Finishing Up

Today I expect to be done building my site and putting the content on it. I wrote my last two sidebar stories last night and they are in and saved on the server.

The only problem I'm having is even after I "put" some of the content on the web, various aspects will not show up even though all of the content has been posted. While my web photos won't open in firefox, my video won't play in safari. I'm not quite sure how to fix that.

This class has been a very valuable experience. Building something from scratch has given me a real sense of accomplishment and has given me a different skill set that I definitely did not have before.

Friday May 21

Today I shot my video for my website. Hope VanZinderen and Aly Kiracofe both shared their experiences through Wartburg.

Both girls had a lot of valuable insights and their comments made it an easy video to shoot.

After the interviews with Aly and Hope I edited the footage on the NLE's and exported to a flash drive and it will be ready to put on the website on Monday

To this point

At this point in the journey of my website, I have conducted most of my interviews. I have written my story about the IS 201 class and their trip to New Orleans as well as my story about Wartburg's number one ranking due to its service trip record.

My two main interviews for both of these stories were Tyann Lindell for the service trip and Dan Kittle for the Break Away ranking. Kittle was very helpful in providing me with information about the growth of Wartburg service trips over the past few years.

Today is a big day for the site. The main story has been posted which is very exciting. I will also be conducting my interview with Hilary Gerten to do my profile story on her. She has been very involved with service at Wartburg and plans to stay involved with helping others when she graduates at the end of May.

Tonight I will be writing my final two sidebar stories about Fall Break Service trips and Gerten's profile.

As far as the actual logistics of the site. The site is for the most part built and just waiting for its contents to be uploaded. Big weekend ahead.