Creating a website - reflection

This week I have also started a website through weebly. It can be viewed at www.EmmaLearningJourney.weebly.com again it was surprisingly easy to set up and I must admit to spending many hours adding and playing around with the layout and design. (Although this may not be evident!!)  For the purpose of using a website to enhance learning outcomes I have this time used the PMI model of analysis.

Plus	Minus	Interesting
Well known medium	Not collaborative	Large number of features available (plug-ins ie Youtube etc)
Easy to set up with minimal costs	Static, can be boring	Can be personalized to authors taste. Creatively limitless
Content directed, able to display and direct content	Content directed	Global audience
Able to track activities, page views, RSS	Copy right infringements
	Not as interactive

The website whilst creatively can be quite limitless (author able to have complete control) the ability for student participation and collaboration is not as freely available as in the wiki. The ability to place large amounts of content and information is really quite unmatched as the manipulation and presentation can be tailored specifically to the learners needs. But it is static and does not allow for many comments, suggestions or collaboration.  With the website legal, ethical and copyright obligations are aimed solely at the author of the website, therefore much control over these requirements are more easily navigated.