Asgt. 5 Part Two

For my final technology project I created my own classroom website. Instead of using my practicum school I used the names of students in our technology class, thus creating a sort of template that I could use to adapt to whatever school I am at.

When I decided to do a website I was incredibly nervous. At the beginning of this class I was admittedly not very comfortable with technology. Even after learning so much this semester, the idea of creating my own website was daunting to say the least. After talking to Professor Sorenson I decided that Google Page Creator would be my best bet. After lots of trial and error, I was able to create my own website! Page Creator truly is a simple program, allowing you to add on to simple page layouts. The key is creating numerous pages and linking them to your home page. I discovered that through simple copy and paste you can include charts, lists and handouts that you have saved in Microsoft Word.

Page Creator is an excellent website builder for a beginner like me. I enjoyed adding links and pictures. However I did have a few issues with it. I found the layouts and backgrounds to be rather limiting. I enjoyed adding gadgets, such as coloring pages and a countdown, but just realized they have disappeared! I will work out the glitches and update my website as necessary.

Although I would not call myself a Page Creator expert quite yet, after spending a bit more time on it, I believe I will be. In the future I would like to explore alternate web page creator programs, perhaps Free Webs. I do think I posses a level of mastery where I could teach Page Creator to others. It would be a great program for elementary students to use to create their own websites. My vision is that each student has a page which they create and use to showcase their class work. Each site would then be linked to our classroom page.

To check out Page Creator yourself follow this link!