SheenaMcDaniel

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 * My Reflections**

**November 22**
The website is almost complete. This week I actually made some changes to the layout. I created the photo gallery using adobe and fireworks. I ran into problems with this because my free trail for Fireworks had expired so I had to find a way to get another trial or purchase the software. I have a few pictures posted and will update as I get more. In the events tab there is also some events listed as they are being sent to me. I think that I have created something that is very simple and easy to use for the chapter. I lot of the sorors are older and either do not have access to the web or are just not interested in it. I am hoping that the chapter having a website will peak there interest a little more. This week I am researching color specifications for a good website. Our colors are crimson and cream which is a very bright red. I am still working on the scheme but I like the way it looks so far. My goal is to work as much as possible during the week and as much as possible on the weekend so that I may have it complete early.

**November 8**
This week I received pictures from the chapter president that I added to the website. She cautioned that certain things could not be displayed on the website because of policy in place at the regional and state level. My main focus now is organizing the website and making sure all website guidelines are being followed. I spent some time looking a research on website design and I am still working on the other flash components I will be adding as well. After reviewing the research I begin to think about the design of my website and because I am creating the website without a template I thought about starting over and using a template and adding the elements they have already created. Right now this is still just and idea. I looked over some domain names and searched the website to see how other organizations were naming there site and finally chose a domain name for the site, it will be [|www.dillonmariondst.org]. I am looking a godaddy.com for hosting as well as some other free sites that I am have been informed about. I am not sure the free sites will work with the amount of count I may need to have displayed on the website. I am at the stage where I have everything I need to create the website it is all a matter of putting it together. I am certain that everything will come together as planned and the chapter will be pleased with the website I create for them.

**October 25**
Time is winding down with the creation of this website and I feel as though I still have a lot to complete. I am creating flash elements for the website and inserting information that was missing. Flash can be a difficult software to work with so I have been spending lots of time with it. There have been lots of undo's and redo's but I think the end result will be worth it. Since the midterm report I have slowed down a bit with the research and begin to focus on the animation to make sure that it is complete by the project due date. I have begin making updates to the website as they come in from the members of the organization. While the results we achieved in the first couple of weeks have been very promising, I will continue with the next phase of the project and step a few things up.

**October 11**
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**September 27**
This week I had a meeting with the chapter and everyone is excited about the new website. I have sent an email to the members to solicit for pictures so that I can determine which ones I will include on the website. I haven't had any responses yet so I will try again this week. I begin working on the website using Dreamweaver and I have completed most of the home page minus the flash banner I want to include. I did run into problems with inserting the buttons for the links as well as using background images in sidebars. For the most part I am a novice at using Dreamweaver but I have been able to find some really good YouTube videos. I have the domain name that I will use however I have not registered it yet. I am looking into several hosting services now and a friend recommended 1and1, but I see that several of the classmates have used godaddy. This week I will purchase the domain and continue working on the website and hopefully attempt to start on the flash animations I want to include. The following is a screen shot of the homepage. It will serve as a basis for how all of the other pages will look. I ran into problems with adding the buttons along the side over the picture you see below. I will be adding a flash banner across the top. I am creating everything from sctrach so hopefully I want run into any more problems and have to use a template.

**September 13**
Initially I wanted to create an instructional video tutorial for my co-workers using excel, but I felt like there would have been no challenge there, seeing as I work with Excel daily and I am rather proficient with the use. My other option was to construct an informational website for my chapter sorority. Since joining this chapter I always wanted to incorporate more technology into the chapter in some way. We have lots of retired members in the sorority who don't have much experience with the new technologies seeing as they have no use for them. Most of them can access the internet to do basic things but I don't think any one is infatuated with technology like me in the chapter so the idea of having a chapter website to display our work in our communities most likely never came up. Although web design isn't one of my strong areas, my skills have vastly improved since joining the Education Technology program and I believe this internship will help show that. When I suggested the idea to my chapter President Barbara Huges, she was excited and thought it would be a great idea. This week I have been corresponding with her about different items we should included on the website and the design. After speaking with her I have a vision of what I want to create, but its still work in progress. I spent some time drawing an outline of what I want the site to look like and thinking about the color scheme. I have also searched the web for other sites of this type of organization to see what designs and layouts they used. Most of the planning is done but I am still conducting research on the design. Paying close attention to the following: I will be using Dreamweaver for this project. The main benefit to using Dreamweaver is that I will be able to manage the site easily. I also spent some time thinking about the flash animation and pictures I want to incorporate on the site. We came to the conclusion that the ultimate goal is to create a website that is simple to navigate and displays the information in a professional manner.
 * Usability
 * Accessibilty
 * Page Structure
 * Navagation
 * Grapics