World, Meet my Website! Website, Meet the World!

Today I am unveiling my new website for the world to see. I hope you like it! Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions of things I can change or add.
And now, without further ado, my website:

My Website!

Website Reflection:
•What is your reaction to the entire web development process? Please describe any positive and negative reactions.
I had a lot of fun with the whole web development process. This was my first time creating a website and it was no near as complicated as I would have thought. I used weebly.com to create my website and I was impressed with all of the ways that you can customize and personalize a website to truly make it your own.

•What was involved in the process of developing your site? What obstacles did you encounter? How did you overcome those obstacles? What successes did you encounter?
The hardest part in creating the website was coming up with what I wanted to say. Once I found my voice, everything else came a bit more naturally. Even though the end product is not that complicated, it went through a few revisions as I came up with other ideas that I wanted to incorporate and different layouts I wanted to try. The whole process felt like I was playing in a digital sandbox by being able to build my website up and then tear it back down as I found other ways to format the layout of the website.

•Will you continue to build on/update this site after this course ends? Why/Why not? Please explain.
I think that I will keep this website up and running through the end of the course. While I was making it, I came to see how much fun this could be to use as a resource for my students outside of the classroom. I like the idea of having all of the homework assignments posted so that they can be accessed even if the student forgot to write down the homework in class. I also see it as a great tool to give to parents so that they can keep up to date with what I am doing in the classroom.

•What errors/issues did you find when you tested your web site for 508 compliance? Based on those errors/issues, what changes would you make to your site?
One of the errors that was found was with the contrast between the font color used and the background. Truwex Online 2.0 said that the font color was too light compared to the background for their standard of accessibility. To fix this, I can go back and select a darker color for the font so that it stands out more against the background.