Jarratt Rouse
Professor VanderMey
English Composition
October 12, 2012
Creating a Website
“For your next writing assignment, you will all be designing a website and writing a detailed process analysis in response to your experience,” professor VanderMey said while pacing in front of the class. I immediately became excited at the news. Last semester I took Introduction to Computer Science and in that class we learned how to construct a website from scratch, so I wanted to show off my newly acquired skills. My excitement was short lived however, when Professor VanderMey announced that to create our page we were to use the website “Weebly.com”. The thought of not being able to write code kept running through my mind. Despite my desire to write code, I focused on the positives this website might have to offer. At the time I knew nothing about the website, but I assumed it had an easy interface for users to work on, a variety of templates to choose from, and simple instructions that are clear to follow. As I began to look at the glass half full, I was surprisingly relieved because I remembered how tedious making a website from scratch actually is.
Beginning my website was the hardest part of the whole process. I misspelled “weebly” multiple times before finding the right website. It was funny that I actually felt happy once I finally arrived at the correct homepage. The first thing that caught my eye was the large text that said, “The easiest way to create a website”. I was hoping this would be true because if the rest of the website creation process was going to be as hard as finding the domain in the first place, it was going to be a long night. Signing up was relatively easy; I knew my name, email, and password. I typed it all in and pressed enter. To my dismay, I had to type letters into one of those texts boxes that make sure you are a human. I passed, luckily, but I did have to refresh the tricky lettering multiple times because I could not read all of the words clearly even though I am obviously human. I filled out the site title and choose the proper sub-domain, as I continued to make headway in my development process. I was following all of Professor VanderMey’s instructions down to a “T” when I realized I was supposed to use the specified password at the very beginning when I initially signed in. I closed down the website and reopened it to start anew because I became flustered and did not know if I would be able to change it later in the process. I began the entire operation over again and this time with the right password. I had to use my other email however, because my school email was now already linked to an account that I just abandoned. I was finally in and ready to start making my interface.
I began to mess around with all of the different templates and buttons there were to use. The website did make it stress free because all it took to place something was a simple click and drag to wherever you wanted it. I settled on a design that had a large spot for a photo on the top of each page. I was easily able to save images from the web and put them right into the slot provided. The slot was not limited to one photo either so I enjoyed placing multiple photos in each section and manipulating them. I was able to alter the photos according to what the effects and services provided. There were not that many options but it was fun playing around with each photo. Finishing up my home page took no time at all. I wrote a brief description of my self along with my contact information and called it good. I then delved into creating more pages within my website. It was a simple process and the only work I really had to do was type in the title I wanted for the new page I was creating. Each page I designed was for an individual paper I have or will construct for English Composition. I personalized each photo above the individual papers to match the topic I was writing about. After completion of my webpage I pressed the “publish” button. The site told me my page was acceptable and then brought up the payment section. I developed this website based on the idea that the creation process was free so I was thrown for a loop when this popped up. I still have my profile with my papers uploaded but I refused to pay for the website. With my process finished, I can honestly say this is the easiest way to create a website.
Professor VanderMey
English Composition
October 12, 2012
Creating a Website
“For your next writing assignment, you will all be designing a website and writing a detailed process analysis in response to your experience,” professor VanderMey said while pacing in front of the class. I immediately became excited at the news. Last semester I took Introduction to Computer Science and in that class we learned how to construct a website from scratch, so I wanted to show off my newly acquired skills. My excitement was short lived however, when Professor VanderMey announced that to create our page we were to use the website “Weebly.com”. The thought of not being able to write code kept running through my mind. Despite my desire to write code, I focused on the positives this website might have to offer. At the time I knew nothing about the website, but I assumed it had an easy interface for users to work on, a variety of templates to choose from, and simple instructions that are clear to follow. As I began to look at the glass half full, I was surprisingly relieved because I remembered how tedious making a website from scratch actually is.
Beginning my website was the hardest part of the whole process. I misspelled “weebly” multiple times before finding the right website. It was funny that I actually felt happy once I finally arrived at the correct homepage. The first thing that caught my eye was the large text that said, “The easiest way to create a website”. I was hoping this would be true because if the rest of the website creation process was going to be as hard as finding the domain in the first place, it was going to be a long night. Signing up was relatively easy; I knew my name, email, and password. I typed it all in and pressed enter. To my dismay, I had to type letters into one of those texts boxes that make sure you are a human. I passed, luckily, but I did have to refresh the tricky lettering multiple times because I could not read all of the words clearly even though I am obviously human. I filled out the site title and choose the proper sub-domain, as I continued to make headway in my development process. I was following all of Professor VanderMey’s instructions down to a “T” when I realized I was supposed to use the specified password at the very beginning when I initially signed in. I closed down the website and reopened it to start anew because I became flustered and did not know if I would be able to change it later in the process. I began the entire operation over again and this time with the right password. I had to use my other email however, because my school email was now already linked to an account that I just abandoned. I was finally in and ready to start making my interface.
I began to mess around with all of the different templates and buttons there were to use. The website did make it stress free because all it took to place something was a simple click and drag to wherever you wanted it. I settled on a design that had a large spot for a photo on the top of each page. I was easily able to save images from the web and put them right into the slot provided. The slot was not limited to one photo either so I enjoyed placing multiple photos in each section and manipulating them. I was able to alter the photos according to what the effects and services provided. There were not that many options but it was fun playing around with each photo. Finishing up my home page took no time at all. I wrote a brief description of my self along with my contact information and called it good. I then delved into creating more pages within my website. It was a simple process and the only work I really had to do was type in the title I wanted for the new page I was creating. Each page I designed was for an individual paper I have or will construct for English Composition. I personalized each photo above the individual papers to match the topic I was writing about. After completion of my webpage I pressed the “publish” button. The site told me my page was acceptable and then brought up the payment section. I developed this website based on the idea that the creation process was free so I was thrown for a loop when this popped up. I still have my profile with my papers uploaded but I refused to pay for the website. With my process finished, I can honestly say this is the easiest way to create a website.