Unit 1 Reflection

For the Web text assignment, I decided to focus on the area I love the most. This was wildlife animals and the World Wildlife Foundation. I really enjoyed doing the web text and writing about something that had me written all over it. It was a project that made all of us unique and genuinely, every idea stood out on its own. It was mainly something I felt real passionate about. As for the Web text process itself, I found it to be rewarding learning something new and how to make something of my own creative. The purpose of my Web text was to speak out about how captivating the World Wildlife Foundation really is. This organization dedicates their time to help animals and speak out to people on why it is important to protect the planet. They not only stand for wildlife animals but have concerns about the environment. It’s beneficial to us for the reason it is the only thing we have left as well as the only thing we resort to for natural resources. I wanted the audience to understand how emotional the subject was and how important it is to conserve the natural environment. I wanted the readers to gain knowledge about this topic and maybe have a higher respect of what this organization does. They are giving the future generations something to look forward to. So in concept, I wanted everyone to enjoy what they were reading.
As for deciding the organization of the web text, I wanted my main points to go with the flow and be original. I wanted to flow away from the traditional introduction, body, and conclusion. So my points turned into getting to know who the World Wildlife Foundation was, what they do, who they help, where they strive, and how you can lend a helping hand. Honestly at the beginning of the assignment, I was very unsure about the fact of how to set up the web text and how to express myself through my own words. However, I was happy about how the organization turned out. More importantly, in constructing the design of the web text, I was going for something rustic yet earthy. Colors that symbolized my subject. I didn’t really want something busy and not readable. I wanted to catch the reader’s eye not turn it away. Most of all, it was satisfying on how crafty the photographs represented my words and the text. I believe it to be well put together and everything balanced out. I tried to explain in good means so the reader would have a good point of view and understanding. That is were my links came into a major role. Especially with the poaching idea upon pandas.
All-embracing, I was satisfied by the way the web text came out. Personally, I thought it would come down into shambles due to the fact I felt at times I didn‘t know what to do and was confused. I wish I had better experience with Dreamweaver and how to do more creative things with it. Though it is good to learn new things, I think I would have done better if it weren’t for Dreamweaver. For example, I tried adding music because I had the greatest song in mind but it just wouldn’t budge. If I had more knowledge, I would have added different multimedia to the web text since some are more visual learners. Never the less, I would have to say thanks to my resources and how amazingly informational they were. Each resource filled me with new knowledge about animals as well as the environment. Especially the panda site. In the end, I hope I interested some people and I look forward to learning from other people in the class.