At first I felt that the multi-modal webtext was going to be way to much to handle so I kind of procrastinated but once I got into it and finished writing and then recording the slideshow podcast it seemed more manageable. The actual written portion of the web page was pretty easy up to a thousand words then I struggled to get through the last four hundred words so i was really happy to have finished that. The designing of the actual page was my favorite part of the whole project and i really enjoyed it and I am very happy with the page. I think if i had had more time with this assignment I would have put most of it into the page design. I would have liked to make it a little more elaborate and flashy. Although I did not do all the things i wanted to with my page I am still very proud of the outcome. I wrote about exercise because working out and being healthy is a big part of my life and I love it and I wanted to try to get others interested in their well being. My target audience was pretty much people of all ages and types. Most of my research was done on the web and a lot of it was from personal experience from working out and watching others and just picking things up here and there. I think that many people would be interested in reading my page because it involves the health and quality of life. Everyone wants to feel and look better and by doing some of the things that I wrote about it can help you improve yourself. With all the bad things out there tempting us like fast food and drugs we need to always be conscious of how those things can effect us.

Podcast

I thought that the podcast was a pretty interesting assignment since i have never created or even really thought about creating one. It was a fresh and new way to write a paper and I thought it was nice to do something new. I chose to do my podcast on obesity cause i see it as a large problem in America at the moment and it only seems to be getting worse. Everyone knows most of the consequences of being obeses but we keep eating fast food at an alarming rate. Im not saying that i never eat fast food by any means though. I believe that anything in moderation is okay but most people including people in my family over do it by eating fast food three to five times a week. This is especially scrary for young people who are still growing and developing. Without proper nutrition they could have problems in development. I would have probably added alot more information if i had had time to research more into the topic. There are endless resources for health topics and especially those related to weight.

Reflection

I did my Webtext on motorcycle safety. I think everything went pretty well but I think i could have put a little more time and effort into the writing portion. I should have taken others opinions into consideration while revising. I originally had a different design for the page itself but it did not work on the web so i had to settle for the design I'm now using. Overall I liked the assignment, I liked the fact that its actually on the internet and posted for people to see and read. I picked motorcycle safety because I really like motorcyles and its always made me angry when I see people riding around on their bikes without helmets on or riding with just a t-shirt. I think it was a good topic because it's a topic that affects a lot of people either directly or indirectly. Not many people who ride bikes actually know how dangerous and powerful their bikes really are. Safety is an important topic to everyone since everyones safety is so important to them. I was actually really proud of how well the page ended up looking. I think that the layout looked very proffesional and was structured in a way that was easy to read. With more time I would have added more pictures, links, and I would have made the page much more visually pleasing. If I had had a greater knowledge of how to use Dreamweaver i would have liked to have added some video and maybe some music just to make the page more interesting and attractive so people would be more likely to read it. Overall i think I did pretty well on the assignment, the one thing i think i could have improved on was the flow of my paragraphs. One of the ways I think I can improve this is to just keep writting though, so i think as keep writting this will improve.

Podcast

For my podcast i will talk about the need and importance of fitness and nutrition in our daily lives and ways to improve our overall health. http://student.calumet.purdue.edu/~mstok/csw/

Motorcycle Safety

I did my proposal on motorcycle safety. I explained how motorcycle safety courses can help improve a riders skill levels and how safety apparel can improve ones survivability in a motorcycle accident.