Week 1

Introduction and Google Site Creation

Google Suite: Under utilised.

Our first activity was to look at the Google Suite; an exploration of Google Mail, Google Calendar and Google Drive. (plus look at other Google apps and investigate what they do and how we can utilise them.) I was amazed at what was on offer and that I had not utilised or explored the Google Suite. See Google Suite tab for my responses to the activity questions.

Google Site Creation: A technical hurdle.

I had issues with the horizontal navigation bar and adding pages. When I created new pages I couldn't get a new heading in the bar. Over the last few weeks I have intuitively worked it out and then when I need to do it again it has taken me considerable trial and error to get back there. I have concentrated on recording everything in my announcements/Blog. I changed the site name but need to change the url. Left it for now. Really don't like inkpinktraining, I did it as a quick placeholder - lesson learned. Finally, have worked out the site structure during my study session in week 6. I am really excited about this site, and although the navigation needs a lot more work, its visual design is droll and it does not look professional, I feel I have grasped the basics.