We're not even halfway through class for the night, but I already have something to reflect upon. We started class tonight by getting an introduction to html code. Here's what I did:
<html>
<title> Allie's Intro to HTML </title>
<body>
Welcome to this introductory page.
I'm going to experiment with the color <font color="red"> red. </font>
<div>
I'm going to experiment with the color <font color="red"> red </font> and <font size=+16> size.
</div>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama" target="new"> A llama </a>
<BR>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama" target="new" height=200><img src="http://fordlog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/llama-smile.jpg" height="200"></a>
</body>
</html>
Looks like gibberish, I know, but when opened in Chrome, it's a goofy llama picture hyperlinked to a wikipedia page.
I could definitely see using this knowledge in the classroom. Rather than walking students step by step on their computers through a computer activity, such as a research project, I could create a website with the instructions hyperlinked to the pages they would need to complete the activity. This way, most students would be self-sufficient in completing the assignment and could work at their own pace, exploring the links on the webpage I created for them in the order and timeframe that best serves their learning ability. Successful beginning of class, thus far!
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