I will be using
Yola.com to create an academic web portfolio that will showcase all of my work
from WRT 234. I just created a
Yola account, and I’ve begun creating my site. So far, I think Yola is easy to
use and navigate, since it walks you through creating your site step-by-step.
Today, I will focus on the design and will try to upload some of my revised
work. I didn’t think creating a final portfolio would be this enjoyable, but it
is!
Briana's Process Blog
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
A Helpful Reading About Putting Together a Portfolio
The reading offered a lot of helpful information and tips. I actually wish I had
read this when I first started college because it could have really helped me
with portfolios I’ve done in the past. The reading got me thinking about how I’m
going to approach my final web portfolio for this class. Right now, I’m
creating a storyboard to plan how I want to put the whole thing together. One
part of the reading discusses the reflective letter, which I will focus on first.
I have a lot to reflect on for each project, since I’ve learned so much and
they have all helped me improve as a writer in different ways.
Looking
back at what I’ve done in this class, I think the enthusiast blog has been my
strongest work. Not to mention, this blog has been my favorite thing we’ve done
in this course. What makes it strong is the overall design of the site, the 90s
pop culture and nostalgic topic, and I think my posts pretty well written as
well.
As
for my process blog, I’m not completely satisfied with it. I wish I had posted
more for every project. In order to make up for those missed posts, I plan on
doing reflective notes for those projects, so it won’t feel so incomplete when
I incorporate it in my final portfolio.
Right
now, I’m starting to put together my portfolio and analyzing all my work
carefully. It’s actually interesting to go back and see the work I’ve done and
think about the strengths and weaknesses of each project. I want to make sure I
make the revisions necessary for the final product that will be put in my
portfolio.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Project 4 is Complete
We finished Project 4, and I must say we are definitely happy with the final product. We added a lot after our peer reviews and their helpful suggestions of how to improve our site. I wish I could have contributed more written material to our site, such as posts to the discussion forum and blog posts, but it was difficult since I didn't feel I knew enough about our issue to write a lot about it. However, I tried contributing as much as I possibly could being an invasive species amateur. I did learn a lot about it, and I'm glad I did since this it's an important issue to address, and many people aren't aware of the fact that these invasive species pose a serious threat to our eco-systems. Not only did I learn about the issue of invasive species, but I also gained a better understanding of SocialGO, social networking sites (in general) and the all the elements these kind of websites entail.
Project 4 Peer Reviews
We got a lot of great
feedback about our SocialGo site from our peer reviews. Some of the suggestions
they gave us to improve our site included adding more events, which is
something we’re aware needs work. It’s difficult to find events concerning invasive
species, as I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, but we’re continue searching
for some events that somewhat relate. Another suggestion was to add more videos
and other types of media to our site. Actually we used their suggestion and we’ve
added more media to our site since the review. One person suggested adding more
topics to our discussion forum and writing more blog posts, which we already
have planned on doing before the project is over. Lastly, someone suggested
that we add more groups to our group page, which we will do as well. Overall, we
are happy with our peer reviews and all of their suggestions have been
incredibly helpful as we finish this project!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Project 4- Slight Problem
Project 4 is really coming along nicely. My group and I have found a lot of information about invasive species and great material for our SocialGo site. The only problem we've had is finding events related to invasive species, since it's not a well-known issue. If we can't find events concerning invasive species, we'll have to find an event that relates in some way- maybe something to do with agriculture or plants. Today, I'm going to keep searching for events that we could add to the site. I'm glad everything else is going smoothly with this project.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Project Four- We Chose Invasive Species
For Project 4, our SocialGo site is dedicated to the
issue of invasive species. One of my group members chose the cause, and I had
no idea what invasive species were, until now. After doing some research, I
found out that invasive species are
“1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under
consideration and
2) whose introduction causes or is likely to
cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Invasive species can be plants, animals, and
other organisms (e.g., microbes). Human actions are the primary means of
invasive species introductions,” (http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov).
So
far, our site is looking good. My group members have been contributing a lot of
great stuff. I’ve contributed some videos, a blog post, articles, pictures, and
I plan on contributing more. Thus far, the project is going smoothly, and I
think for once, we might finish early!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
My Experience with Social Networking Sites
Currently, the social
networking sites I’m involved with are Facebook and Twitter. The first social
networking site I was ever involved with was MySpace, but once Facebook got
popular, I deleted my account. It seems over the past 5-8 years, social
networking sites have exploded and it changed our culture and the way we
communicate and connect with others forever. I believe these sites have
provided advantages and disadvantages to those who use them. Take Facebook for
example: You can express yourself and electronically scrapbook what’s going on in
your life, communicate with friends and family at your own convenience, find
and contact friends and family you haven’t talked to in years, and you can even
organize events and join different interest groups. Facebook also has its
setbacks: privacy has been an ongoing issue. Some users have not gotten jobs or
lost their jobs due to inappropriate pictures, videos, or statuses that they
posted on their profile page. Another recent issue is that Facebook has enabled
harassment and bullying, and we have been seeing this especially with the
younger generation on Facebook. As for Twitter, I actually just created an account,
so I’m still learning how to use it.
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