definitely a visual learner!  So I thought I would see what I could accomplish on my own.  I found the initial setup of the blog to be very simple, but making modifications was a little more troublesome.  I decided that the video was a must, and determined that I could successfully watch the video at school.  After watching the video, the real fun began.  I felt some frustration in trying to convert my pages to tabs, but eventually I discovered the secret and my page began to take shape.  Being your typical female, the most enjoyable part for me was changing fonts, backgrounds, and layouts.  The hardest part was deciding what I liked best!

I learned a lot through this experience.  I always thought that a webpage was something I would never have.  I believed it was beyond my technological capabilities.  Yet, with my first blog site behind me, I found that it was much simpler than I could have imagined.  There are little things that I am still figuring out, but I always feel so proud when I discover the right path.  I look forward to not only using this blog for my classroom, but also teaching my students how easy it is to use and encouraging them to do so also.  In the future, I would like to have assignments, my pacing guide, and all relevant class information included on my blog.  In this technological age, I believe having the blog will help me be more accessible to my students and my parents.

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