Today is when Mr. Arkin returned from his two-day absence. At the beginning of class, everyone had a chance to log on. Then, we were seated in rows ready to take notes of the lesson he was going to teach. I learned about hierachies, directories, subdirectories, and he listed several examples of each. Then, he talked about how to upload our files live on the web and answered some questions. Frankly, it wasn't completely confusing as many of my classmates expressed, but I didn't feel like I fully understood the concepts until I went home and experimented for hours today. I will explain more of my progress at home later on in this blog.
After his small lesson, Mr. Arkin gave us individual time to work on our index pages. He circulated the room to see if we have any questions. I did not feel confident at all when I worked on my html file, for I had only a fraction of the concepts understood in my head. (It may have also been because it was the end of the day, and I was exhausted from my cross country practice. Or perhaps that is simply an excuse) :-)
At home, I began my homework by searching up several html templates and analyzing and experimenting with them. What I did for the past couple of hours tonight (5pm-8:30pm) was taking pieces of the templates apart and putting it on my "TestingOne.html" file. Sometimes when I tore the templates apart, some sections of the website would not show up the way I wanted to, and I challenged myself to figure out why using Google and the Trial + Error method. This process began as a result of curiosity, but ended in frustration. However, I feel like I am more competent in HTML. I spent so much time self-teaching it tonight that I feel like I am speaking another language! My head feels dizzy and disoriented, and that is why I am taking a break by writing this blog.
I also worked on getting my files validated. It took a while, but I PARTIALLY succeeded. I posted a few questions on the Wikispaces discussion tonight and got my answers. Hopefully before I sleep I will be able to finish my other hwk from other subjects and get my index page validated and uploaded live on the class website.
Honestly, I truly believe that the learning of HTML is bittersweet. It can make a learner, like me, SO frustrated and doubtful when he/she encounters an obstacle. On the other hand, (for example) I felt like a million bucks when I finally got my file validated (until I found out that it was only PARTIALLY validated, of course)
Am I good at HTML coding? Of course not.
Am I ready to face the challenges and become better? YES.
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