Carrie Coker's accessibility has me realing! My entire main personal page with links to all my courses and portfolio ideas is 100% completely inaccessibility. The spry widgets requires you to use a mouse and it's run by Java script. So there's what I thought would be a good idea and a time saver thrown out, and back to the CSS idea of the same thing.
Fortunately, my project isn't at all using this format. I did however create a .wmv,some people will have to download a plug in, and dial up people might have an issue, but it's part of the project that can be skipped if you so choose, it doesn't deliver content, just something enjoyable to listen to and watch. A friend of mine composed a piece of music for it when I was describing what I was doing with some graphics, and sent it over to me while we were talking about the project!! So I really wanted to include this fun piece of work into the project.
My project is finally taking form. I've created my main page from which all pages will spring board. The theme background was created in Photoshop, and is very elementary in design, only because I haven't any artistic talents I can employ. I have purchased a week subscription to a royalty free clip art database, and hope to use some of those images, but I want to create as many as possible myself, but I also don't want to sacrifice design elements in the process.
There is quite a big time factor involved. I believe it's mentioned in the Gal article, which I know I continue to reference, but the amount of time to put something together sometimes is more an issue than what you planned. I have the ideas, tools and elements for a very interactive website. I may however have to forgo some elements of it due to time constraints. I think this will be a very organic process in creation, based on what parts can be completed, then leaving the parts that I want to create for the end if time allows.
I have more I want to say here but I have to drive to campus. I'll input more later. :)
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Well I'm back and I have to say that today's class really brought home the constructionist view for me. It was so neat getting to see all the different projects. I completely feel overwhelmed by the 2nd timers projects though...I learned a lot from them today, not just in seeing their projects, but talking to them about what suggestions they have about my project. Collaborating with them once a week might have been a GREAT idea, but would have eaten into our course work as well as theirs. Building and playing, as Papert suggests, has this "quality of 'learning-richness' that is unparalleled in my opinion. Actually getting to play with our projects today in front of others, help so many ideas come to the table. I'm excited to begin more work tomorrow. I did take tonight off from the computer, aside from this entry. I have to incubate some thoughts and bring back a fresh view tomorrow.
Oh got some good news today from Dr. Orey, the menu tools I found on the Spry Widget, he'll allow for now even w/o the accessibility...not really sure why, perhaps it's b/c sooooooo many website employ Java and that in itself makes a site inaccessible to some. Who knows, but I'm pleased, b/c I have them all over my portfolio. I might forgo using them in the end, but for now I don't have to deal with changing anything.
On a personal note...my dog's back legs keep giving out...I'm extremely concerned and am bringing him to the vet in the morning.
Things to Do:
1. Change main page based on feedback given
2. Give out Desk Crits from today
3. Email Dr. O with feedback on Design Website
4. Work on Finding more resources for website
5. Email Dr. O re. his family member he mentioned today who studies Dreams--find out if I can interview her
6. Bring Mac back downstairs to the office use multiple setup --mac to create video and audio--PC for everything else.
7. Figure out when I can come up for air again
Resources:
1. Papert, S. (1991). Situating constructionism. In I. Harel & S. Papert (Eds.), Constructionism, (pp. 1-11). Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Available online: http://www.papert.org/articles/SituatingConstructionism.html
2. Gal, S. (1996). Footholds for design. In Winograd, T. (Ed.), Bringing Design to Software (pp. 215-227). New York: Addison-Wesley. [PDF]
3. Norman, D. 2004. Emotional design: Presentation made at the 2004 O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference. [podcast] Available: http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail69.html
4. Clinton, G., & Rieber, L.P. (2006). The Studio Experience at the University of Georgia: An example of constructionist learning for adults. Unpublished manuscript. [PDF]
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