Journals

Reflexive Journal 2

09/08/06

I found this week of class to be very interesting. It was good to keep working with Dreamweaver, and to learn of all the different things we can do with it, like adding columns and rows to our tables, and seeing the different types of buttons we can use for our links.

I also enjoyed the way we kept working as a team, helping each other out, and waiting for everyone to be on the same page before moving on. In some cases I was the one who needed some help, so I really appreciated that. Sometimes I feel that if I get distracted for a second, I get completely lost. It is very helpful for me to be able to ask questions and get assistance when I need it.

It was nice to work with Photoshop for the first time, I’ve always heard of this program, but I had never been able to use it. It was cool to see all the things you can do to your pictures with Photoshop. Changing its size, position and creating a link inside the picture was very cool.

Learning that you don’t have to necessarily use the default buttons in Dreamweaver, but that you can actually create and customize your own buttons with Photoshop was very exciting. As you said, this is a very helpful tool for people that are creative, and like to try out different things to express themselves.

I feel that I’m starting to get more comfortable in class, and that my understanding of what we are doing is getting better. I look forward to next week, and the rest of the year. It is exciting to know that by the end of the year, we will put a website together for the school, similar to the one you showed us from Ohio University. I can’t wait to see it and to be able to tell my friends that I was a part of that.