Assignment 3

Personal website using Google Pages

This assignment called for us to create our own personal websites using Google pages. This is not the first time I have ever created a webpage however it was the first time I did so using Google pages (previously used Dreamweaver to build sites). Our web pages needed to consist of the following components:

·      Each page should end in a "signature," informing the user of the last date of modification to the page, your name, and your email address with an email link.

·      Each page should make use of a background color or background image; and should have information about the author, title, and description.

·      Your Web pages should have headings, a list (either a bullet list or numbered list), horizontal lines, and background color.

·      The pages should have headings, a list (either a bullet list or numbered list), horizontal lines. Also, the pages should have hypertext links between the three pages including links to specific points within each page using targets.

·      The pages should make use of images and links, as appropriate. You must have at least one scanned image on one of these pages.

·      At least one table be used on one of these pages.

·      Basic formatting should be used (i.e., heading, lists, fonts, colors, etc.)

·      Proper spelling and grammar should be used.

The main reason we were asked to create this website was to develop website building skills, create a personal space online dedicated to highlighting personal information, and to understand how to utilize free software (open source software) should we need it in the future. I enjoyed making my own site and the learning objectives behind this assignment however using Google pages was particularly challenging and frustrating to me. Having previous experience with Dreamweaver I was frustrated by the limitations of background colors, designs, layouts, and fonts. Furthermore Google pages did not work with my primary browser Safari so many of the changes I made did not format correctly so I had to use Firefox to redo these pages. Overall, I am glad I gained a new knowledge base on free applications Google provides to users and built a personal website. 

To view my webpage, click here: http://jennstyron.googlepages.com/home.