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Content

I am assuming that content pertains to both what can be found on my web pages and to how it is presented.
1st: I what my web page to be a home for class notes and assignments. Later it can be more integral to the classroom. Right now I need to get the usefulness web pages going. So things like notes, assignments, futures dates are some of my biggest concerns.
2nd:I would like to leak my web page out by the end of this school year so that I can get some feed back from my hand picked students and other colleagues. This will help with how I am presenting my content.

I need to learn how to use my district save space to store some content that can accessed via my web page. I also need to find time to maintain my site. It is easy right now but when I am on my own I will have a hard time staying caught up.

How will I take care of students with different browsers or cannot access my info? Making the info universal is a step in the right direction but some of my content is not very universal in nature.

Font Size/ Typography

Every time I read the Yale Guide I am amazed at how specific it is about web site design. I feel they have really considered all areas of a web page. I find the reading very comprehensive.

This week was no exception on comprehensiveness. The chapter on Typography was so in depth. I had never realized how the html script and CSS can impact your web pages usefulness. There was one page that dealt with the ratio of image pixels to the useful data on a page or heading. What????? I never thought that I would be thinking about how useful my headings can be. Another section of the reading dealt with different borrowers that could negatively impact your page. Whether it is user friendly or too complex.

I have come to some conclusions
1. I will never be the best html/CSS writer. I find this very new and challenging for me But I think I can learn enough to be dangerous.
2. be Consistent. All of the chapters that I have read mention something about consistency. TO be more universal in nature I need to be consistent with all my web pages. Consistent with the pages, font, headings, colors, wire frames etc....
3. Remember not to get too caught up in a flashy web page, an overcrowded page, too complex page. In the reading I learned that Flash, crowding, and complexity can ruin your web page.

My motto from the beginning has been about simplicity. If I as the instructor find it complex or difficult then my students will find it extremely difficult.

The font/header size 11/13 was a fact that I had not realized about what individuals like to read. I keep learning more and more.

strongman on Prezi

Well this past Thursday (3-11-10) I presented a workshop to some of my peers and colleagues. It was the KySTE conference. I was very nervous at first but once I started I got into the zone. When I finally stoped talking it was 11:35. I had lectured about Prezi software for over an hour. WOW!!!!!

Any who it was great and I look forward to doing it again. I believe that their were around 75 people in the workshop. People were lining the floors and walls. One set back was that I was outfitted with Apple computers and I am a PC man. So their were some language barriers that I could not address.

Good Times!!!!

I have been practicing uploading video to my web page. I uploaded a camtasia video on how to log onto our textbook from home. For some reason it does not work all the time. I think it has to do with telling the browser to allow the video to play. other wise I may be having some problems.

Things that I plan on using on my website.

first I have been working on about 3-4 different websites.

000webhost one

this one at blogger

one with word press

my g-portfolio

so i have a lot going on. This will help with the information storage part. I can link to videos and images that can be seen on my web page. This way I will be able to use a lot of multimedia on my webpage with out using it all up.

I will use movies and images. I already have some of these things in place. I will also be using the google forms as well as the google presenter tool to give notes.

I have also practiced using keepvids.com to convert youtube videos so they can be used at school and home with my kids. I think I will meet all the requirements for this part of the rubric. They will be student images as well as ones that I will create. All will have something to do with the improvement of my lessons.

I linked my video here it can also be found on my webpage.

rmccann.webege.com

Just click on the link below. Enjoy.

How to log onto our textbook.

Above is a the same picture but you can see that is loads very quickly and it only takes up 36 KB of storage space.

Above is the original image. However,here is the link original image, it's properties are like 860x640 59 KB of storage. I was not sure what exactly I was supposed to do with this and why I needed to know the link?