iWeb Evaluation

Our first project this term in IT has been to design a website for a client about Climate Change. 

I feel that my product works very well. I think the main reason for this is the user friendly layout among other things. My use of graphics and a wide variety of media has made it a very dynamic site. With many different ways to learn about Climate Change. Wether it be a simple graphic, animoto or an informational video. 

I believe that it fulfills all of my expectations and I believe it does it all well. With a large variety of information and media. 

I think that I worked pretty well throughout the cycle. The one area I feel I could've planned better was during the create stage. I didn't realize that we were going be working on other projects this term so I was doing everything in a lot of detail. After I had started doing it in a lot of detail and I realized that we were going to be working on another project I decided to continue doing it in detail. The only drawback to doing this is that it has taken more time than we have been given. So I am going to have to finish over the long weekend but I that I will be satisfied with the final product.

During the Investigation stage we research our topics a lot. Getting a very good general idea of what we would be writing about. Also we slowly started to learn about the programs that we can use to make websites. Such as Dreamweaver, Piczo and iWeb.

  

The next stage was Design.   In this project we combined the stages Design and Plan. We did this by drawing out a sketch of what we wanted our homepage to look like. Also we had to decide what pages we were going to include in our website. I decided to include Home, The issues up close, Photos, Videos, Cool Sites to visit, Fun Fast Climate Changing Facts and more. 

The second to last stage was Create. Here is where we actually combine all of our research and planning along with designing together. I found that iWeb was a very professional looking and easy to use piece of software. I enjoyed using it as I found it a very effective way to convey information. 

The final stage is Evaluate.  Of course that is what I am doing right now. 

Overall I really enjoyed this project. I feel that I also did a good job with my site. I would definitely use iWeb again for a wide range of projects and subjects. I look forward to starting the new unit!