Blog Journal #8

    The web design assignment has been my favorite thing I've created in this class. I loved having full creative liberty to make something both useful and intricate. Some major design principles I used in this assignment was balance, contrast, and unity. For balance, on my home page, I tried to keep everything balanced in terms of text to images. I made sure to utilize contrast in the hyperlink buttons to add depth to my page. As for unity, all of my sub-pages look the same in terms of headings, fonts, and colors. I definitely want to use my jungle theme and the skills I learned in my future career. Here's my website!

    With Diigo, I have learned how to bookmark sites and make noted on points I find particularly interesting. I know this can be useful in my classroom because I can direct people to specific things I'd like to touch on. With team members in particular, bookmarking and adding sticky notes to sources would be very helpful. I am still getting used to Diigo, but I believe it will become very useful very soon.

    As a future educator, I know I will need to keep up to date on the latest technology trends. Staying aware of changed in the technology world can only improve my teaching and abilities. To do this, a blog I found called "The Innovative Educator", is a great resource. There is a specific section for anything "hot" in tech for teachers. I can imagine myself checking this blog to stay educated.