Process for making a webpage (Task 1)
1 . I chose this domain because I had previously purchased the name from https://www.namecheap.com/ with the intention of using it for a potential classroom but ultimately did nothing with it other than buy the name.
2. Namecheap.com offers domains hosted by Worpress in package form with registered names. Once I logged in, I updated WordPress by clicking ‘update now’ since the site had been sitting for almost 2 years, unused.
3. After, I began by watching a tutorial from Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7tSg98RW7U) to gather some basics of where to begin with WordPress.
4. Next, I decided to choose my site theme. Within the ‘theme’ tab in the dashboard, there were quite a few preloaded themes to choose from. I looked through a few until I found one that looked user friendly and bright colored since my use would be for students. I chose the “Preschool and Kindergarten’ theme.
5. Next I went into the ‘pages’ tab in the dashboard and removed the pages I was not going to be using and added the 5 pages I wanted to have included. To add each page, I clicked ‘add new’ and renamed them to fit my needs. Once I was done, I clicked apply to have the pages appear under the main heading bar of the site.
6. Site title was next. I went into the ‘customize’ tab on the top bar and then to ‘site identity’. I adjusted the site name and slogan right in the text boxes. I added my logo (a pictorial representation of my native American name that was designed by my father) by uploading the image from my computer and then adjusted the ratio down to 100×98 to fit the page layout. Once happy with the changes, I clicked apply and then ‘publish’.
7. Next I chose to adjust the background coloring since it was default at white. Within the ‘customize’ tab, I clicked the ‘default settings’ and then ‘colors’. I clicked the ‘select color’ tab and chose a blue that I felt aligned with my theme. Once ready, I clicked ‘publish’ to apply the changes to the site.
8. I needed to change the pages order since they were currently set in alphabetic order. I went back in through the ‘dashboard’ tab. Next I went to ‘pages’. Once here, I clicked on ‘bulk actions’ and scrolled down to ‘edit’. On each page, I hovered over the page title and I clicked ‘quick edit’. From there, I was able to change the order of the pages by typing the number (1 through5) in the ‘order’ box. After editing each page one at a time, I clicked ‘update’ so the changes were applied immediately. Additionally, on the page titled ‘home’, I changed the ‘template’ field to ‘home page’ to indicate that the page would be the page used on the site home.
9. Next I wanted to add my email to the site. Within the ‘customize’ tab and under ‘header settings’, I entered my email address I wanted to use. Once entered, I clicked ‘publish’ to see the changes on the site.
10. Now I wanted to add my social media links. Under the ‘customize’ tab and under ‘social settings’, I was able to type in my Youtube site address and Instagram page address as well. Once ready, I clicked ‘publish’ to see those changes (linkable icons) appear in the to right heading area of the website.
11. Adding a static website was next. I clicked on the ‘Link’ page and saw that there was an edit button on the page. I was able to type my link title and add a hyperlink by copying pasting the link from my web browser. Once the hyperlink was on the page, I right clicked on the link to have the option box pop up. I then was able to click to have the link send to a separate window instead of redirecting the site to a new page.
12. Once my changes were complete, I logged out and re-entered the site as if my students were entering the page. I went through to make sure all the clickable links and pages went to the paces they were supposed to.
Process for adding a media (Task 3)
- Open ‘Camera’ from the Windows tab on my desktop
- Choose the ‘Video’ function from the right bar options
- Ensure that the external camera is connected and is the default camera by clicking the ‘Switch Camera’ icon located in the top right corner.
- Place camera on a tripod and position the camera to show the desired areas to be included in the video (i.e. person, manipulatives, anchor charts, etc.)
- When ready, click the ‘Video’ button on the right side to begin recording
- Once the recording is complete and/or needs to stop, click the ‘Stop/Red Cube’ icon to stop the recording or click the ‘Pause’ icon to pause recording
- After the recording is complete, click on the static video image at the bottom right hand corner of the screen, the recording will open in a new window
- In the top right hand corner of the screen, click on the three dots (ellipse) and drop down to ‘Open Folder’ and click on it
- Find the video in the folder and right click on the file
- Scroll down to ‘Open With’ and choose ‘Photo’
- Once the video has opened in ‘Photo’, click on the ‘Edit and Create’ button in the top bar, right hand side
- When the drop down menu pops up, click ‘Trim’
- To trim the front end of the video to eliminate any dead time, move the white ball on the time line to the desired start time.
- Do the same for the end of the video to remove any unwanted dead time at the end of the video
- Once the adjustments have been made, click the ‘Save A Copy’ button on the top bar on the right hand side
- When ready, upload video to desired platform for publication