Creating a website part 2

So, after you gathered all the information, you need to get ready to create a website. For this, you need: computer, internet access and of course Dreamweaver, as we will use this program to create a website. Of course there are a lot of other ways to create it, such as using domains, but I will use this one, as it's what I want to learn.

In class, I got lots of instructions on how to create a website, but I find this video easier to follow, as it gives step by step instructions, which I find very easy to follow. For me this visual tutorial was very useful, as I learn faster when I see how something is done. I hope that it will help you too, if not- well, maybe your way of remembering things is different than mine, try to experiment!

So, what do you think? It's just the beginning, but I think that with help of this video, you will understand how to create basic website and might as well like it. Even if it looks complicated, with practice it will be easier, after all everything is improved with practice, main rule is to never give up!

Creating a website, part 1

So, after a while of thinking I actually have to create web. It takes time, and so I need to find it, even though I am very busy, sooner or later I need to start it, so better start it sooner. First step is to decide what the web will be about, unfortunately I can’t do it just about anything, as we have guidelines and I need to follow them, so I need to choose one of the given themes, so I looked at them and I am down to those few:

·   Copyright: guidelines, and / or issues, and / or cases.

·   Privacy and security online.

·   Copyright law in Ireland.

Let's see, I am interested in copyright, I am curious about privacy and so it's very hard to choose one of those 3.As I have to pick one, I will stop at Copyright Law in Ireland, not because I live it, but because I have a strong feeling that I will benefit from it later.

So, first step is done, now, second one is to find information about this topic, after all I can't write anything I want to, I have to know what I will be writing about. I will look on the internet and when will find information, will create folder on my desktop and will write the formation into Word Document into that folder, if I do that, it will be easier to make website later on, teacher said so, so I will listen and follow his advice. That's it for now, first of all, I need to gather information, and only then try to make something out of it.

 

 

Badly created websites

Before starting with the website, it’s crucial to understand what work there and what not. What good websites have and what doesn’t, for this, it's good idea to see examples of badly created websites.

First of all, well-made website should have good structure, clear aims and objectives and appropriate content. There are lots of other small details that make website good, we will look at it later, when creating the website. Now, here is the link to badly created website for you to see what you shouldn't do when creating website, ever:

http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/

I like that website, as it shows well, that none of the features included work, so it will be good idea, to look at it again, and remember for your future references that it doesn't work, so you need to avoid it, at any cost.

As you can see, not only structure and content matters, use of colour is important too.  The main point here is that if it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. If you are not sure, it’s good idea to show your website to someone else, so he can give you feedback and tell what works and what not.

Just remember that everything takes practice, and you won’t be able to create something perfect straight away, so, practice and experiment, it will surely help you later on!

 

Copy Right

Last and this week, in class we looked at copyright issue. This is very tricky thing, as very often it's unclear who is right and who isn't.

About blogs and websites and copyright: if you use someone elses images, video or info, you always have to acknowledge them in some way, as if not, that means that you would be stealing their work, and it might end badly for you.

Imagine situation: you wrote book, and showed to a friend, she loved it, and later, few years after, you find your book published, by your friend. What would you feel? Exactly, id you use someone else's work without referencing them, they will feel the same, so respect them.

Copyright is indeed tricky question, as some people say that content they use should be free, others, that people worked on it hard, so they have right to get money from it. Nowadays lots of people want free information, programs etc. so just be careful not to abuse power you have and always reference someone else's work.

Source: wiki.uiowa.edu

 

Website

So, last week, in class we tried to build a website. Wow, for the first time in my life I felt like alien that tries to build another star. I felt that I knew nothing at all. But after all, i choose this module to learn, so i hope that I will, as fast as I can. Anyway, we were given instructions, and told to follow them. Well, I didn’t find it very useful as I had millions of questions, and teacher, well, she looked too busy to answer on them. I am very shy girl after all, if someone is busy, I try not to bother them.

So... I tried to get into it, but as I have never read instructions to any program, just tried to do it myself, I didn’t find that sheet way too useful. I decided to use YouTube, yes, my best friend, when I don’t know something. So, I will upload link which I used later, try to watch it too, as it will help you as much as it helped me :)

I find YouTube very useful as it shows very small and easy steps, and I love to follow them, and then everything looks so easy!