Bobbie Does Math - Website Entry #2

I am excited about the website I created. This is totally new to me and I hope to be able to use it in the future. As I was reading the articles for this module I knew I wanted to keep my website simple and clean, but functional for my students. When creating the logo, I wanted to use something that tied into math. I thought the lines beside my website name would remind people of equal signs. Math is all about solving some sort of problem so an equal sign is almost always involved. Next, I wanted to link my icons to useful resources that my students could use at home, or at school. I sat for a while and thought about what students may need at home that they may not have. The first thing my students ask me for is a calculator. I cannot let them take the school calculators home but there are great sites out there that provide all types of calculators. I knew a calculator had to be my first icon. My second icon represents a video, because the second thing the students do not have at home is a teacher explaining how to solve the problem. They may write down the notes I give in class, but when they look back at the example problem they may have no idea how I got what I did. This icon is linked to Khan Academy which is a resource with a plethora of videos and examples. The last thing I thought the students needed were more practice sheets. I linked my pencil icon to a site including more practice.

I have never used Weebly before this project but I grew to love it. It was super user friendly and saved everything as I worked. Since I am new to web design I thought it was perfect for me. I did not feel restricted in the least and could do everything I set out to do for the project. I will say, it took me forever to figure out how to link the Facebook and Twitter accounts but I finally did it! There isn’t any one thing I am more proud of than another. I am proud of all of it! I never would have thought I could create a website and now I am already planning on how I can use it in my classroom next year!