After a week of playing with HTML and FileZilla, I have a much greater appreciation for those who work with HTML. I am SO looking forward to using an editor in the future. Overall, I struggled with file naming, proper placement of code, and creation of and the URL of a second website linked to my first. I was fortunate to receive help from Tom, Megan, and Jenny of my study group and from my children, Jeff and Beth.
Here are some random observations:
· I never thought of a jump drive as a “portable desktop” until my study group helped me understand that I could save the Filezilla folder and HTML Notepad documents on my jump drive without needing to save them to my home or school computers.
· Also, I was able to download my FileZilla folder to both my school and home computers. I was surprised that it worked at school. At home, the graphics did not load so I did my Web/HTML work in my classroom. As the week moved on, I just used my jump drive and deleted the FileZilla folders from home and school.
· For whatever reason (maybe being 46-years-old?), I did not initially understand the process of opening the Website and the Filezilla files and updating my site. I am OK with the HTML: it is the file and folder sequence that did not click for me. I think I just needed some repetition and help and then it stuck. I will assume that there are easier ways to create Websites!
I was very frustrated with HTML for the following reasons:
· I did not understand where to place the HTML tags in the NotePad document
· I did not understand why I need to resave my NotePad htm documents with different file names
· I do not understand how I can make text BOLD in my Classzoom school website but I cannot do it in FileZilla.
· I could not figure out how to embed my VoiceThread video from our last class into my personal Website.
Here are some random observations:
· I never thought of a jump drive as a “portable desktop” until my study group helped me understand that I could save the Filezilla folder and HTML Notepad documents on my jump drive without needing to save them to my home or school computers.
· Also, I was able to download my FileZilla folder to both my school and home computers. I was surprised that it worked at school. At home, the graphics did not load so I did my Web/HTML work in my classroom. As the week moved on, I just used my jump drive and deleted the FileZilla folders from home and school.
· For whatever reason (maybe being 46-years-old?), I did not initially understand the process of opening the Website and the Filezilla files and updating my site. I am OK with the HTML: it is the file and folder sequence that did not click for me. I think I just needed some repetition and help and then it stuck. I will assume that there are easier ways to create Websites!
I was very frustrated with HTML for the following reasons:
· I did not understand where to place the HTML tags in the NotePad document
· I did not understand why I need to resave my NotePad htm documents with different file names
· I do not understand how I can make text BOLD in my Classzoom school website but I cannot do it in FileZilla.
· I could not figure out how to embed my VoiceThread video from our last class into my personal Website.
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