I found google sites user friendly because the site was easy to navigate around. Once a template is chosen you just have to click on edit page and then choose from the options available on a tool bar located at the top of the page. Text, images, charts, calendars and much more can be added or edited at the click of a button. I did have trouble creating a hyperlink but after chatting with Jenni I realized I was not selecting the web address tab to allow the hyperlink to link to an external page. I later searched google and found an easy to follow guide.
Interacting with fellow students has helped me considerably with both the creation of my blog page and web site. One student explained why my blog page was not showing all of my blogs and also suggested that I use a shorter web address for my web site so that it was easier to locate...
I can honestly say that I was not looking forward to this particular unit due to my limited IT skills, however, through independent learning, fantastic web sites and the interaction with fellow students I am feeling more at ease.
Now that I have a blog page and a web site I can visualise how both these technologies can have a positive impact on everyday life as well as becoming fantastic tools for teaching in classrooms. Personal/professional e-portfolios can be used to demonstrate and show case ones learning journey and skills to a perspective employer. Teachers can use blogs to outline tasks for students and students can respond to these blogs individually or collaboratively.
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