End of Semester Blog - What I have learned...

During the Multimedia course over the current semester, I have learned a lot about the steps it takes to create a website, the different ways of creating a website, the importance of RSS, and using programs such as iWeb and Fetch. Although I had a lot of trouble in making the programs work, and needing additional work to fix the problem, I have learned how to use these programs correctly.

Over the course of the semester, I discovered how to create a website using simple TextEdit. Following the procedures of this technique allowed us to acknowledge what a paragraph, heading, working links and other features consisted of. The downfall of this is that it takes too long and can become illegible when you want to modify it.

The second method introduced us to Fetch, another program which is essential to web designs. Essentially, this method cuts down your working time by a lot and allows for more control over your customisation, which can be all done over Microsoft Word. Like using simple TextEdit, using this method is also time consuming and still limits how you customise the page.

The third method is using iWeb with Fetch. iWeb is the most simplest and easiest program I have used, where all you have to do is create a background and add stuff for a website. However, you still have to use Fetch to put it on the internet, and you have to go through several other sites to make the RSS address applicibal to your site via Web Widgets.

Speaking of RSS (Really Simple Syndication), this program is very useful when creating RSS feeds and allowing you to keep up to date with your favourite or most used site. With the Uni Macintoshes, you can access the RSS web address by clicking the RSS button, or orange wavelenghts for other brands of computers. Once you take it through a site which converts that site into a code which is applicable for Web Widgets or other program, making an RSS feed is easy. RSS can be found in sites which have blogs, emails, or other content which is being constantly updated.

This is what I have learned in the MPI course over the semester, and I hope to apply this knowledge in the near future.