Web Design Final

Technology

     In this class the technology aspect I learned was a lot. It was mostly a lot of trial and error to make the projects work. It was important because with most of my projects they didn't want to upload to the server which made it really hard to turn them in. Another thing that was important was trying to make the code work, because, some of code we were using didn't make sense so I had to ask Mr. Olsen, Ryan, and Kaili for help. Along the way I faced a lot of challenges with making the code work, and trying to upload it to the server. 

Collaboration

     One thing I learned was that collaboration is a keys to success. I learned it by asking Ryan for help to figure out why some of my code wasn't working he way it was supposed to. It was important to learn because without it I probably wouldn't have been able to finish most of my projects. I don't really think I have a problem collaborating with other people. 

Communication

     I learned communication by understanding that it's important to talk to my teacher and ask him questions if I am having problems. It is important because it allows a bond to form between a teacher and a student if that student needs to tell a teacher about that they can trust them. A challenge I faced with communication was making sure I give Mr. Olsen notes on what projects are uploaded to the server because a lot of the time they weren't uploading correctly and it affected my grade till I fixed them. 

Project Management

     One thing I learned with project management was that it is important to keep up with the projects. I learned it by getting behind on the anagram project because I was still working on it instead of the next project so I had to work on the next project at home to keep up. One of the challenges I faced was understanding that turning in a project is okay if it's not perfect, and that taking the time to put a lot of detail into it is really exhausting. 

Leadership

     All of my leadership skills I gained were from e9. but I was able to expand most of them this year. I expanded some of my leadership skills by helping Kaili figure out why some of the code on one of her websites wasn't working the way it was supposed to. It is important because having quality leadership skills is important because it allows you to be able to teach/help other students fix their websites. One of he challenges I faced along the way was that most of the time nobody needed my help. 

Strength

     My greatest strength is collaboration with the people around me. I have improved upon it because last year I didn't really communicate with the people around me; I stuck to my self most of the time. This year I started talking to the people around me more and really started to enjoy e-comm. 

Weakness

     My greatest weakness is project management because I spent a lot of time talking and putting detail in some of my projects that don't necessarily need it. 

Learned

     Next year I have decided to go into web design. One of the things I plan on doing is expanding my knowledge of how to make websites better. Another thing I plan on doing is I hope to get to work on websites for outside businesses to get endorsement hours. One thing I would change is the time that I turned in some of my projects because some of them I turned in a week or so late and it affected my grade. 

Conclusion

     Overall I think that this school year was a success. I learned that I love making websites and not videos. Web design is one of my passions that I enjoy doing even outside of school. I have also realized that comparing my projects from the beginning of the year to the end that I did a better job at the end.