This project was my first introduction to the virtual field trip model. In addition, it was my first foray into using a variety of multimedia in my websites. For this project, I went beyond the links and images I'd used previously, and incorporated audio, video, a Java widget, and an interactive simulation.
Working on this project made it clear to me the importance of clear planning when building a web site as opposed to a single, stand alone web page. In my previous projects for this course, I did very little advance thinking and would simply put my content into Dreamweaver with very little thought behind the tags I used. Often, as I worked on the CSS, I realized a different tag would work better for a certain element, but it was simple to make the change.
I started this project in a very similar way and built the skeleton of all five pages before working on the styling of the site. Once I began the CSS, I changed some tags as usual, but quickly realized keeping track of those changes across five different pages was tricky. I believe my poor planning significantly increased the time I needed for this project. This experience was not a bad thing; I am now much more aware of the importance of careful planning when putting together a website and will take a more deliberate approach on future projects.
Virtual Field Trip
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