Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

I am overjoyed that Christa and I were successful in turning our website into a worthwhile endeavor through our combined efforts. My respect for the project tends to decline if I am given a task to complete that does not require me to directly engage with the topic at hand in a manner that I consider to be important. This website is a direct representation of the difficulties encountered as well as the answers that were discovered, the troubleshooting that was done, and the achievements that were made.

The idea that Christa and I were responsible for the creation of something that is more significant than either of us provides me with indescribable joy. Something that was developed within our community that has the potential to have a huge impact on our community and that was generated by our community. During the time that Christa and I were working on the site, our colleagues and professor put in a lot of effort to provide feedback. It was so exciting to design everything with the end user in mind. Not only did our team want to make sure that we knew the kid who desired the resources, but we also wanted to make sure that we understood the benefactor who provided the financial means that made the resources possible.

Because we were aware that the majority of our visitors would most likely be accessing our website from a mobile device, we made it a priority to ensure that our website was navigable on all available platforms.

There is no such thing as success without failure. It's hard for me to pinpoint exactly what's missing, but in my opinion, it could use either more fluidity or coherence. After stepping away from it for a few days and looking at it with a new perspective, I have a feeling that the answer will present itself to me. At this very moment, I am unable to see the forest through the trees.

In addition to seeking cohesion, one of my primary goals is to ensure that the content may be accessed by any and all people. I have done everything in my ability to make this possible. Due to the fact that I studied Web Design and Universal Design for Learning during the same semester, I gained a profound understanding of how critical it is that our website be accessible to visitors of all different abilities.

When you are thrown into a group and expected to perform magic, you are presented with a challenge that is not easy to conquer. It is a lot more difficult to do so while simultaneously being in the middle of a hurricane and attempting to use the internet. It worked out quite well for me. My teammates couldn't wait to get started, and just like me, they were motivated to create something worthwhile rather than merely accomplish the job. They were excited about the prospect of taking on the challenge.

Early on, we came to the conclusion that it would be beneficial for all of us to meet together and create a chart as a means of keeping each other accountable and gaining a deeper comprehension of our own goals and schedules. On our website, we had some really great conversations about the things that were working well and the things that we wanted to improve. These conversations were about the things that we wanted to alter.

It's fascinating because there are some portions of our website in which I've been forced to use HTML because doing so was the only option to get around the problem we were having. Prior to enrolling in this course, there is no way in hell that I could have completed that goal on my own. Christa and I were able to collaborate quite effectively, and she helped simplify many aspects of this project in a number of different ways. Because of safety concerns related to the hurricane, one of our team members was forced to withdraw from the project; but, Christa and I were able to collaborate very effectively on this endeavor. When I asked for her opinion on something, she was willing to provide it to me, and she did so to the best of her ability.

Because I thought Christa's idea for our website was so fantastic, I strongly encouraged her to bring it to Marshall Bower, who is the President of The Foundation for Lee County Schools. The recommendations that Christa made were important for the success of our organization. I believe that the idea has the potential to reach a huge number of children all around our county, which is especially crucial in light of the harm that Hurricane Ian inflicted.

I am in favor of the concept, and I believe that it has the power to become a reality. After it became clear that Andrew would not be able to continue working with us, Christa and I worked together using the WIX platform to create the very best website we could while still honoring the original intention of the project and ensuring that it would be useful for potential clients. This was accomplished while ensuring that the website would be useful for potential customers. We were able to continue to make improvements to our website by collecting input from our colleagues, which gave us the necessary vital insight we required.

Christa and I have gone back and forth regarding what content should be added to our website and what content should be removed. In the beginning, we included a contact form on our website that both children and adults who were interested in collaborating with us were required to fill out. Because WIX only supported one form from their templates, we got into a snag due to the fact that our options were severely limited. Because of this, rather than creating numerous forms, we were able to build a single Google Form that met the purpose of both surveys. I had to transcribe it to HTML and insert it directly into the website because adding this Google Form to the site was not as simple as it would have been otherwise.

A review of accessibility is one of the features that WIX possesses. The "Accessibility Wizard" is a tool that assists web developers in ensuring that their target audience and users are able to access the website they are working on. We came to the conclusion that the photographs on the landing page needed to be blown up. In hindsight, I now realize that I should have captured pictures of our progress in order to better recall how the website developed over time.

Instead of having numerous menu titles shown in the navigation bar, we made them available as alternatives when the mouse hovered over the primary menu title. Additionally, we were provided with insightful criticism indicating that we ought to increase the proportion of males depicted in our artwork. We also took every attempt to simplify the use of the platform for any possible recipients by modifying the contribution button so that it now takes users directly to a system that is simple to navigate.

We updated the alternative wording, added more text to our site, and also added a description of each photo, which some users would not be able to see. Christa and I put in a lot of extra work to ensure that all of our visitors have the same level of access to our website. We believe we have been successful.