Author: mchapman12

Checklist Observation

I learned that I had more of my project finished than I thought and that I just needed to polish some of the writing in my web essay and add screenshots. I also figured out that I needed to delete one section because it was not helpful or required for this project. What I Did […]

Blog Post – Presentations March 23

Audio Pal I thought the Audio Pal interface presentation was great because it was very thorough and honest. I would use this interface for the website of the choir I am on at Virginia Tech because we have recorded some of the selections we sing and like to distribute and share it with others. I […]

Blog Post March 20

What I Heard -My web essay was too long/too much writing -Not enough information about the app What I Need to Do -reduce the amount of writing -add more information about the application -add screenshots from the app and not just the website -spruce up my web essay -add screenshots to my web essay and […]

Blog Post March 18

What I Did
-added/revised my powerpoint
-found a video to add to my powerpoint
-started my web essay
Why I Did It
-I wanted to better organize my thought process with all the different parts of the project and create the bare bones of my web essay, usi…

Blog Post – March 16

What I Did
I created pages and made submenus for rhetorical situation, design, affordances, constraints, and conclusion. I also set up the navigation option.
Why I Did It
I see up these tabs to better organize the information I will put in it and to ma…

Independent work for Friday, March 6

Before After What I Did -Finished the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions -Created a Fetchnotes account -Explored the Fetchnotes website Why I Did It -I completed the analysis questions first because I believe answering the questions will help me understand the project and what I need to do for the project more. -As I answer the questions, […]

Project 3 Schedule

Fetchnotes is the interface I chose for my project. Schedule: March 4: Sign up for Fetchnotes March 4: Explore the site and better understand its logistics and how it works so I can clearly display that in my presentation March 6: Answer the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions March 6: Create PowerPoint presentation/slideshow March 7: Write web […]

PowToon

The biggest idea I took away from the PowToon project is navigation. The site we reviewed provided a lot of resourceful content but displayed the information in a wall of text that was not broken up. There was entirely too much information to not include subheadings. The information was not balanced well either. In my […]

Auto correct experience

One day last week, I was texting someone who is an acquaintance but we are not very close. We were discussing an organization of which we are both members. I was trying to type a phrase and since I type fast, I sent it without proofreading first. When I tried to correct the phrase (still […]

What I Did & Why I Did It

What I Did Today, updated my “Site Info” page and organized the site a little more. I plan on organizing more and adding a gallery with pictures. I want my site to be easily navigable. I also want the information to be clear once the user sees it. Why I Did It I added a […]