For the website assignments, I decided to use Google Sites and Wordpress. I have used both of these platforms in the past, but it had been years since I had tried them. A lot had changed about both platforms, and it took a little more relearning than I thought.
All-in-all, I liked Google better. With Wordpress, I kept running into issues where I could not edit something that I needed to. Luckily, my new experience in HTML helped me to go into the coding and fix a couple issues, such as inserting my email address, which is not made easy for you in Wordpress. Google, on the other had, was a lot more user friendly in this respect and many others. The major benefit I saw from Wordpress was a speaker and more creative design.
Another major obstacle I faced was finding topics for my two sites. For the Google one, I took an assignment that I give to juniors and converted it into an online platform. This is included linking to videos and sites outside of Google. For my Wordpress site, I was trying hard to think of something I know that is step-by-step. I have taught surfing to kids for years, and it is a very step-by-step process, so I decided to make my site on that. The only problem for me after that was the amount of detail I wanted to go into. With something like surfing, it is hard not to get a little carried away.
With both, I figured out how to make my organization match the site's and page's structure. This is an invaluable asset to have for your site because it can attract and hold the visitor instantly.
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