Week 12 - Website

Finance Website

I decided to create a Finance website because of all the possibilities.  I wish I had endless amounts of time to truly create it to the best of my ability, but unfortunately, time is not on my side these days.  However, I will be forever grateful that my professor assigned this for me to struggle and learn how to create a website.  I believe that when you struggle through something, you are able to learn and retain more knowledge because of the struggle. 

To start, I included a quote from Dave Ramsey and would continue to update that on either a daily or weekly basis.  I am a huge fan of his and believe in many of his principles.  He also is a very funny man and his blog is full of great information.  I, next, included a spot for a "Student of the Week" (my girls are there right now because I didn't want to use a student's picture without their parents' permission.  However, I believe it is extremely important to encourage and recognize students for their work, attitude, effort, etc.  I also added a "Homework" spot because I know how important it is for students to quickly be able to see what is most important to them.  In that same section, I put in an "Announcements" section for anything of great importance and to them, spring break is very important!

The gadget I decided to include on the home page was a "Top Stories" gadget because I believe it is important to stay current on all news, financial or otherwise.  It helps a student to be more well-rounded and generally knowledgeable on a variety of topics. 

On the left of my home page, you can click on a "Syllabus" link which leads you to what a dual enrollment class is all about.  It also includes an attachment of their actual syllabus and what they can expect for each and every day of the trimester.  I put another picture of my daughter here with her little Superwoman costume on in order to add a little fun and humor to the topic but also to convey that you can be "super" with your finances and live life freely without debt.

On this page I also included a calendar gadget as it pertains to their syllabus schedule.  I thought that they might want to check their days to an actual calendar.