1st

After proposing this project idea to my friend, who is also interested in the technology field. We start to brainstorm right away. After a lot of discussions, we decided to create a portfolio to showcase our project and achievements. In addition, since most of the time, we talk to each other about technology news, to expand our interest, we also decided to create a blog to share our stories and our opinions on tech topics. 

After knowing what to do, we start to think about what platform we should use. After doing much research, we decided to go with the easy options, which are Google Sites and Google Blogger. The reason for that is that since neither of us don’t have much time to code and create our own website, choosing an easier option allows us to have more time to focus on the content that we want to create. Moreover, choosing an easier option also allows us to have more time to expand our coding skills, and then we can share our learning journey and the projects that we create throughout the courses, as a self-taught diary. 

2nd

After completing our brainstorming and planning for the website layout, we started building the Google Sites and Blog for this project. Surprisingly, we collaborated really well, and the initial phase of designing and structuring the websites went smoothly. Since both of us had a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve, we divided tasks efficiently and made steady progress. The first part of our project was to create and design the websites, and the portfolio was completed without major challenges. 

Once we finalized the portfolio section, we shifted our focus to the second phase of the project, which is our blog. As I write this, we have already posted four blog entries. The first three were mostly introductory posts - introducing ourselves, explaining the purpose of our project, and outlining what readers can expect from our content. Our fourth post was about the TikTok ban in the US, where we explored different perspectives on the issue. Researching and writing about this topic was an interesting experience, as it challenged us to think critically about government policies, data privacy, and freedom of expression in the digital age.  

The challenge that we have to face when writing is the time difference (when I finish school is quite late where he is, so we mostly discuss by text), and the ways we balance our views, but still give the reader as much information as clearly and shortest way. 

In addition, I have gained quite a lot of knowledge from researching and writing this blog. One of the key learning experiences that I took away from this blog is creating engaging and well-researched blog content. 

Looking ahead, we plan to continue expanding the blog with more posts about technology trends, personal insights, and our daily life blog.