DFI Day Six #6

Our theme for the day was Enabling Access and the focus was on being Connected and making that connection visible.  We had the opportunity to work on a Google Site.  I do not have a class site so I decided to make a site that would be relevant to the work I do. I decided to make a 'Support at Belfast' site that gives information to support well being and learning and the avenues that can be taken to access this support. The aim of this site is to connect with whanau so that they know what types of support they can access for their tamariki.  It is still a work in progress but once I have completed it, hopefully we can link it to our school website.  

Some things I learned along the way included:

• How to make buttons on Google Draw and upload them onto the site
• The importance of getting the right size on the Google Draw for the buttons before uploading
• Using the mask tool to make different shaped buttons
• Ensuring information is accessible in 2-3 clicks when navigating the site
• Looking at ways to make the site visually appealing and the site easy to navigate
• Keeping the fluency on the site by choosing only two fonts and keeping the colours similar or the same (I downloaded 'color pick eyedropper' as a chrome extension to help with this)

A couple of tips I picked up is to archive older posts so that they are not lost but also do not clutter the site.  This will be relevant to me at a later date. I also liked the idea of adding a Google Form called 'Ask the Teacher' which enables learners to ask questions if they need support with something.  Perhaps I could use this on my site for parents to ask questions too.

Links to Today's AGENDA  - Day #6 - Enabling Access