I never thought that I would be able to build a web page, let alone a microsite. However, I did just that. The first page I made I made was my index.html page and made a template to base my other pages off of, so I didn’t have to write four pages of code. This […]
reflection
Making Sandwiches
The other day Professor Johnston taught us how to give ethical critiques so we would be able to provide ethical critiques to others in class about their website. After staring so long at a project, it is a nice to have another set of eyes look at your work and tell you what they like […]
Building Stronger Bridges
“Alright, today you and your teams are going to make a bridge out of newspapers and rubber bands,” is how Professor Johnston started class Thursday. She handed us a pile of newspapers and a package of rubber bands and told us it had to support a small water bottle, and the bottle had to be […]
An Image Is Worth a Thousand Words
Web sites usually contain one or more images and each one has to be downloaded to fully view the web page. If the image files are too large it will take a while for the page to load and often times that could be the difference between someone staying on your page or going to […]
Fireworks
I have never used Adobe Photoshop, so I was hesitant about using fireworks because I had little to know idea on how to use it. Once we started to use it didn’t seem as hard I thought, my wireless mouse was a lifesaver when working on editing the photos. The first photo I edited was […]
How I Created Lemonade from Lemons
BackGround For my final project this semester in data organization I was tasked with retrieving data and creating information from the data. To better understand my data and information, you need to understand the scenario that was created for the data. Imagine you are a CEO of a tech firm that wants to better understand […]
Usability
Technology has made life easier, and this includes websites as a way to access information. If a website is difficult to use then, it’s more or less worthless. As a user, if I can’t find the information that I want to know quickly then I move to another site to access the information. After watching […]
Excelling with Google Sheets
Excel and Google Sheets were always a nightmare for me to think about. I hated the thought of using either one. It was mostly because I really didn’t know how to work with either program and it was one of the reasons I wanted to minor in information technology. So as the semester continued and […]
The Invisible Gorilla
I have seen the Invisible Gorilla video quite a few times. The first time I saw I did not notice the gorilla at all, and was shocked that I couldn’t notice something like a gorilla walking through the frame. I think it’s amazing that my brain has lots of capabilities, but it wasn’t able to notice […]
First Week of School
After completing my first full week of classes, I can say that my information technology minor was the right choice for me. I’ve only had three classes, but I have already learned so much. I know I will learn so much more in the next semesters in the program. On the second day of class, […]