Reflections on my Instructional Web Page assignment

I really enjoyed this assignment.  This is something that I have really wanted to learn how to do.  The hardest thing about this assignment was coming up with a topic.  I initially thought that I had a topic chosen but couldn't get it to spread out over that many pages so I started over.  I had no trouble designing the pages but had trouble getting the navigation to work until i noticed that I had a typo that i had cut and pasted into every page.  When I fixed that, the site worked well.   I think that this website could be expanded as there are many more topics that could be covered.  Resumes alone could comprise several pages.  Cover letters could be another topic.  The whole realm of employment soft skills could be broken down into categories such as Diversity training, phone etiquette, how to greet people, caring for your work area, what to do during breaks, etc.
I have really enjoyed this etec class because it has opened my eyes into a new world of possibilities.  I am excited about applying some of these techniques and expanding my knowledge.  I think that websites provide excellent opportunities for in service training modules for employers, unit studies in the class room.  I would be interested in knowing how i could add a test over the material.  OF course if i made a site for real I would add more pictures and photo links.  I had to go basic for this assignment because of time contraints because of family emergency.  

Reflection on My audio project

I am really psyched that the audio project went so smoothly.   I used Audacity to record my audio  this time instead of using another recorder from windows 8 and then editing it with audacity. I saved it as an MP3.  It was easy to upload it to my comp file this time.  I had some difficulty getting the other files to upload.  I tried about 6 times.  Then I rebooted my computer and it worked the first time.  Not sure what was going on but it resolved its self. I am really excited to be able to put the audio on my blog now.  Is it possible to make a whole play list of MP3 files?  That would be ultra cool.  I think that the audio player would be great for giving short lectures or instructions  for students on a blog or glogster.    I think that it would be cool to have an audio/video player so that I could record lectures and place them on the blog.  I am sure that the process would be similar.
This assignment was great for getting back some of my self confidence.  I did have to adjust the permissions a couple of times but eventually got the right combination to get it to work.

My Audio project

"Fear" before

"Fear" after

Flying High before

Flying High   After

Before and after walking in my town pictures

something plastic.  plastic tops and windshields on buggies

buggies at sunset

something red  see safety triangle

no red

soft flower petals

embossed and engraved

 I enjoyed editing these photos.

Word Accessibility Project

Word Accessibility Project

    Screen readers are vital for people who have low vision.  They open up the world of research and literature as well as entertainment.  In 2007 I lost 90 % of my vision.  As an avid reader, I missed the written words very much.  When I was given Zoom Text, it opened my world back up again. 

    I currently read most things on my Ipad because I have screen reader capability and have an app called Read2go, which provides me with accessible print materials.  I enjoyed doing this project because I have low vision and on days when my vision is bad, use screen readers.  This is important to me because so many people depend on screen readers. 

     However, I was unable to locate the grading Rubric for this project and am not sure that I hit all the high points.  I used the guidelines to go through my article and correct it.  I hope that I did it correctly.
  I used the styles for headings and subheadings and normal type.  I set all those to Verdana in different font sizes so that it would be sans serif and I personally find Verdana easy to read.  I used the bullets and numbering to make lists and used ALT text to explain the pictures.  The ALT text was the most complicated and I googled it to get a quick explanation.  It really wasn't all that hard after all.  i am excited that I learned how to set the styles and to do the ALT text for the photos.  This is going to enable me to make accessible documents in the future  for attendees at conferences and for my friends that are blind.  
 i think that it is cool that you can make accessible tables as well.

Reflection on the Hearing Voices quest 

I had no trouble making recording my speech or making the MP3.   I actually enjoyed this process.  I was able to put the file onto the comp file on the UARK website.  However, After making the RSS feed, I was unable to get this to launch onto the web.  I spent many frustrating days repeating the steps over and over but kept getting an error message.  This is something that I am interested in professionally so after this class is completed I plan to work further on this and see if I can get it to work.