Finally a Google Apps I actually like….

The last assignment for this course is to create an online portfolio of the work we did throughout the semester. At first, I was freaking out over this assignment. I had to create a website from scratch and make it a working portfolio. I could never do that in the amount of time left. So I did what I’ve been doing this semester, I put it off and put it off. After the Thoreau assignment though, I have calmed down and plan on using both my personal website at Pitt and Google Sites to complete it.
We have learned in my other courses that some school districts like the idea of electronic portfolios. It shows that you are tech savvy and able to use different technologies. I was not too thrilled about this and was not looking forward to creating one. However, I think this class has helped me to better understand web design and I actually cannot wait to complete this portfolio.
I started looking at Google Sites, I figured I would hate it as much as I did Google Reader. However, I found that it really works and is easy to use. Everything is set up for you and you just need to punch in your information. I started adding in some of my assignments already. I have copied and pasted one into the web site, another I added as an attachment and the third is a link to another web page. I am still playing around and trying to figure everything out. I am also not sure how I am going to upload the ePrints 3 assignment or the Koha assignment. I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
I’m still not sure if this is exactly what I am going to use as my portfolio or if I will just create a web page on the unixs server. I may try both and see which turns out better. Either way I think it is beneficial to learn different techniques and applications that are out there. I’m glad I finally found a Google application that I actually like!