2000 and Beyond

These last couple weeks have been busy with class, work and coaching. In my Introduction to Educational Technology class, we had the opportunity to create an info graphic about the history of Education Technology of the last 100 years. So far this is my favorite project in the program, and I was eager to get started on it.

Instinctively, I used HTML/CSS to design and code a webpage for my project. We were asked to use Adobe Express to create our graphic, but I have been making static info graphics for what seems like forever, so I coded my project because it made more sense to me. I think it also helped me process the information better, and overall making for a better presentation in the long run. 

Although I could have used Adobe Express, or Illustrator to complete the project, I thought that putting the info graphic in a web format, with HTML/CSS made it easier to evolve the information over time, and update content on the fly, as I become more familiar Education Technology. Plus the technology used to complete the project puts webpages on the timeline in the 1990s as well as "2000 and Beyond".

Perhaps, one draw back during the project was the fact that my original code broke when I was almost finished, and could not figure out where the bug was in the code. Instead of spending hours, or days figuring out what was broken, I used another timeline that was structurally sound, from a code standpoint, and moved my information over the new design. In the end, I think it turned out better visually and I can still update the content on the fly.

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