Web Publishing TCI 515

I chose to create a website using google sites for the PE Department at my elementary school. Currently, I send home a newsletter at the beginning of the year, send home fitnessgram test scores and summaries for 5th graders, and send home all fitnessgram test scores and jump rope monthly scores at the end of the year. The only communication was by occasional email. So, this being my very first website, I learned so very much. I learned that it is a lot harder than it looks, and pictures are a vital part of a successful website. I initially had trouble getting pictures on my pages. I also had trouble connecting words to links. I wasn't saving the process. I had more success working at home on my mac, as I hadn't downloaded the pictures from iphoto to my Picassa website, so I didn't have pictures of my students. Now, I have a slide show with student pictures, and it makes it much more personal. It is still a work in progress, and I have much more to add, yet I'm excited to share my site with my students and use it as a communication tool between the PE department and the families of our Issaquah community. I'm excited to share my curriculum, expectations, and cool sites to motivate my students and their families to be active outside of class.

My site address is: http://sites.google.com/site.sunsetphysicaleducation/