Part C: Reflective blog post

When reading the outline for the web guide, I was totally overwhelmed because I have never built a website before. I was definitely out of my comfort zone, however I have found completing this assessment the biggest learning curve.

I had two distinct challenges I identified when looking back on the process of completing the assessment task, the technology side and the legal side of copyright.

I come from a school with no real concern for copyright. Students and teachers constantly copy and paste images into power point presentations and no effort is made to address this. The teacher librarian does do a lesson on this topic in library lessons with older stages, but it is not upheld in classrooms by students or teachers. I am not confident in copyright because of this school culture. When looking for images to embed into the web guide, I discovered many online platforms that allow you to use their images in a legal way, this is something I will continue to use in the school environment and plan to demonstrate to staff and teachers while always promoting being copyright aware and doing the legal and ethical thing.

I also struggled with the layout of the website, how to embed and how to create links. Upon reflection I struggled with these things because it is apparent that my exposure and use of digital tools is lacking. I have not been experimenting with these technologies enough to feel confident to actually create anything. This is a problem as if I am supposed to teach students to be digital citizens how can I do that if I am not familiar with the tools they are using. I can’t add value to the discussion if I am not actively involved in it. I need to be a more engaged digital citizen and plan to reach out to the school librarian to ask for assistance while I attempt to add to my skill set when it comes to technology.

I have learnt a lot through the content of the assessment, but my biggest takeaway is the fact that I  created a website and for that I am really proud.